“Operation Jackpot”, the film with the budget of BDT 23,23,35,000, was initially finalised under the banner of Ashirbad Films. Primarily, it was supposed to be directed by National Film Award winning filmmaker, Gias Uddin Selim. However, the film's tender was handed over to Kibria Films, with the project now set to be directed by Delwar Jahan Jhantu.
The channels and websites belong to a "coordinated disinformation network operating from Pakistan" and spread "fake news about various sensitive subjects related to India", the I&B ministry said.