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Agnihotri Says He Will Sue if West Bengal Blocks Release of The Bengal Files

The filmmaker presents the project as untold history intended to help a wounded community confront generational trauma.

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Overview

  • The Bengal Files is slated for a worldwide theatrical release on September 5, 2025, with Zee Studios handling global distribution.
  • Agnihotri said last week’s trailer launch event in Kolkata was canceled as political pushback in West Bengal intensified.
  • West Bengal’s ruling party has criticized the trailer, and Times Now reports the state government is threatening a regional ban.
  • In interviews, Agnihotri described himself as the voice of Hindus and a filmmaker-psychiatrist who aims to heal through his work.
  • The film portrays 1940s communal violence in undivided Bengal, including Direct Action Day and the Noakhali riots, and features Anupam Kher, Mithun Chakraborty, Pallavi Joshi, and Darshan Kumaar.