BJP Using Kashmir Files To Get Political Advantage In Gujarat, Rajasthan Elections: Sanjay Raut

He further said that by the time elections would approach, the controversy around the film would have gone. 

Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut | Getty Images

New Delhi: Shiv Sena leader Sanjar Raut on Sunday, in a veiled attack to the BJP, said that ‘The Kashmir Files’ is just a movie and that it would not help any political advantage in the upcoming elections, news agency ANI reported. 

"It is not right to do politics on a sensitive issue like Kashmir. ‘The Kashmir Files' is just a film, I don't think it will provide any political advantage to anyone in the coming elections," Raut said addressing media persons in Mumbai.

He further said that by the time elections would approach, the controversy around the film would have gone. 

Raut said that many incidents depicted in the film remain debatable for their authenticity. 

"Whether the events shown in the film are true or not can be discussed later. Many things shown in the film are being questioned that are not true. Many people are also saying that there are many facts that were supposed to be shown, but are not shown. Muslims were also among those who died at that time. There were many officers whose lives were saved by Muslims, these are all such things that could be in the film but are not there," he said.

Filmmakers of the movie were recently provided with Y category security on which Raut took a jibe saying the film will get a National Award soon and the filmmakers will get something like Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan etc. "All these things keep happening, Y category security has also been received, we have seen," he added.