Vivek Agnihotri Announces ‘The Bengal Files’ – Teaser Drops on 12 June, Release on 5 September 2025

Vivek Agnihotri Announces ‘The Bengal Files’ – Teaser Drops on 12 June, Release on 5 September 2025

Renowned filmmaker Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri, the visionary behind the critically acclaimed The Kashmir Files, made a major announcement yesterday on his official X (formerly Twitter) account. In a surprise revelation, Agnihotri shared that his upcoming project The Delhi Files has now been officially renamed to The Bengal Files.

BIG ANNOUNCEMENT:
The Delhi Files is now The Bengal Files. Teaser coming this Thursday, 12 June 2025 at 12 PM.
In cinemas on 05 September 2025.
— Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri (@vivekagnihotri) June 10, 2025

This unexpected update has generated significant buzz across social media platforms, with fans and political commentators speculating on the subject matter and historical context the film might explore. Given Agnihotri’s reputation for tackling politically sensitive and historically significant themes, The Bengal Files is expected to delve deep into events from West Bengal’s past that have remained underexplored in mainstream cinema.

The teaser for The Bengal Files will be released on Thursday, 12 June 2025 at 12 PM, offering the first glimpse into what promises to be another powerful and thought-provoking film.

The movie is scheduled to hit cinemas nationwide on 05 September 2025, coinciding with Teachers’ Day—a date that could hold symbolic value depending on the film’s theme.

The film features a stellar cast, including Mithun Chakraborty, Anupam Kher, Darshan Kumar and Pallavi Joshi in pivotal roles. The filmmaker filmed the political drama in Mumbai instead of Kolkata, due to safety concerns for his team. Earlier, the announcement video of the movie showcased Chakraborty in a haunting first look, walking through an empty corridor with a rugged appearance and a white beard, reciting the Preamble to the Constitution with a burnt tongue.

The Bengal Files: Right to Life’ is written and directed by Agnihotri and produced by Abhishek Agarwal and Pallavi Joshi. The film presented by Tej Narayan Agarwal & I Am Buddha Productions is a part of Vivek’s Files trilogy that includes The Kashmir Files and The Tashkent Files.

In a recent interview with India Today, Agnihotri said that his upcoming will attract lots of criticizem but that would not deter him from saying the ‘truth’.

As anticipation builds, audiences and critics alike are waiting to see what historical lens Agnihotri chooses this time. Will it mirror the emotionally charged narrative of The Kashmir Files, or will it open new conversations about lesser-known events from Bengal’s history?

Stay tuned for further updates.