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Mint
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Mint
Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri announces release date of new movie about Bengal; social media says, ‘Waiting for Manipur files'
Bollywood filmmaker Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri has announced the release date of his new film, The Bengal Files. The movie, based on communal violence in the 1940s, is all set to be released on September 5. 'They turned Bengal's wisdom into ashes. The land that once lit up Bharat's soul with Indic renaissance… was silenced by communal hate,' the director wrote on social media, not revealing the identity of 'they'. 'The streets of Bengal were drowned in blood. India forgot. But we remembered. And now the world will know,' Agnihotri wrote while announcing the release date. Social media users, especially those from West Bengal, reacted to the announcement. 'Tell your boss that they will lose again in Bengal,' came from one Bengali user. One user claimed, 'The movie was called Delhi Files earlier. When BJP came to power in Delhi, the name change happened.' 'We are good here. Can you please stop doing this Publicity Stunt?' wrote another Bengali. One of them wrote, 'B-Grade movies ka C-Grade director…' 'How about the Gujarat files? It could solve why a popular public leader does not give interviews for 2 decades!' commented another. Another remarked, 'Waiting for Manipur files.' One user predicted that it would be a 'Maha Flop communal movie'. Another called Agnihotri 'The film director from WhatsApp University'. Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri is no stranger to controversy. In October 2013, he tweeted, 'What makes NANO the SAFEST car for Women. THERE IS SIMPLY NO WAY TO GET GANG R*PED IN HERE.' Earlier in 2025, he reacted to the Samay Raina controversy and compared it to Kashmiri Pandits 'getting lynched'. Samay Raina 'must have experienced how it feels when people who don't agree with you come to lynch you', he wrote. Vivek Agnihotri's film The Kashmir Files (2022) became a massive box office success. However, it faced criticism for showing communal violence in an allegedly biased manner. Kashmir politicians like Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti slammed the film. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee called it 'false propaganda'. Agnihotri sent her a legal notice seeking an apology. Israeli filmmaker Nadav Lapid called it a 'propaganda, vulgar movie'. The jury head at the 2022 International Film Festival of India sparked a major controversy with his comments.
India.com
5 days ago
- Business
- India.com
Sundar Pichai's Google's BIG collaboration with IIT, BharatGen to build indigenous…
Google will partner with BharatGen at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay to develop indigenous automatic speech recognition and text-to-speech models for Indic languages, Manish Gupta, Senior Director for India and APAC at Google DeepMind, announced on Wednesday. Gupta was addressing a gathering at Google I/O Connect India 2025 held in Bengaluru where the IT giant announced new initiatives and AI capabilities to support the Indian developer and startup ecosystem. 'India's success story using AI capabilities to build real world applications that are reaching millions of businesses and people across India and the world,' he said. Google Partners With Local Communities According to him, Google has also partnered with local communities to apply the research done at Google DeepMind to build impactful solutions for India across energy, medicine and material science. 'For instance, 1.5 lakh researchers across India are using AlphaFold to help solve some of humanity's most complex challenges, from autoimmune diseases to cancer,' he added. He also reiterated the recent announcement of Google, that the subscription for Google AI Pro Plan will be offered to students across India for free for a year. Google's Gemma Models Gupta said the company's Gemma models are also contributing to India's AI ambition. 'Sarvam, Soket AI and Gnani, which have been selected by the India AI Mission, are building the next generation of Make in India AI models based on Gemma,' he added. According to him, Google has been closely collaborating with Sarvam, which built the recently-released Sarvam-Translate model for long-form text translation using Gemma. During the event, Google also announced that it is expanding the availability of fresh and accurate information in Google Maps comprising over 250 million places worldwide, enabling developers to build better generative AI features. Indians, according to Google, are the second largest number of active developers on Google Play across the world, contributing over 10 lakh developer jobs in 2024. Targeting them, Google launched 'Google Play x Unity Game Developer Training', a free, immersive, and globally-recognised training and certification program for aspiring and professional game developers in India. (With Inputs From PTI)
The Hindu
7 days ago
- Business
- The Hindu
Google Play, Android ecosystem generated ₹4 lakh crore in revenue for Indian app publishers in 2024: Google
Google on Wednesday (July 23, 2025) said, based on third-party evaluations, the Google Play and Android ecosystem generated ₹4 lakh crore in revenue for app publishers and the wider economy in India in 2024, and supported the creation of 35 lakh direct, indirect, and spillover jobs in the country. According to Google, the Indian ecosystem comprises the second largest number of active developers on Google Play across the world, contributing over 10 lakh developer jobs in 2024. Building compelling offerings on Android, this ecosystem has played an important role in shaping the impact and inclusiveness of India's digital economy. Approximately 72% of surveyed Indian users claimed their first access to the internet was on an Android device; some 85% say their Android phone is one of the main ways they access digital public services, and 69% report first using AI through an app on their Android device. Device makers have also been able to make devices affordable due to the open-source nature of Android, which has assisted in estimated savings of ₹25,200 crore in development and operating costs. At Google I/O Connect India 2025, an annual developer conference held in Bengaluru, Google announced new initiatives and AI capabilities to support the Indian developer and start-up ecosystem in the country. These included localising data processing of its high-performance thinking model Gemini 2.5 Flash, new Agentic AI tools in Firebase Studio, a new training programme with one of the world's leading gaming engine platforms – Unity, and collaborations with 3 India AI Mission start-ups in building innovative solutions toward the development of India's Make-in-India AI models. Dr. Manish Gupta, Senior Director for India and APAC at Google DeepMind, who opened the event, said, 'Indian developers are writing the next chapter of India's success story, using AI capabilities to build real-world applications that are reaching millions of businesses and people across the country and the world.' Preeti Lobana, Country Manager, Google India, who held a fireside chat with Subrata Mitra, Partner, Accel, on building enduring AI-driven companies during the event's opening keynote, said, 'India's developers are shaping how the world will use AI, and we're proud to stand with them. We're giving India the best tools, the most open platforms, and the strongest support to build boldly for the world, fostering a profound 'AI Productivity Leap' across businesses and start-ups.' Google said it was closely partnering with BharatGen at IIT Bombay to build indigenous Indic language Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) and Text-to-Speech (TTS) models that would aim to make Gemma (a set of lightweight, generative artificial intelligence open models) more helpful in the Indic context, especially for historically underrepresented languages and governance applications.
