Days into its release, the trailer of Bheed was caught in a controversy for comparing the state of migrant labourers during the pandemic-induced lockdowns to that of the refugees during the 1947 Partition of India. While the promo has since been altered, Dia Mirza believes that the film remains an urgent story at its core. She is proud to be part of Anubhav Sinha’s directorial venture that looks at the injustice that was meted out to the marginalised sections of society during the 2020 lockdown. 

Rao and Pednekar lead the film