After the glorious success of 12th Fail, Vikrant Massey is back on the silver screen with The Sabarmati Report. Produced by Ekta Kapoor, The Sabarmati Report is touted to be based on real events. Directed by Dheeraj Sarna, the film depicts the controversial Godhra train burning incident of February 27, 2002, which resulted in communal unrest in Gujarat.
After multiple delays, The Sabarmati Report finally debuted in theatres on November 15, 2024. Despite being a hard-hitting drama, it received mixed reviews from critics. The film is running in theatres but netizens are now waiting for its OTT release.
The Sabarmati Report OTT: When & Where To Watch It Digitally?
Zee5 has secured the post-theatrical digital streaming rights for Vikrant’s political thriller The Sabarmati Report. While the official OTT release date remains unannounced, speculation suggests the film might premiere on the platform in late December 2024 or early January 2025. However, an official confirmation is still awaited.
The Sabarmati Report Box Office Performance
Made on a budget of Rs 50 Crore, The Sabarmati Report has earned Rs 9.31 cr till November 19, 2024. It would end its box office journey well under Rs 25 cr. It’s a box office failure.
#TheSabarmatiReport gains momentum as Tuesday surpasses Monday’s biz… The upward trend is a positive sign, with *Week 1* biz projected to land around ₹ 12.25 cr [+/-].
Absence of major releases this Friday should benefit #TSR in Weekend 2.#TheSabarmatiReport [Week 1] Fri… pic.twitter.com/Z5YLpdgzAm
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) November 20, 2024
The Sabarmati Report Cast
The Sabarmati Report features Vikrant as Samar Kumar, Ridhi Dogra as Manika Rajpurohit, and Raashii as Amrita Gill along with Barkha Singh in a special appearance among others.
The Sabarmati Report Reviews
The film received mixed reviews from critics.
Komal Nahta in his review concluded, “On the whole, The Sabarmati Report is a well-made film with some truly wonderful performances, but lack of novelty and a dated subject will work against it. Also, there may be viewers who will find the narration one-sided and incomplete. It, therefore, has limited appeal and will do well only in select multiplexes of big cities.”
Shubhra Gupta, writing for The Indian Express, gave the film a rating of 1.5 stars out of 5. Abhishek Srivastava from Times of India gave the film 3 stars out of 5 and praised the performances and the film’s ability to hold viewer attention through most of its runtime, but felt its “slightly glossy treatment” made it feel less like a film based on true events and more like a typical commercial drama with cinematic embellishments that somewhat diluted its authenticity.
