Maa Kaali teaser: Raima Sen starrer unveils the horrors of Bengal’s past, marking 78 years of Direct Action Day : Bollywood News

July 5, 2024

After nearly eight decades, Karthikeya2 Makers People Media Factory and director Vijay Yelakanti are set to present the erased history of the Direct Action Day, and Naokhali Massacres with Maa Kaali, starring Raima Sen and Abhishek Singh. The makers dropped the teaser for the film, taking the audience back of the Direct Action Day, revealing the brutalities of the massacre in Bengal and how the fire of partition of India was spread from Bengal to the entire British India.

Maa Kaali teaser: Raima Sen starrer unveils the horrors of Bengal’s past, marking 78 years of Direct Action DayReleasing this year, marking the 78th year of the unfortunate event, Maa Kaali pays homage to the lives sacrificed in the ruthless genocide and uncovers the conspiracy of divide, riots and politics that led to the biggest human crisis of the 20th century, highlighting its lasting effects.

Aiming to present the truth through the lens of a Hindu family reliving the atrocities of the monstrous tragedy, the teaser sheds light on the motive, process and aftermath of the demand for partition of India. The Makers Boldly claim to ‘Unplug the earphones. Let the Truth be Heard, LOUD and CLEAR’ as the teaser starts to play.

Depicting the communal turmoil in the nation and especially in Bengal, the teaser engages the audience with its storyline, impactful dialogues and poignant visuals. From wiping the tikka off little Hindu girls’ foreheads to crashing the idol of Maa Kaali are striking memorable.

Raima Sen said, “Being a Bengali, the story deeply resonates with the atrocities our people faced in the massacre. However, despite being a Bengali, even I was unaware of many details of the heart-rendering event, hence when this film came to me, it became a moral responsibility to narrate the truth of the Direct Action Day.”

IAS turned actor Abhishek Singh shared, “Maa Kaali shares the ordeal of one of the most important and relevant events of our history, yet the details of the monstrous tragedy stay unknown till date. With the film, we aim to create awareness of the genocide that shook the nation.”

Written and directed by Vijay Yelakanti, Maa Kaali is produced by TG Vishwa Prasad, co-produced by Vivek Kuchibhotla and presented by makers of Karthikeya 2 People Media Factory. The pan-Indian film shot in Hindi and will release in Bengali and Telugu as well in theatres in 2024.

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