New Delhi [India], January 11: Harshad Nalawade's much-anticipated debut film, Follower, which had its world premiere at the prestigious International Film Festival of Rotterdam, will be released in theaters on March 21, 2025. The film takes a deep dive into the long-standing and complex Belagavi border dispute between Karnataka and Maharashtra, a region that has been at the center of territorial and linguistic tensions for decades. The city of Belagavi, with its significant Marathi-speaking population, has remained a contentious point of contention between the two states.