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The Bengal Files

The Bengal Files

Boldest film ever

20254.43h 25m

Overview

A criminal investigator uncovers a web of corruption during a missing person investigation, while a figure connected to the case reflects on the communal violence which broke out ahead of India's partition.

Directed by Vivek Agnihotri
Written by Vivek Agnihotri, Saurabh M. Pandey
Produced by Pallavi Joshi, Tej Narayan Agarwal, Abhishek Agarwal
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Top Cast

Darshan Kumaar

Darshan Kumaar

Shiva Pandit

Anupam Kher

Anupam Kher

M.K. Gandhi

Saswata Chatterjee

Saswata Chatterjee

Sardar Husseini

Pallavi Joshi

Pallavi Joshi

Maa Bharati

Saurav Das

Saurav Das

Gopal Mukherjee

Mithun Chakraborty

Mithun Chakraborty

Madman

Dibyendu Bhattacharya

Dibyendu Bhattacharya

Rajendar Lal Roychowdhary

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Eklavya Sood

Amarjeet Arora

Simrat Kaur

Simrat Kaur

Namashi Chakraborty

Namashi Chakraborty

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Themes & Keywords

corruptionideologycontroversygorephobiahatredbloodshedbengalpolitical dramaviolencebox office flopbollywoodflop filmspolitical filmsnsfwcommunal violence

About The Bengal Files

The Bengal Files is a drama, history, thriller film released in 2025 exploring themes of corruption, ideology, controversy, gore, phobia, hatred. Directed by Vivek Agnihotri, it stars Darshan Kumaar, Anupam Kher, Saswata Chatterjee. A criminal investigator uncovers a web of corruption during a missing person investigation, while a figure connected to the case reflects on the communal violence which broke out ahead of India's partition.

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