New Delhi: Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri is in the headlines for his upcoming film ‘The Delhi Files’. He is researching the film not only in the country but also abroad, so that he can show a great story to the audience. He informed about the casting across India for the roles of Mahatma Gandhi and Mohammad Ali Jinnah. Now he has added to the excitement by sharing some information about the story of the film during the research. He traces an important chapter in Bengal’s violent history.
Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri took to his social media to share his experiences about Bengal’s violent history, which he discovered while researching for the film. He also shared a photo of himself and a painting from the National Museum, which was gifted to him by a Bengali artist. While sharing, he wrote in the caption, ‘Delhi files update. The real story of Bengal, in the words of a Bengali. For the past 6 months, I have been visiting various cities and villages, talking to people, studying the local culture and history and trying to understand the roots of Bengal’s violent history for our next very important film.
(Photo courtesy: X@vivekagnihotri)
Broke the silence on the clash of ideologies
The filmmaker continued in the post, ‘Bengal is the only state which has been partitioned twice. Bengal is the only state where there have been continuous massacres before and after independence. The conflict in independent India was between two major national ideologies – Hinduism and Islam. There were four main ideologies in Bengal – Hinduism, Islam, Communism and its radical offshoot Naxalism. During this new era, the heritage of nationalism, social reform, philosophy, art, literature and spirituality suffered a lot. Everyone was bumping into each other. As a result, the state decayed in all aspects. What was left? Left.’
The film is being prepared after a lot of research
Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri has traveled a long distance from Kerala to Kolkata and then to Delhi to gather accurate and vital information for his upcoming film. To add every layer of truth to the story of his film, he has read over 100 books and over 200 articles related to actual historical events, which are the basis of his film. Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri and his team have traveled to 20 states for research work. In addition, he has studied more than 7000 research pages and more than 1000 archives. Let us tell you that after the success of ‘The Kashmir Files’, producer Abhishek Agarwal has once again partnered with Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri for ‘The Delhi Files’ under his production banner Abhishek Agarwal Arts.
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First published: July 1, 2024, 20:08 IST