KOLKATA: Director Vivek Agnihotri on Friday expressed anguish that his latest film, ‘The Bengal Files’, was not being screened in theatres across West Bengal on the day of its release, alleging political pressure and intimidation behind what he called an “unofficial ban.”
The film, concluding part of Agnihotri’s Files Trilogy, revisits the August 1946 Calcutta killings, which were triggered by the Muslim League’s call for Direct Action Day, leading to widespread communal violence, mass casualties, and eventually Mahatma Gandhi’s peace fast at Beleghata.
Regretting that the film cannot be seen in theatres in city and state, Agnihotri in a post on X said, “I know that pain has touched their souls. It’s your film now.
Source: PTI News
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