Director Vivek Agnihotri's film on 1940s Bengal violence faces release setbacks amid political pressure.

Filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri's film "The Bengal Files," set to release September 5, 2025, explores the communal violence during the 1940s in undivided Bengal. The trailer launch was canceled by a major theater chain in Kolkata due to alleged political pressure, prompting Agnihotri to criticize the situation as a reflection of "two constitutions," one for India and another for West Bengal. Despite the setback, the trailer was later launched at a hotel. The film, part of Agnihotri's "Files" trilogy, stars Mithun Chakraborty, Anupam Kher, and Pallavi Joshi.