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The narrative is based on historical events and firsthand recollections. It depicts the massacre of Hindu’s in West Bengal a terrible period of history that is rarely openly discussed
The Bengal Files trailer released
Mumbai: The eagerly anticipated trailer for the movie 'The Bengal Files' has been unveiled. This film which follows the success of 'The Kashmir Files' and 'The Tashkent Files' is the most recent installment in Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri's acclaimed Files series.
The trailer which depicts extreme violence and the politics between Jinnah and Gandhi concludes with the powerful statement 'If Kashmir hurt you Bengal will scare you!' which emphasizes the devastating effects of the Partition on Bengal. West Bengal's violent political past serves as the backdrop for 'The Bengal Files'.
The narrative is based on historical events and firsthand recollections. It depicts the massacre of Hindu's in West Bengal a terrible period of history that is rarely openly discussed. A family is shown in the teaser talking about the future in 2050 speculating about what would happen if a minority took over as Prime Minister.
The trailer then features girls riding bicycles and the well-known Howrah Bridge in Kolkata. It transports viewers to West Bengal before independence. They say This is not India.
Two constitutions—one for Muslims and one for Hindus—exist in West Bengal. Along with demonstrations and street murders the confrontation between Jinnah and Gandhi over Partition is depicted. Bengal is not just a piece of land it is India's lighthouse a woman in the movie says in reference to the proposal to give Bengal to Pakistan.
The movie has strong eye-catching visuals. At the end of the trailer a character portrayed by Mithun Chakraborty poses an intriguing query: Are we really free? Why are we still fighting the same communal politics after 80 years of independence?
Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri is the writer and director of The Bengal Files. Abhishek Agrawal Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri and Pallavi Joshi are its producers. Among other gifted actors the movie stars Pallavi Joshi Darshan Kumar Anupam Kher and Mithun Chakraborty.
On 5 September the movie is expected to be released in theaters. 'The Bengal Files' promises to be a compelling movie that illuminates a terrible and frequently disregarded period of Indias history with its compelling plot and historical setting.
