US Edition‘The Bengal Files’ Movie Review: Vivek Agnihotri Injects a Booster Dose of Communal Poison
The Bengal Files uses a dual timeline to expose the 1946 Great Calcutta Killings and Noakhali riots, linking historical Hindu-Muslim tensions to present-day West Bengal politics.
- On Friday, September 5, 2025, director Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri released The Bengal Files in theatres, linking the 1946 communal riots to present-day Bengal.
- The Bengal Files centers on the 1946 Great Calcutta Killings and Noakhali riots, framing them around demographic change and vote-bank politics linked to the 2026 Assembly elections in West Bengal.
- With a three-hour-and-25-minute runtime, critics flagged the film's length and graphic, gory violence but praised Saswata Chatterjee, actor, and Pallavi Joshi, actor, performances.
- Already running in theatres, The Bengal Files has made headlines and garnered over 19 million views online, while observers warn it may intensify West Bengal political debate ahead of elections.
- As the final instalment in the Files trilogy, The Bengal Files continues Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri's pattern of provocative historical narratives but critics warn it vilifies figures and risks inflaming communal divisions despite its adult certificate.
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The Bengal Files movie review: Vivek Agnihotri’s film comes unstuck in its loose, confused stretched-out execution
The Bengal Files movie review: It is no one’s case that turbulent history shouldn’t be examined and interrogated cinematically: art is nothing if it doesn’t provoke or challenge, but it is not art if it incites or inflames.
The Bengal Files review: Ruthless, hard-hitting but stretched thin
The Bengal Files movie review: Director Vivek Agnihotri political thriller The Bengal Files is based on the 1946 Calcutta Killimgs and Noakhali riots. Is the film able to do justice to a sensitive subject involving communal tensions and democracy. Here is our review.
‘The Bengal Files’ Review: Pallavi Joshi and Saswata Chatterjee Shine in Vivek Agnihotri’s Overly Lengthy Film Marked by Intense Violence, Say Critics | 🎥 LatestLY
Vivek Agnihotri's controversial film 'The Bengal Files' released in the theatres today (September 5). The political drama stars Mithun Chakraborty, Anupam Kher and Pallavi Joshi in the lead roles and is based on the Noakhali riots of Bengal. Critics who have watched the movie have penned their reviews online. 🎥 ‘The Bengal Files’ Review: Pallavi Joshi and Saswata Chatterjee Shine in Vivek Agnihotri’s Overly Lengthy Film Marked by Intense Violen…
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