The Kashmir Files Row: Vivek Agnihotri Says, 'Terror supporters And Genocide Deniers Can Never Silence Me'

'The Kashmir Files' director Vivek Agnihotri took to his twitter handle to share a cryptic post in lieu of IFFI jury head Nadav Lapid's "propaganda" and "vulgar" remarks on the film.

New Delhi: Israeli director Nadav Lapid, who also chaired the 53rd International Film Festival of India as the head of the jury, sparked a controversy with his remark on Vivek Agnihotri's film 'The Kashmir Files' as he called it a "propaganda" and "vulgar" film.

Nadav Lapid's comment spurred huge dislike from actors and filmmakers alike, who slammed the Israeli director.

After sharing a cryptic tweet in the morning, 'The Kashmir Files' director Vivek Agnihotri has now shared a video on Twitter to give his reaction to Lapid's comment. He tweeted, "Terror supporters and Genocide deniers can never silence me. Jai Hind. #TheKashmirFiles #ATrueStory"

In the video he said, "This is nothing new for me. Because such things are often said by terrorist organisations, urban naxals and by those who wants to divide the country. What is shocking to me is that narrative supported by those who wish to separate Kashmir from India were voiced at the stage of an event organised by the government on India. And a few who live India used it against the country. Who are these people."

He added, “It is often said that The Kashmir Files is a propaganda movie, that the Hindus were never killed in the valley. So today, I challenge all intellectuals, urban naxals and this great filmmaker from Israel: if they can prove that a single shot, dialogue, event from The Kashmir Files is untrue, I would stop making movies."

 

Earlier, the director had tweeted a cryptic tweet, wishing everyone a good morning, he wrote, "Truth is the most dangerous thing. It can make people lie."

See Vivek Agnihotri's tweet here:

Nadav Lapid, head of the IFFI jury, made some controversial remarks at the closing of the 53rd International Film Festival of India. 'The Kashmir Files', directed by Vivek Agnihotri, was criticised by the Israeli filmmaker who was in attendance at the International Film Festival of India. The Indian movie was labelled as "propoganda, vulgar movie" by the director during the event on Monday.

The Kashmir Files was chosen for the Indian Panorama Section and premiered on November 22. The jury, according to Lapid, was "disturbed and shocked" when they saw the movie being screened at the festival.

The killings and evacuation of Kashmiri Pandits from the valley in 1990 is at the focus of the movie, which released in theatres on March 11.

Anupam Kher, Mithun Chakraborty, and Pallavi Joshi play the three main characters in the movie.