Director Vivek Agnihotri shared an open letter from Pallavi Joshi, the actress and producer of The Bengal Files, which appealed to the President of India, Droupadi Murmu, for the protection and support regarding the film’s release in West Bengal.
Set to release in theatres on September 5, the ‘Bengal Files’ explores the communal violence that took place in undivided Bengal during the 1940s, including the events of the Direct Action Day and the Noakhali riots of 1946.
In an open letter, Joshi alleges that the film faces an ‘unofficial ban’ in West Bengal, with the theatre owners refusing to screen the movie due to alleged ‘intimidation’ and ‘threat’ by the state’s ruling party workers. (IANS)
