Film based on the 1984 anti-Sikh riots to release in October

After being stuck with the censors for four months, '31st October', the film based on the 1984 anti-Sikh riots following assassination of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, is all set for release on October 7. Directed by national award-winning filmmaker, Shivaji Lotan Patil, the film stars Soha Ali Khan and Vir Das and is based on a true story of a Sikh family's survival against all odds. Writer-producer Harry Sachdeva and co-producer Anand Prakash say, "We are glad that after crossing these hurdles, '31st October' will be released worldwide."
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The Censor Board had asked the makers to make nine major cuts in all deleting many scenes depicting violence and bloodshed.The Board had also raised concern over a few scenes and dialogues that could possibly instigate a particular community and wanted them to be toned down.
The Revising Committee, claimed the makers, made them submit the film several times over, trimming down "controversial" scenes by six to seven minutes. Verbal abuses, including "saala", were beeped.