As The Bengal Files, the final chapter in Vivek Agnihotri’s trilogy, continues to stir conversations ahead of release, the filmmaker spoke exclusively to News18 Showsha about the emotional weight of recreating 1946 Bengal and the challenge of portraying communal violence with honesty—without slipping into over-dramatization.

The film revisits the horrors surrounding Direct Action Day and the Noakhali riots, bringing together an ensemble cast to depict one of the darkest chapters in India’s pre-Partition history.

‘We Wanted Actors Who Understood India’s Socio-Political Realities’

Agnihotri revealed that recreating Bengal of the 1940s was “deeply immersive" for the actors, and the preparation required them to adopt not just the look but also the emotional and social sensibilities of that

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