Overview

The Bengal Files is not just a film—it is a mirror to history that many want buried forever. The movie brings to light the horrific events of Direct Action Day (1946) in Bengal, when thousands of Hindus were massacred in one of the darkest chapters of Indian history.

But even today, attempts are being made to silence this story. Theatre owners face threats, political pressure mounts, and voices rise demanding a ban. Why is there such fear around a film that has already been cleared by the CBFC? Because, as history shows, dictators and regimes always fear truth. From the burning of Nalanda to the erasure of Hindu suffering in textbooks, power has always tried to control memory.