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‘Lohardaga,’ featuring Sanjay Mishra and Vijay Raaz, is based on a real tale of tribal teenagers becoming fake Maoists. Among the actors in the film are Sarvadaman, Akhilendra Mishra, Dadhi Pandey, Hansraj Jagtap, Neetu Pandey, Charul Malik, and Priya Ambust. The makers of the film had released the trailer digitally which got an immense amount of positive response. Now finally the makers have announced the release date.

Actor Sanjay Mishra, who is gearing up for the release of his film ‘Lohardaga’, has said that the film presents a different perspective of the Maoists to the world. “Super excited about the release. It’s a tease to the story about Naxalites from a different perspective altogether. I am sure the audience is going to thoroughly enjoy witnessing this true story and shed some light on the untold practices that have taken place in India,” says Sanjay Mishra.

“I am ecstatic about the release.

The upcoming film ‘Lohardaga’, which stars Vijay Raaz, Sanjay Mishra and Ravi Jhanka, is inspired by a true story from 2012 when more than 500 unemployed tribal youths living in the forests of Jharkhand were falsely declared Maoists on paper and were forced to surrender.

Most of the youths that surrendered simply wanted to serve the Indian Army for a noble cause. By taking money from these youths, it was claimed that by surrendering as Maoists, they would get their desired job.

Talking about the film, actor and narrator Vijay Raaz said: “This is unfortunate to learn that thousands of poor innocent youngsters became Maoists, just to get jobs as promised under the surrender scheme of the government. It is much more disheartening to know that such stories never used to see the light of day in the past. I am glad to have been a part of the film, which touches...