The Bengal Files sparks political firestorm: Vivek Agnihotri’s film released nationwide but blocked in West Bengal : Bollywood News
The latest film by Vivek Agnihotri, Bengal filesThe third episode of his controversial “file trilogy” after Tashkent files And Cashmere filestriggered a animated political storm before even finishing its first weekend at the box office. While the film opened its doors in multiplexes and theaters across India and abroad, it was obviously not published in Kolkata or in part of Western Bengal – a decision that was transferred to a political battle in its own right.
Bengal Sparks Political Firetorm files: Vivek Agnihotri’s film released at the national level but blocked in Western Bengal
The political drama, written and produced by Agnihotri, revisits one of the darkest and most debated chapters in the history of India: the great murders of Calcutta of 1946 and the riots of Noakhali. Defeating events as a “genocide of the Bengali Hindus”, the film alleges that these violent episodes have been deliberately removed or under-declared in traditional stories. With a cast star that includes Mithun Chakraborty, Pallavi Joshi, Anupam Kher, Darshan Kumar, Saswata Chatterjee and Simrat Kaur, among others, the film had been planned to attract attention both for its content and its political nuances.
However, the controversy has deepened when the BJP’s computer cell chief Amit Malviya accused the government of the Trinamool Congress led by Mamata Banerjee to unofficially ban the film. Taking on X (formerly Twitter), Malviya wrote: “Bengal files, a film on the genocide of Bengalis Hindu, released in the nation world. “”
The Bengal Files, a film on the genocide of the Bengali Hindus, released worldwide, except in Western Bengal and Pakistan.
Mamata Banerjee should wear this as an honorary badge: not only has she insulted the sacrifice of the Bengali Hindus who fought for their own homeland, but she has …
– Amit Malviya (@amitmalviya) September 5, 2025
The Trinamool Congress, however, denied any role in the non-liberation of the film, insisting that the decision was only with theater owners and multiplex operators. Party leaders argued that the government has nothing to do with it.
To contradict this, actress and producer Pallavi Joshi alleged that the government of Western Bengal, including police, had threatened theater owners to prevent projections. She revealed that she had officially seduced the president of India to ensure the release of the film in the state.
The confrontation Bengal files Now adds another chapter to the current political battles between the BJP and the Trinamool congress, with freedom of expression, historical interpretation and electoral positioning all intertwined in the debate.
Also read: Pallavi Joshi calls on President Murmu while Bengal files face an “unofficial prohibition” in Western Bengal: “I plead for your intervention to maintain my constitutional rights”
More pages: the Bengal file box office collection
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