The Kashmir Files row: Bedlam ensues after IFFI embarrassment

Entertainment By Deepthi Nandan November 29, 2022 Read the article

The Kashmir Files, director Vivek Agnihotri’s controversial movie on the genocide of Kashmiri Pandits, is again in the news.

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Israeli filmmaker and 2022 IFFI jury head Nadav Lapid termed it a “propaganda and vulgar” movie not worthy of competing in a prestigious international film festival.

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One of the jury members — Sudipto Sen — said Lapid’s comments were his personal opinion and that it had nothing to do with the jury of IFFI.

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Lapid made the controversial comments in the presence of Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting Anurag Thakur.

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Many netizens found fault with Thakur for choosing Lapid to head the jury without a proper background check.

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Actor Swara Bhaskar, Congress national spokesperson Supriya Shrinate, and lawyer-activist Prashant Bhushan were among those who seconded Lapid’s opinion.

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Meanwhile, senior actor Anupam Kher, who played a key role in The Kashmir Files, rubbished Lapid’s comments as lies.

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Israel’s Ambassador to India Naor Gilan censured Lapid over his comments and jumped into damage-control mode.

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