The Kashmir Files is VULGAR - IFFI Jury
The controversial film "The kashmir Files," which centres on the killings and emigration of Kashmiri Pandits from kashmir Valley in 1990, has been criticised by the jury of the 53rd international Film festival in Goa. Israeli director Nadav Lapid, who oversaw the IFFI jury, referred to the movie as "propaganda" and a "vulgar picture," saying that "all of them" were "disturbed and horrified" to see it shown at the event.
"For an aesthetic, competitive area of such a prominent film festival, it seemed to us to be a propaganda picture. I feel completely at ease discussing these feelings with you in front of the audience. Given that having a festival is meant to allow critical discourse, which is crucial for both art and life, "During his speech, Mr. Lapid noted. Last week, the festival's "Panorama" section screened the vivek Agnihotri-directed film starring Anupam Kher, mithun Chakraborty, and Pallavi Joshi.
The movie was a box office success, received accolades from the BJP, and was declared tax-free in the majority of BJP-ruled states. The film has received acclaim from both prime minister Narendra Modi and Union home minister amit Shah. However, a lot of people have criticised the material, calling it a biassed portrayal of the events that is occasionally factually incorrect and asserting that the film has a "propagandist tone."
The movie was outlawed in singapore in May due to worries that it would "create animosity between different cultures." According to a statement from the Singaporean government, which was obtained by news outlet press Trust of India, "The film would be rejected classification for its aggressive and one-sided representation of Muslims and the images of Hindus being persecuted in the ongoing strife in Kashmir."