Trailer of Sanjay Dutt’s film ‘Aakhri Sawal’ out, war of dialogues on historical controversies

Mumbai Bollywood’s ‘Baba’ i.e. Sanjay Dutt is once again going to be seen in a very serious and impressive role on the big screen. The trailer of his upcoming film ‘Aakhri Sawal’ has been released, which has sparked debate on social media. After a long wait with the censor board, the film is now ready to hit the theaters on May 15, 2026.

Trailer glimpse: Sharp questions from the pages of history

The trailer of the film is quite explosive, which starts with the discussion of the Emergency of 1975. Clips and newspaper cuttings of that historic speech of Indira Gandhi are shown in the trailer.

  • Debate on Babri and RSS: In the trailer, Namashi Chakraborty’s character is seen asking sharp questions to Sanjay Dutt (Professor) on the 1992 Babri Masjid incident and the role of RSS.

  • Controversy vs Dialogue: A dialogue of Sanjay Dutt is quite impressive, in which he says, “Debate means dispute, India believes in constructive discussion, not dispute.”

  • Shivaji Maharaj and Narrative: In the trailer, Sanjay Dutt takes a dig at today’s ‘narrative’ and gives the example of the meeting of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and Afzal Khan, which hurts the way of looking at history.

What is the story of the film?

The story of ‘Aakhri Sawal’ is woven around the 100 years of RSS’s journey.

  • Professor vs Student: In the film, a scholar named Vicky (Namashi Chakraborty) writes his thesis on RSS, which is rejected by his professor Gopal Nadkarni (Sanjay Dutt).

  • Academic Wars: It is no longer just a classroom debate, but becomes a nationwide debate with the intervention of news channels, the public and political parties.

star cast of the film

A group of experienced actors are going to be seen in the film:

  • Sanjay Dutt: Professor Gopal Nadkarni

  • Namashi Chakraborty: Vicky Hegde (Student)

  • Sameera Reddy: Professor Pallavi Menon

  • Amit Sadhya: Aditya Rao

  • Neetu Chandra: Kavya Rawat

Censor Board and Release Date

Let us tell you that the film was earlier scheduled to release on April 30, but its release was postponed due to lack of approval from the Censor Board. Now after the approval of the board, the makers have locked the final date of May 15.

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