MUMBAI: The Government of West Bengal has released its promotional film featuring Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan.

Through the film, the state government is promoting West Bengal as a progressive state with Rabindranath Tagore‘s song Sonar Bangla (Golden Bengal) in the background.

It talks about new and resurgent Bengal by highlighting industrialisation, agricultural growth, skilled artisans and handicrafts.

The promotional film features important tourist destinations of Bengal such as Darjeeling, Digha, the Dakshineswar Kali temple and Kalighat besides traditional dances of Bengal and the Sunderbans among others.

The promotional film has been directed by national award winning film maker Anirudhha Roy Choudhury. The film has gone on-air on leading national and Bengali television channels.