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The Bengal Files Sets Nov. 21 ZEE5 Premiere After IFFI Indian Panorama Selection

Festival recognition signals renewed visibility after a contentious theatrical run ahead of a ZEE5 debut.

Overview

  • ZEE5 will begin streaming The Bengal Files on November 21, as confirmed by the platform and the filmmakers.
  • The film has been officially selected for the Indian Panorama section at the International Film Festival of India.
  • The Bengal Files released in theatres on September 5 and, after an initial state ban, eventually opened in West Bengal.
  • Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri’s drama revisits Direct Action Day and related 1940s violence in Bengal, presenting those events as a genocide.
  • Reviews were mixed and reported worldwide collections stayed under ₹25 crore, with the film positioned as the third entry in Agnihotri’s Files Trilogy.