The Bengal Files: Anupam Kher appeals to people to watch Bengal Files, wishes the makers on the release

Posted on 5th Sep 2025 by rohit kumar

Vivek Agnihotri's upcoming film 'The Bengal Files', which was in the news even before its release, has been released in theaters today. Now, regarding the release of the film, Anupam Kher, who is part of the film's cast, has appealed to the people to watch the film. Along with this, he has also wished director Vivek Agnihotri and the team of 'The Bengal Files'.

 

Anupam Kher gave his best wishes

 

Anupam Kher has posted a post related to the film on his X account. In this post, Anupam has shared two pictures from the screening of the film. In one picture, Anupam is posing alone on the red carpet. In the second picture, the entire cast of the film, including director Vivek Agnihotri, is seen. Along with these pictures, Anupam has written in the caption, 'Best wishes to the entire team of The Bengal Files, including Vivek Agnihotri, Pallavi Joshi, and Abhishek Agarwal, for the release of the film. This is an important film for our time. Go and watch it in theatres.'

 

Anupam is playing the role of Mahatma Gandhi in the film

 

Anupam Kher, who was a part of Vivek Agnihotri's Files series, is seen playing the role of Mahatma Gandhi in 'The Bengal Files'. His look from the film became a topic of discussion as soon as it was revealed. Regarding this role of Anupam Kher, Vivek Agnihotri had told that earlier the actor had refused to do this role. After which, he cast someone else in the film. However, later, Anupam Kher himself called Vivek Agnihotri and said that he wanted to do this film.

 

The film is based on the Noakhali riots

 

Written and directed by Vivek Agnihotri, 'The Bengal Files' is based on the 1946 Calcutta murders and Noakhali riots. Apart from Anupam Kher, the film's star cast includes Pallavi Joshi, Darshan Kumar, Mithun Chakraborty, Simrat Kaur Randhawa, Puneet Issar, Saswata Chatterjee, Namashi Chakraborty, Rajesh Khera, Priyanshu Chatterjee, and Dibyendu Bhattacharya.

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