Sanjay Raut said that itโs true about The Kashmir Files movie, and there was propaganda by one party against another
Mumbai: Shiv Sena Leader Sanjay Raut affirmed jury head at the 53rd International Film Festival of India (IFFI) Nadav Lapidโs remarks on The Kashmir Files Movie. He said that there was โpropagandaโ surrounding the movie. Lipidโs remarks are largely criticized.
During the closing ceremony of the IFFI on On November 28, Lapid termed โThe Kashmir Filesโ a โpropaganda, vulgar filmโ, adding that he was โshockedโ to see the film in the competition section of such a prestigious film festival.
โItโs true about Kashmir Files. There was propaganda by one party against another,โ Raut said. He alleged that the maximum number of killings took place after the movie was released. He further desired to learn about why Kashmir Files 2.0 is not yet made.
Referring to murders in the Kashmir Valley โ largely targeting civilians and migrants, Raut said, โA party and government was busy with publicityโฆ but the maximum number of killings in Kashmir occurred after this film. Kashmir Pandits, security personnel were killed,โ
Raut, in his comments, added: โWhere were these Kashmir Files people then? The children of Kashmiri Pandits were also agitating, where were they then? Nobody came forward then, nor were there plans for a Kashmir Files 2.0 โ make that too.โ
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Veteran actor Anupam Kher of the โThe Kashmir Filesโ fame on Tuesday said it is โshamefulโ on the part of IFFI (International Film Festival of India) jury head Nadav Lapid to term the film โpropaganda, vulgarโ at the festivalโs closing ceremony.
โIf the holocaust was right then the exodus of Kashmiri pandits is also right. This seems pre-planned because immediately after it the tool-kit gang became active. Itโs shameful for him to make a statement like this even though he comes from a community of Jews who suffered from the holocaust,โ Kher told ANI on Tuesday.
โSo by making a statement like this, he has also pained those people who suffered this tragedy. I would just say may god give him wisdom so that he doesnโt use the tragedy of thousands of people to fulfill his aim on stage,โ he added.
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