‘Some people came and cut all wires’: ‘The Bengal Files’ trailer launch disrupted in Kolkata; director Vivek Agnihotri cites failure of law and order in West Bengal | Kolkata News

KOLKATA: A commotion broke out during the release of the trailer for ‘The Bengal Files’ in Kolkata on Saturday. Actor Pallavi Joshi alleged that the trailer launch was not allowed to proceed and stated that such a thing didn’t happen even in Kashmir and asked whether the situation in Kashmir is better than in West Bengal.Speaking on the incident, Pallavi Joshi said, “I absolutely did not like the way my film was stopped. Is there freedom of expression in this state? As filmmakers and actors, we are not able to screen what we have made.”“What is the threat they are feeling? Such a thing did not happen even in Kashmir. Can we derive that the situation in Kashmir is better than in Bengal? See what is happening in Bengal today. And this is why films like ‘The Bengal Files’ are important,” Pallavi said.Pallavi further stated that every Indian should watch this film to know the truth about Bengal.“I want every person in India to watch this film to know the truth about Bengal. It is the state’s responsibility to give respect to artists,” Pallavi added.Director Vivek Agnihotri also alleged that the trailer launch of his film was disrupted and stated that, “If this is not dictatorship/fascism, then what is?. Law and order in your state has failed, and this is the reason that everyone supports ‘The Bengal Files’.”“I have just got to know what some people came here (event venue in a private hotel) and cut all the wires. I don’t know on whose orders this is happening? You know who those people are behind us. After all tests and trials, this program was being held. The hotel managers still can’t tell us why we are not allowed to continue with our program.”(With inputs from agencies)