 "Is the Vikrant Massey starrer The Sabarmati Report based on the Godhra tragedy?")
Let us decode the Vikrant Massey starrer The Sabarmati Report. For that we need to go back to 2002. The incident took place on 27 February 2002 near the Godhra railway station in Gujarat. Directed by Dheeraj Sarna, film is running in theatres. Sadly, people don’t remember the Godhra tragedy, where 58 Hindu pilgrim were burnt alive in the Sabarmati Express. But they do remember the Gujarat riots of 2002. At least, the movie cared for the 58 people who were burnt alive in Godhra.
What happened on February 2002 at the Godhra railway station in Gujarat?
According to reports published in LIfestyleAsia “A total of 1,700 people, including a mix of pilgrims and karsevaks, were returning from Ayodhya when the train made its scheduled stop at Godhra Junction railway station, four hours later than its actual arrival. The pilgrims had gone to the holy city to take part in a ceremony called the Purnahuti Maha Yagna. The train started leaving the platform when an emergency chain was pulled inside the train. The Sabarmati Express stopped near the signal point, which led to it being attacked by vigilantes.”
The report further says, “As many as 2,000 people attacked the train. It started with stone-pelting, after which four train coaches were set alight. 59 people got trapped inside the train because of the fire and were killed in the burning train. This included 27 women and 10 children, while 48 others were injured.”
Why was the Sabarmati Express burnt down?
Many are of the opinion, as per reports that it was a kind of a retaliation to what happened in 2002 Gujarat riots that took place in Godhra. Many were killed and homeless.
On the Vikrant Massey starrer, _**The Sabarmati Report**_
Balaji Telefilms’ The Sabarmati Report is based on as to what really happened on the Sabarmati Express on the morning of February 27, 2002. This Vikrant Massey film takes us on a journey through an incident that changed the socio-cultural factor of India. This perspective on the event has rarely been discussed, yet it has had a lasting impact on countless lives.
WATCH the trailer of The Sabarmati Report here:
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