new Delhi: Filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri has been in the news recently after the release of his much-acclaimed film ‘The Kashmir Files’. The director is getting a lot of appreciation for beautifully portraying the suffering of Kashmiri Pandits, who had to flee their homeland during the Kashmir insurgency.
Despite the film receiving much critical acclaim, a large section of the audience has labeled the film based on the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits as a propaganda film with the interests of the ruling government, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Vivek Agnihotri, who wrote and directed the film, has now got a ‘Y’ category security cover by the government, as all the hate speeches are being propagated after watching the film.
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According to a tweet by ANI, “Film director Vivek Agnihotri has been given ‘Y’ category security with CRPF cover pan India: Government sources.”
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Film director Vivek Agnihotri has been given ‘Y’ category security with CRPF cover across India: Government sources
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— ANI (@ANI) 18 March 2022
‘The Kashmir Files’ has been made tax free in many BJP-ruled states. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah are supporting the film.
Written and directed by Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri, the escape drama features a stellar cast of actors including Mithun Chakraborty, Anupam Kher, Darshan Kumar, Pallavi Joshi and Chinmay Mandlekar.
Produced by Zee Studios and Tej Narayan Agarwal, Abhishek Agarwal, Pallavi Joshi and Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri, ‘The Kashmir Files’ written and directed by Vivek Agnihotri releases in cinemas on March 11, 2022.