Reacting to the silence of a normally vocal section of Bollywood on ‘The Kashmir Files’, the film’s director, Vivek Agnihotri, said: “It is not important.”<\/p>\n
Holding back no punches, Agnihotri said: “India is changing. Old established orders are coming down and collapsing. In the movie, too, we refer to the establishment. There is a dialogue by Pallavi Joshi’s character, who says, “Hukumat kisiki bhi ho, system to hamara hai (Whosoever be at the helm, the system is ours).”<\/p>\n
He then added: “But this is now coming to an end as the reality and truth comes out. ‘The Kashmir Files’ is a true account. The movie is about real people and their tragedy. It is not about Bollywood. People are talking.”<\/p>\n
Anupam Kher, who plays Pushkar Nath Pandit, whose family was a victim of the violence unleashed by the militants in 1989, in ‘The Kashmir Files’, said: “It is not about Bollywood, it is about real stories. Comment or no comment doesn’t matter.”<\/p>\n
But there have been notable exceptions.<\/p>\n
Celebrities such as Kangana Ranaut have criticised Bollywood for its silence over ‘The Kashmir Files’. On Sunday, she took to her Instagram and wrote: “Please notice the pin-drop silence in the film industry about #thekashmirfiles. Not just content, even its business is exemplary … investment and profit proportion might be such a case study that it will be the most successful and profitable film of the year.”<\/p>\n
Director Madhur Bhandarkar reacted to the film with four telling words: “The power of cinema.”<\/p>\n
Akshay Kumar tweeted: “Hearing absolutely incredible things about your performance in ‘The Kashmir Files’.” The reference was to Kher’s interpretation of his tragic character.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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