The film was created by Ritwik Ghatak. It is based on the thoughts and views of Ritwik Ghatak on
Lenin and
communism. The film was, for some time, not allowed to be released in India.[4]
Initial problems
After making the film, countries such as the
Soviet Union and the
People's Republic of Poland approached Ritwik Ghatak for him to show the movie in those countries. However, issues arose with the
National Film Censorship Board of India which did not approve of the movie and banned it in India. Ghatak and his team had to work hard to have the movie passed by the censorship board. Ritwik Ghatak personally met with
Indira Gandhi on this matter.[5]
^Rajagopalan, Sudha (2008). Indian Films in Soviet Cinemas : the culture of movie-going after Stalin. Bloomington and Indianapolis: Indiana University Press. p. 92.
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