Overview

• In an interview on The Raunac Show, Agnihotri said the trailer’s mention of a boy named Taimur was not aimed at Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor Khan.
• He argued that no Indian should name a child after Timur, describing the 14th-century conqueror as responsible for mass killings during his invasion of Delhi and beyond.
• Agnihotri recounted visiting Timur’s tomb in Samarkand and reading an inscription about conquering the Delhi Sultanate, which he cited to explain his stance.
• The debate recalls the backlash Saif and Kareena faced in 2016 for naming their son Taimur, with Saif later saying he briefly considered changing it.
• The Bengal Files, billed as the final entry in Agnihotri’s ‘Files’ trilogy, highlights 1946 communal violence and is slated to release on September 5.