EXCLUSIVE: Pallavi Joshi Opens Up On The Bengal Files’ Emotional, Creative Journey; Admits, “I Have Grown As A Person”

With The Bengal Files now reaching audiences in theatres and on digital platforms, Pallavi Joshi reflects on the emotional and creative journey of bringing Bharati Maa to life. Speaking to Bollywood Bubble, she describes her role in The Bengal Files to have demanding increasing depth, sensitivity, and responsibility. Joshi describes the experience as transformative, not just for her craft but for her understanding of humanity. The intense research, emotional weight, and complexity of Bharati Maa left a lasting imprint, marking the role as one she could never forget. Scroll down to read what she said.

Now that The Bengal Files has reached both theatrical and digital audiences, how do you look back on the emotional and creative journey of portraying your character?

“It has been a very interesting journey, not just The Bengal Files but the entire Files trilogy, starting with Tashkent, then The Kashmir Files, and now The Bengal Files. Each character has been more complex than the previous one. I am very happy that the film is on ZEE5 now, and more people will be able to see all three Files together, and they can even binge-watch it if they want to. The journey has been excellent, and I think I have grown a lot not just as an actor or producer but as a human being. I have changed a lot as a person. I understand human emotions so much better now, having dealt with the pain and the research that we undertook. So yes, it was a life lesson.”

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Your roles often require deep historical and psychological immersion. What was the earliest moment in the script or research that made you feel, “This character will stay with me”?

“In one simple, plain line, I would say that when I realised I wouldn’t be able to play this character because there was no way I could do justice to it from where I was, I knew this was one character that would stay with me: if I ended up doing it, I would never forget it, and if I didn’t, I would regret it for the rest of my life.”

About Bengal Files

The Bengal Files is written and directed by Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri and produced by Abhishek Agarwal, Pallavi Joshi and Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri. The film, presented by Tej Narayan Agarwal & I Am Buddha Productions, is part of Vivek’s Files trilogy, which includes The Kashmir Files and The Tashkent Files. The film was released in theatres on September 5, 2025.

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