In a new development on the halted trailer launch of Vivek Agnihotri‘s upcoming film, ‘The Bengal Files’, a senior police official has confirmed that the filmmaker did not have the necessary permission for a public screening in Kolkata. The event, which took place on Saturday, was stopped by police, causing a significant commotion.Read on to learn more.
Vivek Agnihotri’s ‘The Bengal Files’ trailer launch halted in Kolkata
According to NDTV, a senior police officer has shared that Vivek Agnihotri violated Section 2 of the West Bengal Cinemas (Regulation) Act, 1954, by not taking the required administrative permission. This act governs the exhibition of cinema in the state.“If he has taken the required permission, he should at least show the media the documents,” added the officer.
Vivek Agnihotri talks about the halting of ‘The Bengal Files’ trailer launch
Vivek Agnihotri claimed that the trailer launch of ‘The Bengal Files’ was halted at a five-star hotel in Kolkata on Saturday. Speaking to the reporters, he mentioned, “It has happened in front of you, camera captured, the trailer launch of a CBFC-approved movie was stopped, this is anarchy, dictatorship. Police had come so that we could not show the movie.”“The film talks about demographic change, and they don’t want to show it because the state itself empowers demographic change. I cannot be silenced,” he added.
More about ‘The Bengal Files’
Part of a trilogy, ‘The Bengal Files’ is said to chronicle the 1946 Great Calcutta Killings – also known as Direct Action Day. It sheds light on how communal violence in the state shaped India’s path to partition and independence.Set to release on September 5, the movie features Anupam Kher, Pallavi Joshi, Mithun Chakraborty, Saswata Chatterjee, and others in pivotal roles.