The Hindu
23-07-2025
- Business
- The Hindu
Google Play, Android ecosystem generated ₹4 lakh cr. in revenue for Indian app publishers in 2024: Google
Google on Wednesday said, based on third-party evaluations, the Google Play and Android ecosystem generated ₹4 lakh crore in revenue for app publishers and the wider economy in India in 2024, and supported the creation of 35 lakh direct, indirect, and spillover jobs in the country. According to Google, the Indian ecosystem comprises the second largest number of active developers on Google Play across the world, contributing over 10 lakh developer jobs in 2024. Building compelling offerings on Android, this ecosystem has played an important role in shaping the impact and inclusiveness of India's digital economy. Approximately 72% of surveyed Indian users claimed their first access to the internet was on an Android device; some 85% say their Android phone is one of the main ways they access digital public services, and 69% report first using AI through an app on their Android device. Device makers have also been able to make devices affordable due to the open-source nature of Android, which has assisted estimated savings of ₹25,200 crore in development and operating costs. At Google I/O Connect India 2025, an annual developer conference held here in Bengaluru, Google announced new initiatives and AI capabilities to support the Indian developer and start-up ecosystem in the country. These included localising data processing of its high-performance thinking model Gemini 2.5 Flash, new Agentic AI tools in Firebase Studio, a new training programme with one of the world's leading gaming engine platforms – Unity, and collaborations with 3 India AI Mission start-ups in building innovative solutions toward the development of India's Make-in-India AI models. Dr. Manish Gupta, Senior Director for India and APAC at Google DeepMind, who opened the event, said, 'Indian developers are writing the next chapter of India's success story, using AI capabilities to build real-world applications that are reaching millions of businesses and people across the country and the world.' Preeti Lobana, Country Manager, Google India, who held a fireside chat with Subrata Mitra, Partner, Accel on building enduring AI-driven companies during the event's opening keynote, said, 'India's developers are shaping how the world will use AI, and we're proud to stand with them. We're giving India the best tools, the most open platforms, and the strongest support to build boldly for the world, fostering a profound 'AI Productivity Leap' across businesses and start-ups.' Google said it was closely partnering with BharatGen at IIT Bombay to build indigenous Indic language Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) and Text-to-Speech (TTS) models that would aim to make Gemma (a set of lightweight, generative artificial intelligence open models) more helpful in the Indic context, especially for historically underrepresented languages and governance applications.
News18
22-07-2025
- Entertainment
- News18
Vivek Agnihotri Says The Bengal Files Will Explore A Dark Chapter Of History
Last Updated: Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri's "The Bengal Files" premieres in the U.S. before its India release on September 5, 2025, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Pallavi Joshi, Anupam Kher. Filmmaker Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri took to social media to reveal that his upcoming project, 'The Bengal Files" will explore an unforgotten dark chapter in history. Taking to Instagram, he posted a few images and wrote, 'They turned Bengal's wisdom into ashes. The land that once lit up Bharat's soul with Indic renaissance… was silenced by communal hate. The streets of Bengal were drowned in blood. India forgot. But we remembered. And now the world will know. The Bengal Files Releasing Worldwide on 05 September 2025 #TheBengalFiles #RightToLife." The makers of 'The Bengal Files" have kicked off a special premiere tour across the United States, featuring 10 grand screenings, which started from July 19 in New Jersey. The film's first-ever premiere in New Jersey set the tone, with honest and emotional reactions pouring in from moviegoers, reflecting the film's deep resonance. The filmmaker shared snippets of the audience's response on Instagram, showcasing how profoundly moved viewers were by the raw and hard-hitting portrayal of 'Direct Action Day." He captioned the post, 'Audience reactions after the first-ever screening of the untold story of Hindu Genocide #TheBengalFiles in New Jersey." Written and directed by Vivek Agnihotri, 'The Bengal Files" is set to premiere internationally ahead of its grand release in India. The makers have announced a massive U.S. premiere tour, featuring 10 major screenings across key cities. The tour kicked off on July 19 in New Jersey and continues through Washington DC (July 20), Raleigh (July 25), Atlanta (July 26), Tampa (July 27), Phoenix (August 1), Los Angeles (August 2), San Francisco Bay Area (August 3), Detroit (August 7), Chicago (August 9), and concludes in Houston on August 10. Produced by Abhishek Agarwal and Pallavi Joshi, the film features an ensemble cast including Mithun Chakraborty, Pallavi Joshi, Anupam Kher, and Darshan Kumar. Part of Agnihotri's acclaimed Files trilogy—alongside 'The Kashmir Files" and 'The Tashkent Files"—the film explores another dark and powerful chapter in Indian history. 'The Bengal Files" is slated for its theatrical release in India on September 5, 2025. First Published: July 22, 2025, 15:40 IST Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
