The Bengal Files: Vivek Agnihotri Renames ‘The Delhi Files’ to Focus on Bengal

The Bengal Files: Filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri is in the news for ' The Delhi Files'. Now, the producer has changed the name of his upcoming political drama film 'The Delhi Files' on public demand. He shared a new poster of the film based on the communal violence of the 1940s in undivided Bengal on social media. Along with this, the release date of the film's teaser has also been revealed.

Vivek Agnihotri's The Delhi Files Gets Renamed

Let us tell you that Vivek Agnihotri shared a poster on his ex account today, on 10 June 2025. Sharing this poster, the producer wrote, "Big announcement. 'The Delhi Files' is now 'The Bengal Files' . The teaser is coming this Thursday, 12 June 2025 at 12 noon. In theaters on 05 September 2025". At present, the real reason for changing the title is not known. 

Vivek Agnihotri shared the post

Let us tell you that Vivek Agnihotri has built a reputation for making politically charged and conversation-starting cinema. Earlier, Vivek had posted a teaser regarding the title change on his X account, in which he wrote, "How many of you have shared your thoughts on the name... The Delhi Files or The Bengal Files?" He ended his post with the teaser, writing, "Okay, I have an update. But not yet.. Stay tuned".

'The Bengal Files' is based on Action Day and Noakhali riots

'The Bengal Files' is the third installment of Vivek Agnihotri's "Files" trilogy, following 'The Tashkent Files' (2019) and 'The Kashmir Files' (2022). 'The Bengal Files: Right to Life' is based on events such as Direct Action Day and the Noakhali riots. Agnihotri has described these events as "Hindu genocide" and aims to shed light on this often overlooked chapter of Indian history.

'The Bengal Files' will be released on 5 September 2025

The film 'The Bengal Files' stars Mithun Chakraborty, Anupam Kher, Darshan Kumar and Pallavi Joshi in lead roles. The filmmaker filmed the political drama in Mumbai instead of Kolkata due to security concerns of his team. Earlier, the announcement video of the film showed Chakraborty in a frightening first look, in which he was seen walking through an empty corridor with a rough look and white beard, reciting the Preamble of the Constitution with a burnt tongue. 'The Bengal Files: Right to Life' is written and directed by Agnihotri and produced by Abhishek Agarwal and Pallavi Joshi. Presented by Tej Narayan Agarwal and I Am Buddha Productions, the film is a part of Vivek's Files trilogy which includes The Kashmir Files and The Tashkent Files. 'The Bengal Files: Right to Life' is scheduled to release in theaters on September 5, 2025.

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