‘Food of the poor’: Vivek Agnihotri sparks controversy by mocking Marathi cuisine

The name of The Bengal Files film director Vivek Agnihotri is in the news at this time. He is continuously giving media interviews for the promotion of the film. Meanwhile, Vivek has taken a dig at Marathi food and called it the food of the poor. For which he is being trolled.

Director Vivek Agnihotri is a name in the cinema world, who cannot be kept away from the limelight for long. These days he is in the headlines for his upcoming movie The Bengal Files, due to the controversy in Kolkata during the trailer launch of the movie.

Vivek is continuously giving media interviews for promotion before the release of The Bengal Files. During one of these interviews, Vivek Agnihotri has targeted Marathi food and called it the food of the poor. After which he is being badly trolled on social media.

Vivek Agnihotri's controversial statement

Vivek Agnihotri, who gave a blockbuster film like The Kashmir Files, is well known for his outspoken style. Recently, for the promotion of The Bengal Files, he has given a latest interview to The Curly Tales. During this, his wife and actress Pallavi Joshi is asked a question about Vivek's favorite dish in food, to which she said - I cook Marathi food for him, but he does not eat it. He says that do you cook food of the poor.

On this Vivek puts forth his side and says - Look, I come from Delhi and the way of eating there is different. The extra ghee and masala floating in the food makes them special. I am used to eating like this. Now when Marathi food comes in front, it is of healthy type, neither much masala nor ghee. So that's why I used to say that this is the food of the poor.

After this statement of Vivek Agnihotri came to the fore, he is being trolled continuously on social media. Especially the people of Maharashtra are criticizing Vivek for making fun of their food.

The Bengal Files will be released soon
If we look at the release date of Vivek Agnihotri's The Bengal Files, then this movie will be released in theaters on 5 September. However, Kolkata is currently witnessing fierce protests regarding this, due to which a new controversy has arisen.