The Bengal Files shows Gopal Mukherjee as a hero: Vivek Agnihotri hits back at FIR
Agnihotri added that he was supposed to inaugurate Mukherjee's idol in Kolkata the other day, but after the events of the trailer launch, he couldn't perform that task."I have a lot of respect for him," he said, alleging that Shantanu's FIR is an act done under political pressure.Agnihotri suggested that Shantanu had filed an FIR against him and the team of 'The Bengal Files' because he was "forced" to do so."His grandson, Shantanu, works with the TMC (Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress) and he is doing what is compulsory for him... you know what the politics of Bengal is like. He is being forced to do what he is doing. We will answer him legally," he concluded. Agnihotri addressed the claims of making a film based on distorted facts, and told the media that he has done his research well. The filmmaker, known for helming 'The Kashmir Files', also said he would love to have a face-to-face conversation with Chief Minister of West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee, to discuss the issue further.Agnihotri reiterated that his film only features the truth of the "Hindu genocide that took place during the 1946 riots in Bengal." He said had the riots not taken place, Bangladesh would still have been a part of India.'The Bengal Files' is set for release in India and worldwide on September 5. It also features Darshan Kumar, Anupam Kher, Pallavi Joshi, Mithun Chakraborty, Saswata Chatterjee, Simrat Kaur, Namashi Chakraborty and Palomi Ghosh, among others.- EndsMust Watch
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