The idea of fairness and balance in journalism is examined in the modern Hindi political film The Sabarmati Report. The movie tells the tale of Samar who is a part-time reporter. He develops drunkenness and sadness after his reporting on the Godhra train burning disaster in 2002 is rejected by the sympathetic and dishonest news organisation where he works.
The 2002 Godhra train disaster, which claimed the lives of 59 people mostly Hindu pilgrims and Karsevaks returning from a ritual in Ayodhya is the basis for the movie. Originally scheduled for release in May, the movie has been postponed and reshot. Amrita (Raashii Khanna) drags Samar out of his suffering, and the two of them collaborate to disprove the “accident” in which Vikrant Massey plays Samar.
The lack of a substantial marketing campaign by the film’s cast, prevented the movie from receiving notice in South India. Even Khanna’s enormous Telugu and Tamil Nadu fan bases weren’t enough to increase the movie’s appeal.
Additionally, the team gave Vikrant Massey the task of promoting the movie, which did not work out as planned. Unfavourable post-release reviews further underscored the necessity for a movie like The Kashmir Files and The Kerala Story to succeed. Like earlier Vikranth Massy films, this one depends on both box office success and extraordinary word-of-mouth.