Originally, ‘Operation Jackpot’ was an initiative run by the Bengali naval commandos during the Liberation War of 1971. Noted filmmaker Gias Uddin Selim, was initially responsible for making a film on the history of ‘Operation Jackpot’. However, somewhat controversially, the film’s tender was handed over to Kibria Films, without much explanation, who decided to take Delwar Jahan Jhantu as the director.

‘Operation Jackpot’, run by the Bengali naval commandos during the Liberation War of Bangladesh in 1971, was able to make a huge mark within a short span of time in the war—by undertaking multiple operations. This was the first operation launched by the naval commandos on August 15, 1971.