Vivek Agnihotri Lashes Out At Anurag Kashyap For Not Wanting Kashmir Files As India's Entry at Oscars
"India might actually have a nomination in the final five, if RRR is the film that we pick. I don’t know what film anybody is going to pick. I hope not Kashmir Files," Anurag Kashyap said
New Delhi: Vivek Agnihotri has commented on Anurag Kashyap’s statement about ‘RRR’ having a chance at the Academy Awards 2023. As Anurag Kashyap is promoting his upcoming film ‘Dobaaraa’, Anurag shared his views about the recent success the Southern Indian film industry is celebrating with the likes of ‘Pushpa’, ‘KGF: Chapter 2’ and especially ‘RRR’ and the Hollywood fever around the film.
In an interaction with the Indian Express, Anurag said, “I enjoyed Pushpa, I didn’t enjoy RRR as much, because I’m a massive Rajamouli-Eega fan. When he makes me believe in something which only comes from his mind, I believe in it. But when you’re building a mythology, then I feel it’s not really sticking. RRR, some action scenes had an impact on me. Like when the animals come out, I was like, ‘How can someone think like this?’ I was blown away by that. But the film as a whole, I put RRR below Baahubali, below Eega, below Magadheera, below a lot of other films.”
Talking about the impact of ‘RRR’ in the West, Anurag further told the publication, “They find it better than any Marvel movie. They’ve really gone crazy for it, even the silliness of it. And they are so blown away not only by the action sequences, but also the dance sequences.”
“The West sees RRR differently than how we see it, and they’ve loved RRR. If RRR becomes the India selection, 99% it might get nominated for the Academy Award. That is the impact that RRR has had in the world of Hollywood. India might actually have a nomination in the final five, if RRR is the film that we pick. I don’t know what film anybody is going to pick. I hope not Kashmir Files," he added.
Perhaps the mention of ‘The Kashmir Files’ was taken personally by the film’s director Vivek Agnihotri who lashed out on Twitter with a screenshot of the interview Anurag gave to the Indian Express with a caption, “IMPORTANT: The vicious, GENOCIDE-DENIER lobby of Bollywood has started their campaign against #TheKashmirFiles for #Oscars, under the leadership of the maker of #Dobaaraa.”
Interestingly, many fans of 'The Kashmir Files' have come out in support of Vivek Agnihotri as he shared the aforementioned announcement.
IMPORTANT:
— Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri (@vivekagnihotri) August 17, 2022
The vicious, GENOCIDE-DENIER lobby of Bollywood has started their campaign against #TheKashmirFiles for #Oscars, under the leadership of the maker of #Dobaaraa. pic.twitter.com/1Np8K0lo27
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