Pallavi Joshi plays Professor Radhika Menon in The Kashmir Files
Actor-producer Pallavi Joshi has rubbished internet rumours, claiming that her recently released film ‘The Kashmir Files’ contains some fictional material. Featuring ‘The Kashmir Files’ directed by Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri Anupam KherMithun Chakraborty, Pallavi Joshi, Darshan Kumar, and others have been the talk of the town since its release on March 11, 2022. At a press conference held in Lucknow city, Uttar Pradesh on Sunday, the team was asked whether the film with fictional content reported was true.
Filmmaker Pallavi Joshi, who also essays the role of ‘Kashmir cause’ believer Professor Radhika Menon in the film, rubbished the rumors and revealed that she and her husband Vivek Agnihotri almost spent time doing research work for the film. Spent four years
“We went around the world, USA, UK, Germany, Singapore, Jammu & Kashmir, Pune, Thailand, Delhi, wherever we found the first family of the victim whose father was murdered, whose mother was raped, the children. Saw their parents being murdered in front of their eyes.. We have met those people,” Joshi said during an interaction with the media.
He further added, “We have shot his long format video interviews and we also have those videos which will also come in front of the public.. So if there is anyone who is accusing me that something is wrong in the film, then you Come and see. Our videos get as much as 4,000 hours of research.”
The film ‘The Kashmir Files’ revolves around the massacre of Kashmiri Pandits in 1990 and is directed by Vivek Agnihotri, known for films like ‘Tashkent Files’, ‘Hate Story’ and ‘Buddha in a Traffic Jam’ goes. The film, which has crossed the Rs 100 crore mark at the box office, has been declared tax free in several states including Uttar Pradesh, Tripura, Goa, Haryana and Uttarakhand.
‘The Kashmir Files’ team, including Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri, Anupam Kher, Pallavi Joshi, and the film producer Abhishek Agarwal also met Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Governor Anandiben Patel in Lucknow on Sunday.
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