Guwahati, Sept. 4 -- Filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri's upcoming movie The Bengal Files, slated for release on September 5, has run into controversy in West Bengal, where multiplex owners have allegedly declined to screen the film.

On Thursday, the film's producer and actor Pallavi Joshi addressed an open letter to President Droupadi Murmu, urging intervention to safeguard her constitutional rights. She also tagged Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Ministry of Home Affairs, and the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting in her appeal.

In her letter, Joshi alleged that the film has faced political resistance for years, including FIRs, blocked trailers, and refusal of newspapers to carry advertisements. She claimed theatre owners in Bengal wer...