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Controversial but director Vivek Agnihotri, who made a blockbuster film like ‘The Kashmir Files’, is once again in the headlines, and this time the reason is his upcoming film ‘The Bengal Files’The film has become the center of a major political and ideological confrontation long before its release. Vivek Agnihotri has alleged a sensational allegation that the police has banned the trailer launch program of his film in Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal.
Agnihotri has directly called it an attack on his ‘freedom of expression’ by the state’s Mamata Banerjee government, after which a new earthquake has come in the political corridors. This incident shows that like ‘The Kashmir Files’, this film of Agnihotri is also going to wage a deep debate in Indian politics and society.
What is the whole matter and the allegations of Vivek Agnihotri?
Vivek Agnihotri, while sharing this information on his social media platforms, claimed that he wanted to launch the trailer of his film ‘The Bengal Files’ in Kolkata. But, just before the program, Kolkata Police Allegedly refused to allow the organizers.
According to Agnihotri, the police behind it “Law and order situation deteriorates” And “Communal stress spread” Cited the possibility of The police feared that this trailer launch could disturb the peace of the city.
Vivek Agnihotri retaliated on Kolkata police action
After this incident, Vivek Agnihotri has launched a scathing attack on the West Bengal government. He called it a undemocratic and fascist step.
- Attack on freedom of expression: He said, “It is shocking! In a state ruled by a woman Chief Minister, a filmmaker is not being allowed to launch the trailer of his film. It is directly an attack on freedom of expression.”
- “War against Hindu voices”: Taking it further, he said that it is “a war against Hindu voices” and is a well thought out attempt to suppress the truth.
- Trailer will be launched in Delhi: Agnihotri has announced that he will not give up and will now launch the trailer of ‘The Bengal files’ in Delhi.
Why is ‘The Bengal files’ so controversial? (Part of ‘files’ triology)
There is so much fervor about this film because it is considered a part of Vivek Agnihotri’s ‘files’ triology.
- ‘The Kashmir Files’: The first film of this Triology ‘The Kashmir Files’ showed the issue of massacre and migration of Kashmiri Pandits in the 1990s. The film was historically successful at the box office, but it also created a major political and social dispute in the country. One class described it as a courageous film to show the truth, while the other class called it a ‘propaganda’ film.
- ‘The Delhi Files’: Its second episode is based on the 1984 anti -Sikh riots, which is still being made.
- ‘The Bengal Files’: It is now expected from this third episode that it will bring any sensitive or controversial chapter related to the history of West Bengal to the screen. Although the story of the film has been kept secret right now, given its name and the track record of Agnihotri, it is being speculated that it may be based on a violent incident of Bengal or after the violent incident.
The controversy before the trailer launch has made it clear that ‘The Bengal files’ can create a big political storm than ‘The Kashmir files’.