The Bengal Files director Vivek Agnihotri praised veteran actor Anupam Kher for his upcoming role as Mahatma Gandhi in the film.

Agnihotri shared a behind-the-scenes video on Instagram where Kher is seen in Gandhi's look from the sets of the film. The director expressed his admiration by calling Kher "not just the finest in Indian cinema, but a true luminary of world cinema."

He added that in The Bengal Files, Kher plays Gandhi "a role that demands depth, truth, and absolute honesty."