But from the afternoon of the 16th, it simply disappeared from the multiplexes in the city and single screens, too. The producers had declined to oblige.Directed by Anik Dutta, the film was released with much fanfare on 15 February. But the Supreme Court today directed Mamata Banerjee's government to ensure that the film is screened without obstruction.The film, Bhobishyoter Bhoot - in English, The Ghost of the Future or The Past of the Future if you like - is labeled by those who have seen it as a dark satire on the state of politics and politicians of every hue in West Bengal.The Supreme Court has ordered the chief secretary and principal secretary to see that the film is screened.Chief minister Mamata Banerjee, when asked about the film's disappearance, had snapped, 'Don't ask me such questions.' The producers told Supreme Court the Censor Board had cleared the film and no one had the right to stop its screening.Just before the film's release, the Special Branch of West Bengal Police, had sought a special screening of the film as they had reports the film may lead to 'political law and order problems'. ![]() Kolkata:The ghostly disappearance of a Bengali film from screens a day after its release is still an unsolved mystery.
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