{"id":19282,"date":"2025-09-13T18:40:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-13T18:40:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/19282\/"},"modified":"2025-09-13T18:40:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-13T18:40:09","slug":"dhruv-rathee-slams-vivek-agnihotri-criticises-filmmaker-for-allowing-kids-to-watch-the-bengal-files-calls-it-a-crime-hindi-movie-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/19282\/","title":{"rendered":"Dhruv Rathee SLAMS Vivek Agnihotri; criticises filmmaker for allowing kids to watch \u2018The Bengal Files\u2019, calls it a \u2018crime\u2019 | Hindi Movie News"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Dhruv Filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri<\/a>‘s \u2018The Bengal Files\u2019, which was released in cinemas on September 5, was already facing criticism and controversies, and now the latest is a clash with YouTuber Dhruv Rathee. Rathee has slammed Agnihotri for showing his recently released adult-rated film to children, calling it \u201ca crime\u201d and warning that exposing young viewers to so much blood, gore, and violence could traumatisse their childhood.<\/p>\n

Agnihotri shared a picture of the audience watching the film<\/p>\n

The row started when Agnihotri shared a photo on his X handle showing several adults watching the film with their kids. Captioning it, \u201cOne picture says it all,\u201d he appeared to celebrate the turnout. However, Rathee quickly reacted, questioning the decision and expressing concern for the children\u2019s well-being.<\/p>\n

Rathee believes showing children is \u201ca crime\u201d<\/p>\n

Replying to Agnihotri\u2019s post on X, Dhruv Rathee wrote, \u201cAre 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 (sic).\u201d<\/p>\n

What is \u2018The Bengal Files\u2019 about?<\/p>\n

\u2018The Bengal Files\u2019 is the third film in Vivek Agnihotri\u2019s \u2018files\u2019 trilogy. It claims to deal with a difficult chapter in Indian history, focusing on the mayhem that followed Direct Action Day in 1946. The film blends historical events with a contemporary story about the disappearance of a journalist in Bengal<\/p>\n

Vivek Agnihotri begs Mamata Banerjee: Let ‘The Bengal Files’ screen in Bengal<\/p>\n

What is the cast of \u2018The Bengal Files\u2019<\/p>\n

The film features an ensemble cast that includes Mithun Chakraborty<\/a>, Anupam Kher, Pallavi Joshi<\/a>, Darshan Kumar, Simrat Kaur, Saswata Chatterjee, Namashi Chakraborty, Rajesh Khera, Puneet Issar, and others<\/p>\n

Box office collection of \u2018The Bengal Files\u2019<\/p>\n

According to Sacnilk, \u2018The Bengal Files\u2019 earned Rs 11.8 crore in India as of day eight.<\/p>\n

\u2018The Bengal Files\u2019 review<\/p>\n

The Times of India gave \u2018The Bengal Files\u2019 3.5 stars. The review states, \u201c\u2018The Bengal Files\u2019 is a tough watch, the kind of film that makes you squirm in your seat and sit uneasily through its relentless portrayal of violence. The third in Vivek Agnihotri\u2019s \u2018files\u2019 trilogy, the film trains its gaze on the mayhem that followed Direct Action Day\u2014the call given by Mohammad Ali Jinnah in 1946 demanding a separate state for Muslims.\u201dIt further adds, \u201cThe subject itself is contentious, and Agnihotri refuses to soften it. What emerges is a historical drama that, while heavy-handed, does bring to light a chapter of Indian history rarely touched upon in popular culture. It frames the story through a contemporary plot involving the disappearance of a journalist in Bengal, using that thread to revisit the horrors of the past. Despite its nearly three-and-a-half-hour length, the film compels you to keep watching, unsettled but engrossed.\u201dSee more: ‘The Bengal Files’ Box Office collection day 8: Vivek Agnihotri’s film starring Mithun Chakraborty, Anupam Kher, records the LOWEST on Friday, misses Rs 12 crore mark by a whisker<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri‘s \u2018The Bengal Files\u2019, which was released in cinemas on September 5, was already facing criticism…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":19283,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[321,17231,17230,93,17232,61,60,1272,1267,1268,9588,17233,17234,9586],"class_list":["post-19282","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-celebrities","tag-child-exposure-to-violence-in-films","tag-dhruv-rathee","tag-entertainment","tag-film-controversies","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-mithun-chakraborty","tag-pallavi-joshi","tag-the-bengal-files","tag-the-bengal-files-box-office","tag-the-bengal-files-box-office-collection","tag-the-bengal-files-controversy","tag-vivek-agnihotri"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19282","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19282"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19282\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19283"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19282"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19282"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19282"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}