The much-awaited trailer of The Bengal Files was released on August 16. Directed by Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri, The Bengal Files is said to be based on true events set in the timeline when India was still under British Rule and the Muslim community was demanding an Islamic nation- Pakistan.
Notably, just like The Kerala Story and The Kashmir Files, Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri's upcoming movie The Bengal Files has been embroiled in a controversy.
Vivek Agnihotri has claimed that the trailer of the film which was to be launched in Kolkata on August 16 has been cancelled. He said that the multiplex has taken this step under political pressure.
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As per reports, The Bengal Files is inspired by the horrific true story of 1946 Great Calcutta Killings aka Calcutta Riots.
For those who are unaware about Great Calcutta Killings, Kolkata then Calcutta witnessed four days communal riots from August 16 to August 19. The Calcutta Riots broke out in the backdrop of 'Direct Action Day' called by Muslim League. It was called to demand a separate Islamic nation i.e. Pakistan.
As per reports, around over 4000 people died in the riots. The exact death toll of Calcutta Riots 1946 is still not ascertained.
As per information available, post the failure of the Cabinet Mission Plan in mid-1946, the All-India Muslim League announced a nationwide protest day. In Bengal, where the League headed the provincial government under H.S. Suhrawardy, August 16 was declared a public holiday in Calcutta.
On August 17, a massacre broke out. Bodies lay on streets by morning; tit-for-tat raids, burnings of homes, shops, and places of worship intensified. Women and the elderly were not spared; assaults and abductions were reported.
Following this, the British Indian Army, Gurkha units, and additional police gradually imposed curfews and cordon-and-search operations. Order was largely restored by August 22.
Coming back to the upcoming movie, it features Mithun Chakraborty, Anupam Kher, Pallavi Joshi, Darshan Kumaar, Simratt Kaur, in key roles. It will be released on September 5.
