Ever since its theatrical release, The Kashmir Files has become a talk of the town and has become a blockbuster on the box office. Directed by National-award winning director Vivek Agnihotri, The Kashmir Files is based on the genocide of the Kashmiri Hindus which took place in the valley in 1990. While the government of India including PM Modi, Amit Shah have lauded the film for presenting raw facts, a few section of the media have accused Vivek Agnihotri of making a propaganda film that suits right-wing ideology. Actor and politician Prakash Raj too had accused Agnihotri of making a propaganda film. Now, Anupam Kher has broken his silence and slammed those who are calling it a propaganda film.
Bollywood actor Anupam Kher who is one of the main characters of The Kashmir Files, took to his Twitter handle on Wednesday and shared a news video showing the mass murder 24 innocents by terrorists in the valley. Sharing the video, Anupam Kher lambasted people who are shamelessly calling The Kashmir Files as a propaganda movie. Although, Anupam Kher did not take anyone's name, it was quite clear that Prakash Raj was among one of those shameless people The Kashmir Files actor mentioned. Furthermore,, Kher asked 'those shameless people' to apologise from the victims of the 1990 Kashmir Genocide.
Anupam Kher on The Kashmir Files Propaganda movie:
Anupam Kher's incredible performance in 'The Kashmir Files' has been garnering critical acclaim. Calling it the result of the pain of being a Kashmir Pandit himself and listening to the tragic stories of his community members, he said the role is about the truth in Kashmir.
Addressing the media in the Capital, Kher said: "I act ... play roles ... but this time I have not played any character. I didn't. 'The Kashmir Files' is not about dialogues ... 32 years ago what happened to the Kashmiri Pandits ... 90 crore people of the country were silent, the police had vanished ,,, the Army was in the barracks ... nobody knew what happened to us. There's been no trial, no one has been punished. The film is about knocking on the souls of every Indian. I am Pushkar Nath."
Kher said: "It is not a film but a wound that can never be healed." He said the movie presented a truth that had never come out. His character of Pushkar Nath is central to the movie; it is the soul of the gut-wrenching movie.
(Inputs: IANS)