Director Bikas Ranjan Mishra, producers Shiladitya Bora and Madhu Sharma, actors Sachin Khedekar, Vibhore Mayank, Sampa Mandal, Swati Das, Molshri and many others from the cast and crew attended the premiere of Bayaan on the second day of the Red Lorry Film Festival 2026. Lead actress and executive producer Huma Qureshi, shockingly, was absent for the premiere.
A Q-and-A session happened after the screening of the film in the presence of Bikas Ranjan Mishra, Shiladitya Bora, Madhu Sharma and Sachin Khedekar. The film is about a godman accused of sexual violence and how a rookie officer tries to file a watertight case against him. The incidents shown in the film seem to be inspired by real-life events. Hence, an audience member asked the makers what made them take on such a risky project in today’s times.
Shiladitya Bora smiled and replied, “I am kind of crazy. I have built my career like this. I am a person with a very high-risk appetite. Hence, I was very excited about the subject and the topic. For me, it was like chhalaang laga; fir dekhte hai yaar! We have taken care of it legally. However, bahut zyada sochta toh shayad yeh film nahin banti!”
This writer asked about the release plans. Shiladitya Bora said, “Currently, we are in talks with a major platform. That’s one route that we are figuring out, whether to do a direct to digital release or do a theatrical as well. What should we do? Should we go for theatrical?”
The crowd said ‘Yes’ in unison. Shiladitya, excited with the answer, continued, “Maybe, in the next couple of months, the film will be out for the audience. We are in the final stages of putting together the release plan. We have got interest from major distributors from everywhere, including North America.”
The host raised laughs as she said that it’ll be difficult to sell the film as it’s female-led with no songs and minimal action. Bikas Ranjan Mishra remarked, “In our film industry, females are in powerful positions. Yet, I wonder ek certain female-led films se kya pareshaani hai? To all those women in positions of power, why don’t they support such a story?”
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