IFFI Jury Chief Nadav Lapid during the closing ceremony of the festival termed the film ‘The Kashmir Files’ as ‘obscene’ and ‘inappropriate’ and said that the spirit of the festival can definitely be accepted. A critical discussion, too, is essential to art and life. Narrating the experience of the jury, he said that 14 of them (international films) were of cinematic quality.
Lapid added, “We were all upset and shocked by the 15th film ‘The Kashmir Files.’ Inappropriate.” He said, “I feel completely comfortable sharing these feelings with you here on this stage openly. Since, the spirit of the festival can certainly welcome critical discussion. is, essential to art and life.”
On November 23, the film’s lead actor Anupam Kher, while talking about ‘The Kashmir Files’, said that it helped make the world aware of the tragedy that befell Kashmiri Pandits in the 1990s. .
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Anupam Kher added “This is a film based on true events. Film director Vivek Agnihotri interviewed about 500 people from around the world for the film. On the night of 19 January 1990, five lakh Kashmiri Pandits were killed in their homes in the Kashmir Valley. Times and memories had to be left behind. After the escalating violence. As a Kashmiri Hindu, I lived with the tragedy. But no one was acknowledging the tragedy. The world was trying to hide the tragedy. The film begins the healing process by documenting this tragedy.”
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