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Zubeen Garg’s Final Film ‘Roi Roi Binale’ Opens to Sold-Out, Pre-Dawn Shows as Assam Screens It Statewide

The state has pledged its GST share from ticket sales to Zubeen Garg’s Kalaguru Artiste Foundation.

Overview

  • Cinema halls across Assam are showing only ‘Roi Roi Binale’, with first-week tickets largely sold out and shows starting as early as 4:25–4:45 am.
  • The release has expanded Assamese cinema’s footprint with screenings across the Northeast and in dozens of cities nationwide, including Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru.
  • Theatres staged tributes by reserving a seat for Garg and displaying gamochas and cutouts, while authorities deployed staff for crowd management.
  • Filmmakers say the project was nearly complete before Garg’s death and preserves his original voice recordings, with background score finished posthumously.
  • An SIT investigation into Garg’s death remains active, with several accused in judicial custody, keeping legal scrutiny in public view alongside the film’s rollout.