IFFI Jury Head Nadav Lapid Calls 'The Kashmir Files' Propaganda & Vulgar; Anupam Kher Reacts With Schindler's List —

Vivek Agnihotri's The Kashmir Files still stands as the biggest Bollywood hit at the domestic box office in 2022. The film was screened at the 53rd IFFI yesterday, but nobody knew that it was going to have a controversial reception. The head of the IFFI jury, Nadav Lapid, went on to call it a propaganda and vulgar film that has created a lot of noise on the internet.In his statement, Nadav said, "All of us were disturbed and shocked by the 15th film, The Kashmir Files. That felt like a propaganda, vulgar movie, inappropriate for an artistic competitive section of such a prestigious film festival. I feel totally comfortable to openly share these feelings here with you on this stage. In the spirit of this festival, you can surely also accept a critical discussion, which is essential for art and life." Soon after the video went viral and became headline news, the netizens got divided into two groups: one that supported The Kashmir Files, and another that believed Nadav Lapid was right. Meanwhile, Anupam Kher gave a statement to the media saying that it was a pre-planned hate campaign against his film.

झूट का क़द कितना भी ऊँचा क्यों ना हो..
सत्य के मुक़ाबले में हमेशा छोटा ही होता है.. pic.twitter.com/OfOiFgkKtD

— Anupam Kher (@AnupamPKher) November 28, 2022

He then shared pictures from Steven Spielberg's Oscar-winning biographical drama, Schindler's List (1993), along with The Kashmir Files. He wrote, "झूट का क़द कितना भी ऊँचा क्यों ना हो.. सत्य के मुक़ाबले में हमेशा छोटा ही होता है.. (No matter how high the height of the lie is.. It is always small in comparison to the truth.)

GM.

Truth is the most dangerous thing. It can make people lie. #CreativeConsciousness

— Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri (@vivekagnihotri) November 29, 2022

The director of the film, Vivek Agnihotri, shared a cryptic tweet : "GM. Truth is the most dangerous thing. It can make people lie. #CreativeConsciousness"

I take strong objection to the language used by Mr. Nadav Lapid for #kashmirFiles .
Depicting the genocide of 3 lakh #KashmiriHindus cannot be called vulgar .
I as a filmmaker & a #KashmiriPandit condemn this shameless act of abuse towards victims of terrorism .

— Ashoke Pandit (@ashokepandit) November 28, 2022

Filmmaker Ashoke Pandit wrote, "I take strong objection to the language used by Mr. Nadav Lapid for #kashmirFiles Depicting the genocide of 3 lakh #KashmiriHindus cannot be called vulgar. I as a filmmaker & a #KashmiriPandit condemn this shameless act of abuse towards victims of terrorism"