The official trailer for The India Story: Slow Poison in Progress dropped today. Shreyas Talpade and Kajal Aggarwal lead the cast in a courtroom drama tackling the agricultural pesticide crisis. Directed by Chettan DK, the film targets a worldwide theatrical launch on July 24 across Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu markets.
The two-minute, 35-second preview sets a dark tone. Talpade plays a grieving father whose seven-year-old daughter dies from cancer linked to prolonged toxic chemical exposure. Aggarwal steps in as a relentless lawyer taking the fight to court. You can see the intensity in the trailer release details, which outline the core tragedy driving the plot.
But the project faced serious pushback long before today’s rollout. On June 15, Bhavesh Sodha of the Agri Business Centre issued a legal notice against the filmmakers. He claims the movie’s depiction of farming as a “slow poison” is defamatory and unscientific. The complaint argues the narrative actively damages the reputation of farmers and agro-input suppliers. This controversy escalated quickly, resulting in the formal legal notice that demands answers.
Presenters Zee Studios and MIG Production & Studios LLP are now navigating this hurdle. Complainants want the studios to publicly disclose the research methodology they used to link local agricultural practices to rising cancer rates. Producer Sagar B. Shinde has not publicly responded to the research demands ahead of next week’s premiere.