Vikrant Massey says: “Godhra train fire incident resembles September 11 incident”

Mumbai:

Actor Vikrant Massey, who will be essaying the role of a Hindi journalist in the upcoming film The Sabarmati Reportsaid the Godhra train burning incident is akin to the September 11 incident, when four coordinated terrorist suicide bombings were carried out by Al-Qaeda against the United States in 2001. Nineteen terrorists hijacked four commercial airliners scheduled to fly from the East Coast to California. The first two teams of hijackers crashed the first two planes into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City.

The Sabarmati Report is based on the burning of the Sabarmati Express train. The tragic incident took place on February 27, 2002, when a mob set fire to the S6 bus of the Sabarmati Express near Godhra railway station in Gujarat. In the film, the actor plays a Hindi journalist, who stands up against the system because he wants the truth to be revealed in the report.

During the trailer launch of the film in Mumbai on Wednesday, Vikrant stated that the film is special and relevant because this generation does not know the history of the incident. He said, “This Sabarmati Express incident is our 9/11. Many people have reported and written about Godhra, but no one knows about the Sabarmati Express incident. Ektaa Kapoor said, “Hum sab box office ke nashe mein straight hain but I will make this movie regardless of the box office.”

Balaji Motion Pictures, a division of Balaji Telefilms Ltd presents, A Vikir Films Production, The Sabarmati Report starring Vikrant Massey, Raashii Khanna and Ridhi Dogra, directed by Dheeraj Sarna and produced by Shobha Kapoor, Ektaa R Kapoor, Amul V Mohan and Anshul Mohan, a worldwide release by Zee Studios. The film is expected to hit theaters on November 15.

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