The Sabarmati Report, a film based on the infamous Godhra Carnage was made tax-free across the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ruled states – Madhya Pradesh, Chattisgarh and Haryana. Now, the film has been made tax-free in Rajasthan also.
“Our government has taken a meaningful decision to make the film ‘The Sabarmati Report’ tax-free in Rajasthan,” Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma on X.
The film stars Vikrant Massey, Riddhi Dogra and Raashii Khanna in the lead roles.
Sabarmati Report is directed by Dheeraj Sarna and is produced by Ektaa Kapoor and Shobha Kapoor-led Balaji Motion Pictures.
On February 27, 2002, 59 people were killed when a coach of the Sabarmati Express train was set afire near Godhra station, triggering widespread riots in Gujarat.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was Gujarat’s CM at the time of the incident, said a fake narrative can persist only for a limited period of time, while referring to The Sabarmati Report. Modi made the comments on social media platform X, reacting to a user’s post praising the movie for “bringing out the important truth of one of the most shameful events in our recent history”.
