Overview

• At a Delhi press conference, director Vivek Agnihotri reaffirmed the September 5 release date and said he will go to court if West Bengal authorities block the film.
• Agnihotri highlighted that the Central Board of Film Certification cleared the completed movie without any cuts after examining and revising committee reviews.
• Santanu Mukherjee has filed an FIR accusing the film of defaming his grandfather freedom fighter Gopal Mukherjee, whom Agnihotri portrays as an “inspired” rather than literal character.
• Producer Pallavi Joshi condemned the Kolkata trailer launch cancellation as unconstitutional and an assault on democracy, citing arbitrary police action over permissions.
• Actor Saswata Chatterjee said he is “just an actor,” was unaware of the title change from The Delhi Files and declined to comment on the film’s historical interpretation.