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A new FIR has been registered against director Vivek Agnihotri on charges of “wrongfully” describing freedom fighter Gopal Mukherjee “as a butcher”, in The Bengal Files.<\/h2>\n
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Mithun Chakraborty defends The Bengal Files amid controversy.<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n

Mithun Chakraborty has opened up about the backlash and controversy surrounding his film \u201cThe Bengal Files”. The veteran actor said that the moment you show the truth, it becomes politically motivated. During an exclusive interaction with IANS, Mithun was asked, \u201cHow do you view the backlash and controversy around the film?<\/p>\n

To this, the veteran actor shared: \u201cThe minute you show reality, it automatically becomes politically motivated. It\u2019s surprising that nobody wants to face reality. Do you know what happened in Noakhali? \u2013 It happened before my birth. All that is known is \u2018A lot of people were killed\u2019 \u2013 finished. It was the same for the Great Calcutta killings as well. Nobody wants to know how and why it happened, but Vivek Agnihotri is saying, \u201cPlease know the truth.”<\/p>\n

\u201cA genocide took place in Noakhali in which around 40 000 Hindus were killed. In the Great Calcutta killings, the same, and people will revolt it. This is the truth, and as soon as someone talks about the truth, it becomes politically motivated. What can we do about it?,” Mithun added.<\/p>\n

Adding to the troubles, on Monday, a new FIR has been registered against director Vivek Agnihotri on charges of \u201cwrongfully” describing freedom fighter Gopal Mukherjee a.k.a Gopal Patha \u201cas a butcher”, in \u201cThe Bengal Files”.<\/p>\n

Gopal Mukherjee\u2019s grandson, Santana Mukherjee, who has registered the fresh FIR, alleged that the makers have taken exception to portraying his grandfather in the movie without prior permission from the family.<\/p>\n

\u201cSecondly, we take strong objection to describing our grandfather as \u2018a butcher\u2019 in the movie. Besides being a part of the freedom-fighters\u2019 group, \u2018Anushilon Samity\u2019, my grandfather owned two goat-meat shops. He was a wrestler. He took to arms to protect people from the communal violence unleashed by the Muslim League in Kolkata in 1946,” Santana shared.<\/p>\n

The Bengal Files will hit theatres on September 5, 2025.<\/p>\n

(This story has not been edited by News18 staff and is published from a syndicated news agency feed – IANS<\/a>)<\/i><\/p>\n

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