New Delhi: From heartbreak to Hollywood lights? Nearly two months after slamming a film on their daughter’s brutal rape-murder at Kolkata’s RG Kar hospital, the grieving parents have shockingly given a full nod.

But is consent enough amid raging legal red flags? As cameras roll with big stars, justice cries echo louder—will Tillotoma expose truths or shatter the victim’s dignity? Dive into the controversy shaking Bengal’s shadows.

Parents flip on film consent

The parents of the young doctor raped and murdered at RG Kar Medical College in August 2024 signed a consent letter in mid-December, giving “full and unconditional consent” for the film Tillotoma. The letter, dated August 15, 2025—when the draft was first shared—says they have “no objections to making of this film” and allows producers to go ahead. No money changed hands, as confirmed by the father and the letter.

Father’s fight for justice

Speaking to Hindustan Times, the victim’s father said the family agreed because “the film was likely to be made regardless, with or without using his daughter’s name.” “I just want justice for my daughter,” he pleaded over the phone. He revealed repeated failed attempts to meet cabinet ministers and the PMO for a speedy trial, while slamming the West Bengal government and police for “witness tampering and mishandled” the probe now with the CBI.

 Star-Studded cast rolls in

Director Ujjwal Chatterjee told HT the two-month delay from consent wait has hit production, but now “we can move ahead properly.” Big names Jaya Prada and Mithun Chakraborty lead, with Payal Chatterjee as the victim; the real names of the accused will be used. Shooting shifts to New Delhi over “political difficulties and sensitivity” in West Bengal, produced by Ujjwal Chatterjee Creations.

 Legal storm brews

Supreme Court lawyer Eesha Bakshi warns consent alone can’t reveal the victim’s identity under Section 72 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (ex-IPC 228A). “The statute permits disclosure… only in narrowly defined circumstances and never as a matter of convenience, consent alone, or public curiosity,” she said. For deceased victims, kin nod is limited to welfare groups, not films or media, to protect “dignity and privacy… paramount.”

 Prasar Bharati in limbo

The letter claims Tillotoma—told from the mother’s view—will be “presented by Prasar Bharati, Doordarshan.” But Chatterjee admits formal okay is pending: “I have total correspondence with Prasar Bharati.” Prasar’s CEO, Gaurav Dwivedi, said in October that the proposal was under evaluation; officials stayed silent now.