Vivek Agnihotri’s The Bengal Files trailer to be attached with War 2 and Coolie
Director Vivek Agnihotri is leaving no stones unturned ahead of the release of his upcoming political drama ‘The Bengal Files: Right to Life’. In a grand move to ensure maximum visibility, he has attached his new film’s trailer to two mega releases of 2025.
As per a source close to the film, Agnihotri’s much-awaited ‘The Bengal Files: Right to Life’ will debut its two-minute theatrical trailer tomorrow, playing in cinemas nationwide alongside the big Independence weekend releases ‘War 2’ and ‘Coolie’. The full-length trailer will be unveiled at a grand launch in Kolkata on August 16.
Given the hype around Hrithik Roshan, Jr NTR’s ‘War 2’ and Rajinikanth’s ‘Coolie’, ‘The Bengal Files: Right to Life’ trailer will surely get the audience’s attention, generating curiosity. The film was earlier titled, ‘The Delhi Files: The Bengal Chapter’. However, Agnihotri later renamed it to ‘The Bengal Files: Right to Life’.
The movie marks the third instalment in Agnihotri’s “Files” trilogy, following ‘The Tashkent Files’ (2019) and ‘The Kashmir Files’ (2022). ‘The Bengal Files: Right to Life’ is based on events like Direct Action Day and the Noakhali riots. Agnihotri has described these incidents as a “Hindu genocide” and aims to shed light on this often overlooked chapter of Indian history.
The earlier-released, spine-chilling teaser of the film shows claims about communal politics, and a man asking who is really independent even after 80 years of independence from British rule.
Watch the teaser here:
Agnihotri and his team’s decision to go as per their initial plans to launch the trailer in Kolkata indicates a crucial element, given the political controversies associated with the film. The ‘The Bengal Files: Right to Life’ director had claimed about multiple FIR’s being filed against him by the West Bengal government. His decision to play the film’s trailer in Kolkata comes right after the state government made it compulsory for all cinema halls to screen Bengali films daily during prime time.
‘The Bengal Files: Right to Life’ is co-produced by Abhishek Agarwal and Pallavi Joshi. It was shot in Mumbai instead of Kolkata, due to safety concerns for the film’s team. The film Mithun Chakraborty, Anupam Kher, Darshan Kumar and Pallavi Joshi in key roles.
‘The Bengal Files: Right to Life’ is scheduled for theatrical release on September 5, 2025.
