The Bengal Files is a 2025 Indian Hindi-language political historical drama directed by Vivek Agnihotri. The film focuses on the tragic events surrounding the 1946 Direct Action Day (The Great Calcutta Killings) and the Noakhali riots, blending historical atrocities with a present-day murder investigation of a Dalit journalist.
- The Premise: The narrative uses dual timelines. A Kashmiri Pandit CBI officer investigates a journalist’s disappearance, which uncovers a trail linking present-day communal issues and political corruption back to the partition era.
- The Cast: The film stars Mithun Chakraborty, Anupam Kher, Pallavi Joshi, Darshan Kumar, and Simrat Kaur.
- The Context: It serves as the third and final installment in Agnihotri’s “Files” trilogy, following The Tashkent Files (2019) and The Kashmir Files (2022)
Directed by Vivek Agnihotri
Producers: Abhishek Agarwal, Pallavi Joshi, and Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri
Starring : Mithun Chakraborty, Anupam Kher, Pallavi Joshi, Darshan Kumaar, and Simrat Kaur.
Production companies : Abhishek Agarwal Arts and I Am Buddha Productions
Language Hindi