Bastar: The Naxal Story hit the theaters on May 15, 2024. Now the film is all set to release in OTT. The crime drama is produced by Vipul Amrutlal Shah and is helmed by Sudipto Sen.
Basta: The Naxal Story created a buzz at the box office from its release. The film received decent reviews from the viewers as well as the critics. The movie features, Adah Sharma, Yashpal Sharma, Raima Sen, Anangsha Biswas, Shilpa Shukla, Subrat Dutta, Kishore Kadam, and Gopal Singh.
The film is now all set to be released on OTT. On May 8, ZEE5 took to their official Instagram account and announced about the digital premiere of the much was political drama, Bastar: The Naxal Story. It is to be available on OTT from May 17.
By sharing the poster, it was captioned by the digital platform as, “An internal war that has the country divided into two fractions. Watch the gruesome story of Naxal violence. #Bastar, inspired by true events, premieres 17th May, only on #ZEE5. Available in Hindi and Telugu. #BastarOnZEE5”
In an interview with IANS, Adah Sharma shared that she gained 10 Kgs of weight. She used to eat 15 bananas a day and also had flax seeds and Ladies.
The actor said, “I had to put on 10 kgs for ‘Bastar: The Naxal Story’. But I had to also be very very fit, being able to climb mountains and do action with rifles. I ate around 15 bananas every day and flax seed laddoos,”
The film is about the Naxalities attacking CRPF Jawans and also showed JNU students rejoicing over their deaths. The film offers chilling moments of people being murdered while singing the National Anthem to scenes of children being burnt alive.
Adah Sharma portrays the role of IPS Neerja Madhvan. The film is produced by Amrutlal Shah’s Sunshine Pictures and is co-produced by Aashin A. Shah. The movie is directed by Sudipto Sen. The theatrical release of the film was on March 15, 2024.
