Kolkata: Vivek Agnihotri‘s ‘The Bengal Files’ will be released in the state this Friday. The film ran into trouble in Bengal when it was released in Sept last year.Soon after BJP’s win, Agnihotri posted on X about how his ‘The Kashmir Files’ was taken out of cinema halls. Referring to Mamata Banerjee, he alleged that she banned ‘The Bengal Files’. “Our trailer launch was blocked. We were attacked and assaulted. Dozens of FIRs were filed against me. I was cancelled in Bengal. I couldn’t even go to receive my award from the governor. But we never gave up. During these elections, we ensured the film was somehow shown to as many people as possible across Bengal. I am glad we didn’t give up and fought in our own little way,” Agnihotri posted. Priya’s Arijit Dutta, who will release the film on Friday, told TOI: “A censored film didn’t get released in Bengal because of a party diktat. Not a single theatre could screen it while the rest of India watched it. There was so much curiosity about the film. I am glad Bengal will finally get to watch it.” Satadeep Saha, who is distributing the film, said: “Not just Kolkata, we are working on a list of theatres across Bengal.”
