EXCLUSIVE: The Bengal Files Actor Eklavya Sood Reveals Not Learning About Direct Action Day, Bengal Riots In School; Admits, “We Study The French Revolution”

Eklavya Sood – who essays the role of Amarjeet Arora in Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri’s The Bengal Files, has delivered a raw but impressive performance. While the film continues to create a stir worldwide with its narrative, Bollywood Bubble interacted with the actor and got candid about several things, including whether he was aware about the film’s entire narrative, knowing about Direct Action Day, his prep for he role and lots more. Scroll below to read snippets of what he said.

Eklavya On Knowing About Direct Action Day Before TBF

When asked if he knew about Direct Action Day and the Noakhali riots before signing the Vivek Ranjan Agnohotri’s The Bengal Files, the actor admitted, “I wasn’t fully aware.”

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He continued, “Sadly, our school curriculum didn’t talk about it, whether it’s ICSE or CBSE. We study the French Revolution in class 8, but not Direct Action Day or the Bengal riots, which are part of our own history. That’s heartbreaking, because these events shaped so much of our present. For me, this film wasn’t just about acting—it was also about discovering and acknowledging a forgotten chapter of India’s past.”

Eklavya Sood On His Research For His The Bengal File Character

While pointing out that the makers of The Bengal Files stated that they did extensive research about the 1946 Great Calcutta Killings and the Noakhali riots, we quizzed Eklavya about how much researched about the riots and his character. Answering us, the actor who plays Amarjeet Arora said, “My character and Bharati’s character are the only fictional ones set in this pre-Partition timeline. That gave me the liberty to create Amarjeet’s backstory—what brought him to Kolkata, how he thought, and how he carried himself. “

He continued, “Luckily, the script had Amarjeet very well fleshed out already—his philosophies, motivations, and inner conflicts were clearly defined. My job was to embody that with honesty.”

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About TBF

The Bengal Files is written and directed by Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri. The political drama is produced by Abhishek Agarwal, Pallavi Joshi and Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri and presented by Tej Narayan Agarwal & I Am Buddha Productions. It stars Mithun Chakraborty, Pallavi Joshi, Anupam Kher, and Darshan Kumar alongside Simrat Kaur, Saswata Chatterjee, Namashi Chakraborty, Rajesh Khera, Puneet Issar, Priyanshu Chatterjee, Dibyendu Bhattacharya, Sourav Das and Mohan Kapur.

Giving the film a 4-star rating, Bollywood Bubble wrote in its review, “The raw storytelling is the star of the film beautifully supported with strong, impactful performances by the entire cast. The film’s music, especially the BGM, beautifully adds layers of emotions to the narrative.” It also noted, “Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri’s The Bengal Files is not for the faint of heart. It’s a haunting and cinematic representation of what happened to the Hindus in Bengal on and after Direct Action Day that aims to re-educate the citizens of the county of their history and make sure the new generation know of thing that aren’t part of all our text books.”

The film is part of Vivek’s Files trilogy, which includes The Kashmir Files and The Tashkent Files. It released in theatres worldwide on September 5, 2025.

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Also Read: The Bengal Files REVIEW: Vivek Agnihotri Haunting Drama Tackles All The Right Issues – Politics, Corruptions And The Inhumane Reality Of 1946 Calcutta

Grinell Jacinto

With nearly 10 years of experience, Grinell Esther Jacinto is the Desk Head of Bollywood Bubble. Her interests lie in everything that is kaleshi and she loves to dig deeper into the lives of B-town actors. She has a problem though – she loves horror films but will have chills the minute the theatres lights dims. She’s previously worked with Koimoi, UrbanAsian and SpotboyE.