Swastika Mukherjee and the Shibpur Dispute: What Was Alleged and What Was Denied
In 2023 actor Swastika Mukherjee filed a police complaint over threatening emails linked to the film Shibpur. Allegations and denials, with no court outcome found.
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Everything below is an allegation or a denial reported by named outlets; none is a court finding. Facts are from reports available on 20 October 2026.
What she alleged
In 2023 actor Swastika Mukherjee filed a police complaint at Golf Green police station in Kolkata. She alleged she received threatening emails from a co-producer of the film Shibpur. According to a police official quoted by PTI, the emails reportedly said that unless she cooperated, morphed images would be leaked to pornography websites. She skipped the film’s trailer launch (SheThePeople, Udayavani/PTI).
What was denied
The co-producer’s legal representative denied his involvement and said the actor acted after being instigated by the director. The director, Arindam Bhattacharya, responded that this was a lie; he had earlier said creative disagreements are bound to happen in any field. Producers reportedly filed a case against the director alleging he extorted money and threatened a producer.
What is not decided
We found no report of a court outcome or a police finding on either side’s allegations.
A separate 2021 matter
Wikipedia reports that an FIR was registered over social media posts after the 2021 election results, concerning a post by Parambrata Chatterjee and a reply by Swastika Mukherjee, with the FIR alleging incitement. We did not find the outcome.
Questions people ask
Was anyone convicted in the Shibpur dispute?
We found no conviction or court ruling.
Has she made other claims we should not repeat?
We have not repeated claims that are only in gossip or tabloid profiles and have no named, checkable source or court record.
