The Bengal Files Villain Saswata Chatterjee Accuses Vivek Agnihotri Of 'Deceit'; Watch Video
Veteran Bengali actor Saswata Chatterjee has levelled serious allegations against the makers of The Bengal Files, claiming that he was misled and deliberately kept in the dark even after the project underwent significant changes.
Saswata Chatterjee’s Latest Statement About The Bengal Files MakersIn a recent interview with The Wall, Saswata Chatterjee stated that the makers changed the title of the film from The Delhi Files
He also commented on how people are bashing the film for the representation of facts.
Saswata Chatterjee said, “I am just an actor. I liked a character and I played it. I am not a historian to think about what history says and this is distorting history. It's not my job. If those whose job it is feel that Bengal is being belittled, then they can go to court with the information. There is no point is just making noise.”
About the title change, he said, “While the shooting was going on, the name of the film was 'Delhi Files' and after the shooting was completed, I came to know that it was changed to 'The Bengal Files'. That is not in my hands. I will not understand why it happened till I watch the film. And even if anyone thinks that...making a noise will not help.”
About the possible ban of the film in West Bengal, Saswata said, “I don't know. Let me tell you this. Nowadays, it's a trend, the whole story won't be told to anyone. You only get to know your track, your character. And when I was told about the role [in 'The Bengal Files'], I found the character to be amazing. It's a villain's character and very few people get such characters to play.”
About The Bengal FilesSaswata Chatterjee, one of the well known method actor from Bengal who is part of that propaganda files film has questioned the sudden name change of the movie. He also adds on to say that the entire story was not narrated to him, accuses the director of misleading him. pic.twitter.com/MU0QfNycCw
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Directed by Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri, The Bengal Files stars Pallavi Joshi, Mithun Chakraborty, Anupam Kher, Saurav Das and Saswata Chatterjee in the lead roles.
The film is slated for release on September 5.