Movie director Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri has released the long-awaited trailer of his new movie The Bengal Files, to be released on September 5. The trailer was released on Direct Action Day (August 16), a date in the past that remembers violent riots in Bengal during 1946. The movie will uncover the dark, savage wake of the Partition of India, with special reference to the Hindu massacre in West Bengal.
A Story Hidden in History
The trailer begins with a powerful exchange of lines: “Yeh Pashchim Bangal hai, yaha do constitution chalta hai, ek Hinduao ka, ek Musalmanon ka” (This is West Bengal, where two constitutions run—one Hindu and one Muslim).
Another speaks, “Sirf Zameen ka tukda nahi, Bharat ka light house hai Bangal” (Bengal is not a fragment of land, it is the lighthouse of India), emphasizing the region’s historical and cultural importance.
In a statement, the creators called the film “an exposé of the brutal Hindu genocide that mainstream narratives have long buried.”
Stellar Cast and a Bold Vision
With a talented ensemble featuring Anupam Kher, Pallavi Joshi, Mithun Chakraborty, and Bengali actors Saswata Chatterjee and Sourav Das, The Bengal Files promises to create intense discourse on previously ignored chapters of Indian history.
Audiences have praised Agnihotri’s bold decision to bring this story to screen. One viewer commented, “As an Indian Bengali, I’m thankful a filmmaker had the courage to tell this truth.” Another added, “This film is not just for Bengal, but for all of India.”
Made on Zee Studios, I Am Buddha, and Abhishek Agarwal Arts, The Bengal Files is the third installment of Agnihotri’s Files Trilogy following the critically successful The Kashmir Files and The Tashkent Files.
We have dialogues from the trailer of The Bengal Files starring Anupam Kher, Mithun Chakraborty, Darshan Kumar. Check out The Bengal Files Dialogues below:
