Vivek Agnihotri’s film The Bengal Files Months after running into trouble in West Bengal upon its release in September last year, it is set to be released in Kolkata from Friday. This development comes after Agnihotri alleged that the film was stopped from being released in the state.

Soon after BJP’s Bengal victory, Agnihotri posted on X and mentioned his previous film kashmir files Was thrown out of theatres. Referring to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, he alleged that she has imposed the ban The Bengal Files. At the same time, people associated with the release of the film said that efforts are being made to screen it not only in Kolkata but in theaters across the state.

In his post on X, Agnihotri wrote, ‘Our trailer launch has been stopped. We were attacked and attacked. Dozens of FIRs were registered against me. I was canceled in Bengal. I could not even go to receive my award from the Governor. But we never gave up. During these elections, we ensured that the film was somehow shown to as many people as possible across Bengal. I am happy that we did not give up and fought in our own way.

according to The Times of India, Arijit Dutta of Priya Cinemas, which will release the film on Friday, said, “The censored film was not released in Bengal due to party orders. Not a single theater could screen it while the rest of India watched it. There was a lot of curiosity about the film. I am happy that finally Bengal will get to see this.

“Not just Kolkata, we are working on a list of theaters across Bengal,” he quoted distributor Satdeep Saha as saying.

The film is now scheduled to release in the state on Friday. The Bengal Files After months of controversy over its release in West Bengal, it is set to be screened in Kolkata.