The film had its world premiere in the last week of September 2015 at the Silk Road Film Festival , Fuzhou , China . It was released under the title of '' The New Classmate '' , as it was at such international film festivals like the Marrakech International Film Festival and the Cleveland International Film Festival . The film then went on to be screened at the BFI London Film Festival ( LFF ) on 23 October 2015 , and was lauded at the event . The release of the first look of the film coincided with the International Women 's Day , 8 March . In the poster of the film , a smiling Swara Bhaskar is seen taking a leap with Ria Shukla in a red sari and a blue salwar kameez respectively . The poster was unveiled by the actress Sonam Kapoor , a close friend of Bhaskar . The official trailer was released by Eros productions on 22 March 2016 . The launch took place at a media session in a classroom set-up with Bhaskar , Shukla and Pankaj Tripathi . At the event , the film 's producer Anand L Rai said , " I associated with '' Nil Battey Sannata '' straight from my heart and I 'm feeling very proud of the film . " The trailer was well received by both critics and audiences . A reviewer for '' Daily News and Analysis '' thought of it as " heartwarming " . The film had its theatrical release in India on 22 April 2016
Marrakech International Film Festival
Marrakech International Film Festival
Nil Battey Sannata