Overview
- Premiere screenings began before sunrise, including a 4:25 a.m. show in Guwahati and Lakhimpur, with theatres reporting full houses and visibly emotional audiences.
- Advance bookings opened on October 23 and sold out the film’s first week across Assam within two days, setting a new benchmark for the state’s box office pre-sales.
- The state cabinet resolved to direct its GST share from the film to Zubeen Garg’s Kalaguru Artist Foundation, with reports noting Assam does not levy an entertainment tax.
- Cinemas across Assam paused other releases to show only the film as a collective tribute, adding extra early-morning shows to meet demand.
- Fans sang his songs, reserved a commemorative seat in halls, and called for justice, while authorities in Singapore continue formal processes related to his September 19 death.