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Overview & Significance The Bengal Files is the climactic installment in director Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri’s “Files Trilogy,” which began with The Tashkent Files and continued with the impactful The Kashmir Files. This political drama brings to life one of the most overlooked and tumultuous chapters of Indian history-the 1946 Great Calcutta Killings and the Noakhali riots. Featuring a powerful ensemble including Mithun Chakraborty, Anupam Kher, and Pallavi Joshi-who also co-produces-the film is set to release on 5 September 2025. Trailer of The Bengal Files The Bengal Chapter, was officially changed to The Bengal Files following overwhelming public demand (99% in a social poll) to better align with the regional focus of the narrative Plot & Artistic Vision Set against the haunting backdrop of Direct Action Day and its aftermath, the film weaves a narrative from the horrors of communal violence that shaped Bengal during 1946. With raw visuals and emotional res...

Bollywood Stars Cheer as India Responds Decisively in "Operation Sindoor" Bengaluru, Karnataka - May 7, 2025: The nation resonated with a collective sense of resolve today as news broke of "Operation Sindoor," the Indian Armed Forces' decisive action against terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). This strategic operation, a direct response to the horrific Pahalgam terror attack, drew immediate and resounding support from various quarters, including Bollywood's prominent voices. Within hours of the official announcement, social media platforms buzzed with reactions from some of the Indian film industry's most influential personalities. Their messages, filled with patriotism and solidarity with the armed forces, quickly went viral, amplifying the national sentiment. Akshay Kumar, known for his roles often portraying patriotic characters, kept his message concise yet powerful, sharing a post simply stating, "Jai Hind,...

An exhibition of paintings depicting the highs and lows of actor Anupam Kher saw the who's who of Bollywood turning up. The actor's new company was also launched on the occasion. Sridevi, Big B, Tabu, Anil Kapoor, Sonali Bendre, Sajid Khan, Bhagyashree with husband, Juhi Chawla and many other B'Town stars met up to catch paintings of Anupan Kher depicting the actor’s life. Paintings of Anupan Kher made by artist Geeta Dass were exhibited on the occasion. Below are some of the pictures from the Paintings exhibition depicting actor Anupam Kher's career. Photographs From Anupam Kher's Art/Painting Exhibition Amitabh Bachchan with Anupam Kher at an art exhibition depicting Actor Anupam Kher's life and career. Anil Kapoor at Anupam Kher's art/painting exhibition Anil Kapoor with Anupam Kher at his painting exhibition Anupam Kher with his wife Kiran Rao and son Sikander Kher Anupam Kher with artist/painter Geetha Dass at the exhibition. Bhagyashree at Anupam Kher...

Seasoned Bollywood actor Anupam Kher will be honoured with the Presidential Award on June 4 at the ongoing International Indian Film Academy weekend in Colombo for his contribution to cinema. Anupam Kher will be honoured in Colombo for his contribution to cinema "I will get the Sri Lankan presidential award at the FICCI-IIFA Global Business Forum tomorrow (Friday) for my work in cinema. It's an honour," Anupam, 55, who will receive the award from Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, said. A veteran of close to 300 films, Anupam has played varied roles in his 25-year-long career. Some of his landmark films are 'Saransh', 'Daddy', 'Karma' and 'Tezaab'. He has also been seen in offbeat films like 'Morning Walk', 'Khosla Ka Ghosla' and 'Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara'. In 2002, he forayed into direction with 'Om Jai Jagadish' and also produced critically acclaimed films like 'Bariwali' (1999). He has also...

The silver wedding anniversary celebrations of Bollywood writer Bharti Pradhan and her husband Sanjay was a well attended affair with the younger generation like Karan Johar and Farah Khan joining seniors like Shatrughan Sinha, Anupam Kher, Rakesh Roshan in wishing them on their special day. The Party was organised on Tuesday, November 4, at Hotel Sun and Sand, Juhu. Farah Khan The Sinhas: Sonakshi, Shatrughan and Poonam Double take: Karan Johar and Manish Malhotra My day: Bharti Pradhan with Anupam and Kirron Kher Padmini Kolhapure Director's Cut: Madhur Bhandarkar and Rakesh Roshan Kiran Juneja and Ramesh Sippy