BJP Vs Trinamool As Kolkata Gives Controversial Film 'Bengal Files' A Miss
The hugely controversial film "Bengal Files" was released today amid a huge political row between the state's Opposition BJP and the ruling Trinamool Congress. The film has sparked a massive political controversy in the state, as it allegedly portrays Hindu genocide in a distorted manner against the backdrop of the 1946 riots in Calcutta.
The film, concluding part of director Vivek Agnihotri's Files Trilogy, revisits the August 1946 killings in the city, triggered by the Muslim League's call for Direct Action Day. It had led to widespread communal violence, mass casualties, and eventually Mahatma Gandhi's fast for peace at Beleghata.
