‘Government Sponsored Producer’: Congress Hits Out At Filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri

On Saturday, Agnihotri shared that he will soon start working on his next project 'The Delhi Files' on the 1984 riots.

New Delhi: The Congress party hit out at filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri calling him a “government sponsored producer” as the Kashmir Files’ director announced his next film on 1984 riots, reported news agency ANI. 

"Have some courage to make a movie on Gujarat files, I will get you all the evidence of what the Chief Minister was doing...what Home minister of Gujarat was doing when Gujarat was burning. I will provide you with all the relevant information and evidence provided you have that courage but unfortunately, I am aware that you are a government-sponsored producer, director and make films over files,” said Congress spokesperson Gaurav Vallabh, quoted by the news agency. 

Vallabh further said that the director has liberty to make films of his choice but if he is an unbiased and honest filmmaker, then he must make a film on the Gujarat riots and prove that he is not a government sponsored producer.

"We are in a democracy. I understand Mr Agnihotri can make anything of his choice. But, please get some courage because you are an independent filmmaker, and not a government-sponsored producer and director, don't behave like one," he said.

"Is somebody compelling you for not making Gujarat files or you do not have enough evidence or data, if you require evidence and data about what happened in Gujarat during the Narendra Modi Ji's Chief ministership, I can provide it to you," he said further. 

Senior Congress leader Rashid Alvi also targeted the filmmaker saying, “I am not surprised that Agnihotri tweets and then it becomes the biggest news in the country. He should make a movie on the Gujarat riots if he is so honest. He should also make movies on all riots which took place in India in the past 70 years."

He further said, "In fact, the PM should make one ministry on this, wherever the riot takes place make a movie on it."

On Saturday, Agnihotri shared that he will soon start working on his next project 'The Delhi Files'.