YouTuber Dhruv Rathee calls out Vivek Agnihotri after showing The Bengal Files to kids, "You are traumatising their childhood"

Vivek Agnihotri's The Bengal Files watched by kids

Filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri recently shared a picture of a packed theatre with families with kids at a screening of his latest release, The Bengal Files. However, YouTuber Dhruv Rathee called out the filmmaker for allowing the kids to watch the film despite The Bengal Files being certified strictly for adults by Indian authorities.

Vivek’s latest post has sparked debate about whether Indian movie theatres are adhering to age restrictions. He took to his Instagram and shared a picture of the audience watching the movie in a theatre. He penned in the caption, “One picture says it all.”

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He commented, “Are you seriously making children watch an Adult rated film? This should be a crime. You are traumatising their childhood by showing them so much blood, gore and violence."

For the unversed, the Central Board of Film Certification has provided The Bengal Files ‘A’ certificate, restricting viewership to adults aged 18 and over.

The film features an ensemble cast including Mithun Chakraborty, Anupam Kher, and Pallavi Joshi in prominent roles, with Darshan Kumar and Simrat Kaur also playing key parts. The other cast includes Saswata Chatterjee, Namashi Chakraborty, Rajesh Khera, Puneet Issar, Priyanshu Chatterjee, Dibyendu Bhattacharya, Sourav Das, and Mohan Kapur.

Tej Narayan Agarwal and I Am Buddha Productions present The Bengal Files, which was written by Vivek Agnihotri and produced by Abhishek Agarwal and Pallavi Joshi.  Following his previous films, The Kashmir Files and The Tashkent Files, the film carries on the director's investigation of historical facts.

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The Bengal Files revolves around a powerful journey through India's most challenging historical period, revealing the universal struggle for human dignity and the fundamental right to exist. The plot smoothly transitions from the past to the present while revealing the brutal realities of August 16, 1946, Direct Action Day.