EXCLUSIVE| Mithun Chakraborty breaks silence on why 'The Delhi Files' became 'The Bengal Files': 'The name was changed because...'

Veteran actor and politician Mithun Chakraborty is gearing up for Vivek Agnihotri’s The Bengal Files, which was earlier titled The Delhi Files. In an exclusive interview with Firstpost, when asked why the name of the political thriller was changed, Chakraborty revealed, “Delhi Files ke jo files the wo Delhi ke the. But the name was changed because it’s based on the Noakhali and Calcutta killings. That’s why the name was changed.”

Pallavi Joshi breaks silence on ‘The Bengal Files’ trailer launch not allowed in Kolkata

After political intervention played a spoilsport at the trailer launch of The Bengal Files, as the Bengal government reportedly attempted to stall the event, producer, actress, and filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri’s wife, Pallavi Joshi, said, “Such a thing did not happen even in Kashmir.”

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“I absolutely did not like the way my film (trailer) was stopped. Is there freedom of expression in this state? As filmmakers and actors, we are not able to screen what we have made. What is the threat they are feeling? Such a thing did not happen even in Kashmir. Can we derive that the situation in Kashmir is better than in Bengal? See what is happening in Bengal today. And this is why films like ‘The Bengal Files’ are important. I want every person in India to watch this film to know the truth about Bengal. It is the state’s responsibility to give respect to
artists…” said Joshi while talking to ANI.

The Bengal Files trailer

The trailer of The Bengal Files produced by Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri, Abhishek Agarwal and Pallavi Joshi dropped and it doesn’t whisper, it roars. Directed by Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri, the filmmaker behind The Kashmir Files, this new cinematic reckoning promises to be India’s boldest film yet. If Kashmir hurt you, Bengal will haunt you!

Set against the blood-soaked backdrop of West Bengal’s violent political past, The Bengal Files dares to ask the questions no one has the courage to answer. Based on true events and spine-chilling testimonies, the film exposes the brutal Hindu genocide that mainstream narratives have long buried.