High Court Grants Interim Relief To Vivek Agnihotri And Pallavi Joshi In The Bengal Files FIR Case
Calcutta HC grants interim relief to Vivek Agnihotri, Pallavi Joshi in The Bengal Files FIR case; no action to be taken till next hearing on August 19.
A few days back, a report came in that filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri and his wife Pallavi Joshi had moved the Calcutta High Court to seek dismissal of an FIR filed against them for allegedly presenting controversial content in their film The Bengal Files. And now, it looks like the HC has heard the couple's plea. A new update in the case suggests that the HC has heard Agnihotri's request and has put an interim stay on the complaint.
Reportedly, Vivek Agnihotri, Pallavi Joshi, and Abhishek Sharma have been granted relief from the High Court via an interim stay on the FIR related to The Bengal Files.
The FIR filed at Lake Town Police Station has been put on hold and Justice Jay Sengupta has ordered a stay on all proceedings related to the case. Reportedly, as per the court's directives, no action shall be taken against Vivek Agnihotri and others until August 26, The next hearing is scheduled for August 19.
More about The Bengal Files
Originally announced as part of his 'Files" trilogy following The Tashkent Files (2019) and the widely discussed The Kashmir Files (2022), the project had been in development under the working title The Delhi Files. However, it was recently announced that the film will be called The Bengal Files.
The Bengal Files is written by Vivek Agnihotri and produced by Abhishek Agarwal and Pallavi Joshi. It stars Mithun Chakraborty, Pallavi Joshi, Anupam Kher, and Darshan Kumar. Recently, the teaser of the film was released, giving a dark and emotional glimpse into what to expect.
Previously, Vivek Agnihotri mentioned that he is planning to reveal the 'darkest" truths with The Bengal Files. He also made a big statement and added that the film will 'destroy" viewers. 'Dear friends, they tried to silence me. They tried to erase history. But The Kashmir Files became a movement, shaking the nation and exposing the truth of the Kashmiri Hindu genocide. The Kashmir Files was more than a film; it was a revolution, a voice for the voiceless, and a relentless fight for justice," Vivek Agnihotri wrote.
The film will hit theatres on September 5, 2025.
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