'The Bengal Files' Showdown
Tagore's Bengal - the cradle of artistic excellence in India. Art in all its forms-literature, poetry, cinema-has long defined the cultural identity of this region. But today, art finds itself at the centre of a major political storm over The Bengal Files, a film that claims to depict the true events behind one of the most violent chapters in Bengal's political history.
Filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri alleges that the trailer of The Bengal Files was blocked, while the Trinamool Congress (TMC) has dismissed the film as propaganda. The BJP, on the other hand, has hit back, accusing the TMC of silencing voices that attempt to portray Bengal's bloody past-even after all required permissions for the trailer release were secured. This controversy raises crucial questions about the intersection of free speech and political sensitivities. Is cinema being caught in the political crossfire?
