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Mithun Chakraborty reacts to Nadav Lapid who called TKF ‘vulgar’ & ‘propaganda’ | Bollywood

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Actor Mithun Chakraborty broke his silence on criticism revolving around The Kashmir Files. For the first time, he addressed the people calling his film, ‘vulgar’ and a ‘propaganda’ movie previously. This remark comes after the film made it to the list of 301 eligible films for the Oscars. The Kashmir Files is directed by Vivek Agnihotri. Also read: Hansal Mehta takes an indirect dig at Vivek Agnihotri for celebrating Oscars eligibility list announcement The Kashmir Files has been a matter of debate ever since its release last year. It revolves around the alleged exodus of Kashmiri pandits in the Valley. It stars Mithun Chakraborty, Anupam Kher, Pallavi Joshi and Darshan Kumaar. At the 53rd International Film Festival of India in Goa, jury Nadav Lapid called the film ‘vulgar’ and a ‘propaganda’ film, which sparked a controversy. The film’s team currently awaits the final list of nominations which will be out on January 24. Talking about the Oscars eligibility list, Mithun Chakraborty told Times Now, “It feels great that Kashmir files has been shortlisted. It’s an …

The Kashmir Files’ Vivek Agnihotri Says “If Any Hindu Is Targeted In Kashmir After This…” Sharing Shocking Tweets About The Aftermath Of Nadav Lapid’s Tweets

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Director Vivek Agnihotri Stirrs Up Yet Another Controversy(Photo Credit –Instagram) Vivek Agnihotri directed film The Kashmir Files have been on the news since its release in March this year, and it is also one of the highest-grossing films of 2022. The film has been in the spotlight over the remark made by the IFFI jury Nadav Lapid for a few days now and once again the remarks of its director have made the headlines. During the International Film Festival Of India, international juror Nadav Lapid stirred a huge controversy by calling the film ‘vulgar’ and a ‘propaganda’. It created a string of comments and repartee among the director, the juror and also the actors in this film. Amidst the controversy, the director has struck back again, taking to his Twitter account Agnihotri tweeted, “In less than a week after Islamist terrorists were given ideological support openly from GOI’s platform #IFFI2022, The Resistance Front (a front of LeT) has issued a list of Kashmiri Hindus to be targeted by its terrorists. Pl save this tweet.” This …

The Kashmir Files row: Sudipto Sen calls Nadav Lapid’s remark ‘unethical’ | Bollywood

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Filmmaker Sudipto Sen has opened up about Israeli filmmaker Nadav Lapid’s remark on The Kashmir Files at the 53rd International Film Festival of India (IFFI). In a new interview, Sudipto said that he felt fellow juror Nadav’s comment were ‘unethical’. As per the report, Sudipto added that The Kashmir Files was one of the 17 films, which were “rejected” from being awarded at the film festival. He added that ‘the film did not fit in the artistic criteria we had’. (Also Read | The Kashmir Files row: Nadav Lapid apologises for his comment, says ‘my aim was never to insult people, their relatives’) Nadav, who served as the chairperson of IFFI’s international jury, had termed Vivek Agnihotri’s The Kashmir Files a ‘vulgar and propaganda’ movie in his speech at the award ceremony during the closing night of the nine-day film festival in Goa. The Kashmir Files portrays the exodus of Kashmiri Hindus from Kashmir in the 1990s. The film is one of the most commercially successful Hindi films of the year. It featured Anupam Kher, …

Delhi lawyer files complaint against Nadav Lapid for comments on ‘The Kashmir Files’

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Delhi lawyer files complaint against Nadav Lapid for comments on ‘The Kashmir Files'(Photo Credit –Poster FromThe Kashmir Files/IANS) A Delhi-based advocate Vineet Jindal has lodged a complaint against Israeli Director Nadav Lapid for making remarks like “a propaganda” and “vulgar” for the movie “The Kashmir Files”, which is based on the story of Hindu genocide in Kashmir. Lapid was the Jury Chairman of the International Competition section of the International Film Festival of India, which was held at Panaji, Goa on Monday. “We were, all of us, disturbed and shocked by the 15th film, The Kashmir Files. That felt to us like a propaganda, vulgar movie, inappropriate for an artistic competitive section of such a prestigious film festival,” Lapid had said during his closing speech. Practicing lawyer in the Supreme court of India and social activist Jindal said that Lapid’s statement is totally manipulated and with ill intentions toward the Hindu community. “By calling a movie based on a true story of Hindu genocide by Islamic terrorists that happened in Kashmir as propaganda and vulgar, …

Political Leader Sanjay Raut Supports IFFI Jury Chief Nadav Lapid, Calling The Film ‘Vulgar’ & ‘Propoganda’

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‘The Kashmir Files’ row: Sanjay Raut backs IFFI jury chief Nadav Lapid ( Photo Credit – Instagram ; Twitter ; The Kashmir Files Poster ) Terming ‘The Kashmir Files’ as a propaganda by one party against another, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut came out in defence of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) jury chief Nadav Lapid who slammed the Vivek Agnihotri film, here on Tuesday. “This is true about ‘The Kashmir Files‘… It was propaganda by one party against another… The maximum number of killings in Kashmir have taken place after this film. Kashmiri Pandits and security personnel were killed… But, a party and the government were busy with publicity,” said Raut to mediapersons. He asked where ‘The Kashmir Files’ people were when the killings were going on in Kashmir, with even the children of Kashmiri Pandits launching an agitation. “Nobody stepped forward then… and there were no plans for a ‘Kashmir Files 2.0’ then… Let them make it,” said Raut. The Sena (UBT) leader’s comments came a day after the 53rd …