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'We were shooed out': Namashi Chakraborty recalls as The Bengal Files set to release in West Bengal
May 13, 2026 5:00 pm
Namashi Chakraborty recalled the team allegedly being stopped from screening The Bengal Files trailer in Kolkata.
Vivek Agnihotri celebrates Mamata Banerjee's loss in West Bengal: 'The Bengal Files was banned'
May 06, 2026 12:09 pm
The Bengal Files director Vivek Agnihotri claimed that his film was banned in West Bengal, but he showed it underground across the state during the assembly elections, where TMC chief Mamata Banerjee conceded defeat.
Dhurandhar effect? Bhushan Kumar, Vivek Agnihotri announce Operation Sindoor on India’s military strikes
March 26, 2026 12:34 pm
Bhushan Kumar and Vivek Agnihotri announce Operation Sindoor, inspired by India’s strikes after the Pahalgam attack. The film is based on Lt Gen K.J.S. Dhillon’s book and will be directed by Agnihotri.
Mithun Chakraborty forbid son Namashi to travel by Mercedes for auditions, asked him to take an auto: 'I started my journey from zero'
February 05, 2026 7:32 pm
Namashi Chakraborty was told to trade a Mercedes for an auto on his first audition by father Mithun Chakraborty. Though his mother casually mentioned him to Vivek Agnihotri, he landed The Bengal Files purely on merit.
Dhurandhar left Vivek Agnihotri 'mind blown, proud', praises Aditya Dhar for 'raising the bar': 'This kind of cinema doesn’t happen by chance'
January 05, 2026 12:30 pm
Filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri praised Aditya Dhar's Dhurandhar in his latest tweet. He also said that the director has raised the bar for everyone.
Vivek Agnihotri writes: Who gets to decide what film is ‘political’ and why is the label applied selectively?
December 19, 2025 9:05 am
The real panic isn't about politics. It’s about losing narrative control
Hansal Mehta recalls how Omerta was saved by Vivek Agnihotri from censorship: 'He fought the most with the censor board
December 18, 2025 9:14 pm
Hansal Mehta, in an exclusive conversation with SCREEN, recalled how Vivek Agnihotri fought the hardest to ensure that his film Omerta did not get censored by the CBFC.
Dhurandhar, Kesari 2, The Bengal Files serve similar stomach-churning violence: Why do we embrace one and reject others?
December 13, 2025 1:15 pm
Until we answer that, the success of Dhurandhar -- and the rejection of Kesari 2 and The Bengal Files and many such films with same plot lines -- remains less a cinematic mystery and more of a reflection of the audience itself.
Vivek Agnihotri opens up about creative clashes during Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal: 'Actors had clauses limiting dialogues...'
October 17, 2025 7:29 pm
Vivek Agnihotri opened up about the creative compromises he had to make while working on Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal, and how he wasn’t satisfied with several aspects of the film’s production.
'Vivek Agnihotri fought with Vikramaditya Motwane, calling me alcoholic or drug addict is easy': Anurag Kashyap slams 'opportunist' filmmakers
September 19, 2025 4:20 pm
Vivek Agnihotri previously said that Anurag Kashyap's alcoholism got in the way of his creativity during the making of their film Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal.
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