Vivek Agnihotri launches The Bengal Files trailer | Indian Movie News
Filmmaker Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri, best identified for The Kashmir Files, has announced that the trailer of his upcoming movie The Bengal Files will probably be launched in Kolkata on August 16, 2025. The selection of date is no coincidence — it marks the anniversary of Direct Action Day, a turning level in India’s pre-independence historical past.
On August 16, 1946, the Muslim League called for a protest to demand a separate Muslim homeland, Pakistan. What started as a demonstration in Calcutta soon spiraled into large-scale communal violence between Hindus and Muslims, main to mass killings and destruction. Among the figures remembered from that day is Gopal Mukherjee, who, despite missing political authority, mobilized local youth to defend Hindu communities against assaults.
Agnihotri explained the importance of selecting this date, saying, “We have chosen this day for the trailer launch, considering what happened on 16th August 1946 in Calcutta. While the protest by the Muslim League for a separate Muslim homeland escalated massively and led to the genocide of many Hindus, Gopal Mukherjee stood as a wall in defense of Hindus. So, as a tribute to them and to highlight the current scenario in Kolkata, we have decided this.”
Speaking about The Bengal Files, previously titled The Delhi Files: The Bengal Chapter, the movie is the third and closing half of Agnihotri’s Files Trilogy after The Tashkent Files (2019) and The Kashmir Files (2022). The collection explores occasions from fashionable Indian historical past that Agnihotri believes have been neglected or misrepresented.
The Bengal Files focuses on the communal violence that shook undivided Bengal during the Forties. It particularly portrays Direct Action Day and the Noakhali riots of 1946, which have been described as a Hindu genocide. The movie will probably be launched in two components. The first installment, titled The Bengal Files: Right to Life, is scheduled for release on September 5, 2025, coinciding with Teachers’ Day in India.
Agnihotri has said in the past that the movie was initially called The Delhi Files to emphasise his perception that “the destiny of India is written in Delhi and not in Bengal.” However, with the shift in focus, the project now immediately engages with Bengal’s turbulent historical past.
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With its trailer launch deliberate on the very day that historical past unfolded, The Bengal Files goals to revive conversations around one of the most violent chapters in India’s independence battle, while drawing parallels with present-day issues.
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