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The upcoming film The India Story: Slow Poison In Progress, starring, Kajal Aggarwal and Shreyas Talpade, has landed in legal trouble after a notice was served to the makers over concerns regarding its portrayal of India’s agricultural and food production sectors.
The film ‘The India Story’, presented by Zee Studios in association with MIG Production & Studios, is directed by Chettan DK and written and produced by Sagar B. Shinde. The film is set to release on 24th of July.
The legal notice, issued on June 15 by advocate Hiranya Pandey on behalf of Bhavesh Sodha, proprietor of Agri Business Centre, has been addressed to Zee Studios, MIG Production & Studios LLP, and the film’s producers. The complainant alleges that the film’s teaser and promotional content contain misleading, defamatory, and scientifically unverified assertions related to Indian farming, dairy production, and poultry practices.
According to the notice, the film allegedly presents India’s agricultural ecosystem as a source of “slow poison” by highlighting issues such as pesticide usage, food adulteration, and rising cancer cases. The complainant argues that these depictions unfairly damage the reputation of farmers, dairy producers, poultry businesses, and agro-input suppliers across the country while potentially creating unnecessary fear among the public.
The notice takes exception to several scenes and claims featured in the film’s promotional material. Among the key objections is the alleged suggestion that India uses excessive quantities of pesticides. The complainant contends that pesticide consumption per hectare in India remains lower than that of several other nations. The notice also disputes claims regarding widespread milk adulteration and criticizes a scene showing a syringe being injected into a dead chicken carcass, describing the visual as scientifically inaccurate and misleading.
Additionally, the complainant has questioned the film’s alleged attempt to link agricultural practices directly to increasing cancer rates, arguing that such conclusions require substantial scientific backing and verified evidence.
The legal notice further demands that the filmmakers disclose the research, source material, methodology, and scientific basis supporting the statistics and visuals featured in the film. It also seeks the immediate removal of the teaser and related promotional content from digital platforms, along with necessary modifications to the film before its release.
