“In Kashmir, demography has modified inch by inch, and we will see what has occurred now. In Bengal, demographics began altering in Noakhali and in Kolkata. It's occurring even now. Now, unlawful immigrants are empowered by state energy with faux paperwork and id playing cards. Bengal has turn into a brand new Kashmir. What you noticed in Murshidabad was only a trailer; the image continues to be to return,” the director instructed ET.
When requested about West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's battle for Bengal's ‘asmita,' Agnihotri acknowledged, “On August 16, 1946, one of the crucial ugly genocides occurred right here. As a substitute of paying homage and tribute to all of the individuals who misplaced their lives, she is celebrating the ‘Khela Hobe' diwas at present. That is the primary signal of hypocrisy. She doesn't care about Bengal; she cares about her slogan.”
“I enchantment to the media: if she is basically involved about Bengal's tradition, she ought to change the title of Suhrawardy Avenue. In Germany, are you able to discover a Hitler Road? Calcutta has Suhrawardy Avenue. I enchantment to her to alter the title of Suhrawardy Avenue to Gopal Mukherjee Avenue.”
Main hassle erupted throughout the trailer launch of “The Bengal Information,” directed by Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri, at a five-star resort in Kolkata, which was halted repeatedly on Saturday. “Democracy is useless in Bengal. The police don't have any excuse. They instructed me that we can't present it. Bengal has its personal Structure—one is ours and one is Bengal's,” the director stated. “Please don't give me bureaucratic excuses,” Agnihotri added.The launch was reportedly halted twice amid main chaos, with electrical wires contained in the resort reportedly disconnected to stop the screening of the trailer. Main confusion broke out when police entered the resort ballroom to cease the trailer launch for the second time, resulting in heated discussions. When a police group entered and stopped the trailer launch, Agnihotri argued with a senior IPS officer, asking, “Why have been we not knowledgeable concerning the KMC permission within the morning, and why have been get together staff standing exterior the resort?” A police group entered the ballroom of the resort simply because the trailer began for the second time, and he had a heated debate over the stoppage. The trailer was immediately stopped halfway twice. “Why are the police right here this morning? Are we thieves? Should you assume we didn't have permission, you could possibly have instructed us within the morning. Why are the police stopping us in the midst of a operating present? Immediately is August 16—Direct Motion Day—and our voice has been suppressed,” the director instructed a senior IPS officer who entered the resort along with his group and stopped the present.The police didn't touch upon the incident contained in the resort. The resort's company communications head acknowledged that it was stopped because of the lack of KMC permission and that the corridor was booked for a press convention.
Twice, the resort supervisor entered the ballroom and had earlier instructed Agnihotri to cease the trailer. As soon as the wires have been disconnected, the screening was halted. Agnihotri was later escorted out of the resort by his personal safety group. He talked about that a number of FIRs have been lodged by the administration, and he's decided to display the film within the state.
The trailer of ‘The Bengal Information' was unveiled in Kolkata and stopped twice. The movie explores the turbulent occasions of 1946 in Bengal, together with communal killings and the partition of the area, marking the ultimate chapter in Agnihotri's “Information Trilogy,” which additionally consists of ‘The Tashkent Information' (2019) and ‘The Kashmir Information' (2022).
“The movie is about uniting everyone; it's about you and me. It's about Bharat and the voice of democracy. Why is there an try to throttle our voice?” the director stated.
The film depicts the turbulent 1946 killings and partition of Bengal. The famend filmmaker of ‘Kashmir Information' and ‘Tashkent Information,' Agnihotri's ‘Bengal Information' is about to be launched in theaters on September 5.
