Pallavi Joshi says 'The Bengal Files' director Vivek Agnihotri doesn't like Maharashtrian food, calls it 'Poor people's food'

Ahead of the release of The Bengal Files, Pallavi Joshi and Vivek Agnihotri spoke to Curly Tales in an interview and the actress revealed, “Let me tell you about Maharashtrian dishes. Whatever I made, he did not like. ‘Yeh gareebon ka khana hai,’ he kept telling me throughout my life, and that’s exactly what he is eating now.”

Agnihotri added, “I came from Delhi, where they eat butter chicken, kebab, tandoori—the food has masala, and there is ghee on top. We were newly married, so she said, let’s eat varan bhaat. But there’s no salt in varan. Also, they serve in small quantities. Now, I understand that the concept is don’t waste. But in Delhi, if someone is eating chicken and doesn’t throw 2-3 pieces, then he is not rich.”

“I think that is the best way to eat. Jo Maharashtrian thaali hoti hai na, bahut economical, very healthy aur very good thaali,” the filmmaker added.

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.”

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.