Video: Vivek Agnihotri SLAMS Mamata Banerjee's TMC Members For Filing FIRs Against The Bengal Files Makers, Says 'Nobody Can Silence The Truth'

Filmmaker Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri revealed that multiple FIRs have been filed against him by members of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress, accusing the makers of promoting controversial content.

Exactly a month before the film's theatrical release, Agnihotri shared a video in which he revealed that despite the controversy, he will release the trailer of The Bengal Files in West Bengal. Reacting to multiple FIRs being filed against them, he said that the Calcutta High Court has given a stay on the FIRs.

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In the video, the director is heard saying, "I am in USA promoting The Bengal Files. I must tell you, it's one of the most defining, one of the most important films on Hindu genocide. It uncovers so many dark chapters of our history which some vested interests had covered up for a very long time. But while I am here, the ruling party of West Bengal and their members have been filing so many FIRs against us in different cities, in different thanas."

"I was quiet. I did not share this information with anyone because we were taking the legal course. I have great faith in Indian judiciary, especially Calcutta High Court and I have a good news to give you. That Calcutta High Court has given a stay on all these FIRs. But as the case was being heard in the High Court, at the same time, they filed more FIRs. I think this is their strategy. The ruling party wants to trap us with so many legal hassles, so many legal battles, so that we cannot focus on the promotion of the film," he added.

Important & Urgent:

Multiple FIRs have been filed against me by the West Bengal govt for making #TheBengalFiles.

The Hon’ble High Court has stayed them.

Why do they want to silence us? Why are they so scared of the truth?

I will not be silenced.

Pl Watch & Share.… pic.twitter.com/ksQpMA7476

— Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri (@vivekagnihotri) August 5, 2025

Lashing out at the members of TMC, he added, "This strategy has been deployed by them for a very, very long time. But you have to ask few questions. Why do they want to suppress our voice? Why they don't want this dark chapter of Indian history, of the past, and of the present of Murshidabad to come out in public domain? Are they against me? Are they against the film? Or are they against the truth?"

The director further revealed the challenges they had to face during the film's shoot. "I have finished the film. It has taken a lot from us. We have put in whatever we had to make this very, very difficult film. We were not allowed to shoot in Bengal. We had to shoot the entire film in Bombay. Now, with our limited resources, we want this film to reach every citizen of India, especially the young people."

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"No wonder that all the Gen Z and the young people are flocking the theatres and they are discovering this hidden truth of Bengal. Is it what they are scared of? Is it why they want to suppress our voice so that the younger generation doesn't get to know about our history and do not get warned about the time to come, the future of Bengal? And I must tell you why they are attacking us, why they want to suppress our voice. Because they think they can demoralise us," Agnihotri said.

On a concluding note, he added, "And I am going to release the trailer of this film in West Bengal. Nobody can silence me because nobody can silence the truth."

Sharing the video on social media, he wrote, "Important & Urgent: Multiple FIRs have been filed against me by the West Bengal govt for making #TheBengalFiles. The Hon’ble High Court has stayed them. Why do they want to silence us? Why are they so scared of the truth? I will not be silenced."

The Bengal Files is written by Agnihotri and produced by Abhishek Agarwal and Pallavi Joshi. It stars Mithun Chakraborty, Pallavi, Anupam Kher, and Darshan Kumar. The film is part of Agnihotri's Files trilogy, which includes The Kashmir Files and The Tashkent Files.

The film is all set to release in theatres on September 5, 2025.