The Bengal Files X Review: Netizens Call Vivek Agnihotri's Film 'Gut-Wrenching Experience,' Laud Simratt Kaur's Performance

Filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri's The Bengal Files has hit theatres today, September 5, clashing at the box office with Tiger Shroff's Baaghi 4. Agnihotri's directorial, which depicts the 1946 Great Calcutta Killings, has not been released in West Bengal but is receiving widespread praise for revealing the truth. Many viewers claim that The Bengal Files is not just a film, it’s a mirror that exposes how Bengal's blood-soaked past was buried, not by chance, but by design.

The film features an ensemble cast including Anupam Kher, Saswata Chatterjee, Darshan Khan, Simratt Kaur, Mithun Chakraborty, Puneet Issar, Eklavya Sood, Dibyendu Bhattacharya, Rajesh Khera, Pallavi Joshi, and others in pivotal roles.

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The Bengal Files X Review

A user on X (formerly Twitter) wrote, "Incredible movie and haunting. The Bengal Files is our history. Simrat kaur with a performance of a lifetime as Bharathi Banarjee. Her emotions sweep you, definitely to watch out. Namashi and Pallavi Joshi are also fantastic. & Mithu da."

Incredible movie and haunting. The Bengal Files is our history. Simrat kaur with a performance of a lifetime as Bharathi Banarjee. Her emotions sweep you, definitely to watch out. Namashi and Pallavi Joshi are also fantastic. & Mithu da 🫡 #TheBengalFilesReview #thebengalfiles

— Milan Raj Singh (@MilanSi65445733) September 4, 2025

#TheBengalFilesReview
The way Simratt Kaur describes Bengal in film to Namashi Chakraborty b4 Independenc is awesome
But today after @INCIndia left& @AITCofficial rule what Amar says that it is just a piece of land becomes true@vivekagnihotri @pallavict @IshitaJoshi @vipul2777 pic.twitter.com/vdQBa9TpPV

— 🇮🇳EF Nishant Kawadia (@NishantKawadia) September 5, 2025

#TheBengalFilesReview ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
This movie is a true eye-opener. I had only ever heard of similar events happening in Punjab in 1983 and in Kashmir, so I had no idea this also happened in West Bengal.
Thanks to director @vivekagnihotri for writing and producing this film. The… pic.twitter.com/Kdv4xWFlsV

— Love.prem98 (@LPrem98) September 5, 2025

Netizens have been full of praise for Simratt Kaur, who played the role of Bharati Banerjee. Her powerful portrayal has won hearts. "Still can't get over the monologue by Simratt Kaur in THE BENGAL FILES, what a mind blowing performance, what a terrific actress… Award-winning performance…," said a netizen.

Still can’t get over the monologue by Simratt Kaur in THE BENGAL FILES, what a mind blowing performance, what a terrific actress….. Award winning performance….. #TheBengalFiles #TheBengalFilesReview #SimrattKaur pic.twitter.com/HSQwHjxJZ3

— Rohit Jaiswal (@rohitjswl01) September 4, 2025

"A gut-wrenching experience that shakes your soul! Gripping storytelling by Vivek Agnihotri and bone-chilling frames that hit the conscience. Powerhouse performances by Simratt Kaur, Namashi Chakraborty, Pallavi Joshi & Darshan Kumar. Strong support—Anupam Kher, Mithun Chakraborty, Saswata & Sourav Das. This is not just cinema… it’s HISTORY on screen. Unmissable & unforgettable!"

#thebengalfilesReview 🔥
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
A gut-wrenching experience that shakes your soul!
Gripping storytelling by Vivek Agnihotri
Bone-chilling frames that hit the conscience
Powerhouse performances – Simratt Kaur, Namashi Chakraborty, Pallavi Joshi & Darshan Kumar
Strong… pic.twitter.com/prkDmVy4XE

— Ravi Chaudhary (@BURN4DESIRE1) September 5, 2025

Watched first half of #TheBengalFiles. Intense, disturbing. You feel ironical that #DirectAction & #KashmirExodus, Bengal of today, nothing has changed. We avoid looking at bitter truth but dare not face it. But truth we must face. That's it. Go watch & learn what was hidden… pic.twitter.com/fZdoWJEabS

— Ratan Sharda 🇮🇳 रतन शारदा (@RatanSharda55) September 4, 2025

Just watched premiere of #TheBengalFiles. Mind simply blew away about the horrors of the #DirectActionDay. Realised how naïve Indians are. We can kill, rape, murder and brutalize our own people, own DNA, gene pool with no consideration. Only for ideas, ideals, thoughts that… pic.twitter.com/xfyWPjWvNZ

— Devendra Pratap Pandey (@LtGenDPPandey) September 2, 2025

Thanks a lot @AbhishekOfficl n @vivekagnihotri for making #TheBengalFiles
The movie is kinda must watch for every Indian, esp Hindus
The untold chapters of history are a must visit places, to avoid repeat of same outcome .. but more important is to take lessons from it n improve… pic.twitter.com/Kv6dH9xj44

— JeM!N Panchal (@jemin_p) September 5, 2025

"A must must watch movie for every Indians to understand the pain of partition and more particularly Direct Action Day initiated by Ola ke Bandhe, who think that maar peet is the solution. For every ola ka banda, we need Gopal Patha. Jaise ko taisa," wrote an X user.

#TheBengalFilesReview a must must watch movie for every Indians to understand the pain of partition and more particularly direct action day initiated by ola ke bandhe who think that maar peet is the solution. For every ola ka banda we need Gopal Patha. Jaise ko taisa.

— suku suku (@Sukeshkothari) September 5, 2025

#TheBengalFiles isn’t just a film, it’s a mirror.
A mirror that shows how Bengal’s blood-soaked past was buried not by chance, but by design.
Congress thrived on selective history.
Intellectuals romanticized tyranny.
Media sold silence as “secularism.”@vivekagnihotri pic.twitter.com/Zadc15xC95

— निष्कर्ष (Nishh) (@Nishkarsh1108) September 5, 2025

I have just watched The Bengal Files. It's so moving so heart wrenching that it will shake you to the core. @vivekagnihotri has made something so incredible and intellectually rich on a subject that was largely left untouched and untold. 4/5 (Excellent)#TheBengalFilesReview pic.twitter.com/ozbLTKlPci

— Alok Ranjan (@alok_ranjan02) September 5, 2025

_~*Bitter truth unravelled in BENGAL FILES*_~
Atlast here is a filmmaker who has shown bitter Truth in Bengal Files. This truth may be bitter for some but eye opener for most of us. There is a saying" सच कडुआ होता है ".It goes very well with this filmI give 5 stars to the film.

— Subhash Sehgal (@Subhash34485386) September 5, 2025

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (4/5) #TheBengalFiles

A hard-hitting take on Direct Action Day (1946) ⚡ Raw, intense & unforgettable.

Brilliant performances + powerful storytelling = MUST WATCH 🔥#TheBengalFilesReview #VivekAgnihotri pic.twitter.com/zmWhGnxt2G

— Sagar Talkies (@SagarTalkies) September 5, 2025