Actor Anupam Kher condemns Nadav Lapid’s controversial remarks
Mumbai: ‘The Kashmir Files’ filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri on Monday, November 28, seemingly took a dig at the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) Jury Head Nadav Lapid for calling the film “propaganda”, “vulgar”, an ANI report in The Tribune, Chandigarh, says.
Calling ‘The Kashmir Files’ a “propaganda, vulgar film”, Lapid said he was “shocked” to see it in the competition section of such a prestigious film festival. A video of Lapid criticising the film from the festival’s closing ceremony has gone viral on social media.
“All of us were disturbed and shocked by the 15th film, ‘The Kashmir Files’. That felt like a propaganda, vulgar movie, inappropriate for an artistic competitive section of such a prestigious film festival. I feel totally comfortable openly sharing these feelings here with you at this stage. In the spirit of this festival, we can surely also accept a critical discussion, which is essential for art and life,” he said during the closing ceremony.
Lapid’s remarks did not go down well with many. Actors Anupam Kher and Darshan Kumaar, who played key roles in ‘The Kashmir Files’ along with filmmaker Ashoke Pandit and Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha vice-president Abhinav Prakash were among the people who condemned the controversial comments.
‘The Kashmir Files’ released earlier this year tells the story of the Hindu exodus in the 1990s and targeted killings of the Kashmiri Pandits.
The movie has gone on to become one of the highest-grossing Bollywood movies of 2022 with Anupam Kher receiving accolades for his performance.
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