Actor Anupam Kher, who is currently being appreciated worldwide for his performance in ‘The Kashmir Files’, has hit back at Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal. It all began when Arvind Kejriwal spoke about the film and director Vivek Agnihotri during the latest Delhi Assembly.
Arvind Kejriwal on The Kashmir Files:
Kejriwal had said, “They are saying make The Kashmir Files tax-free. Well, put it on YouTube it will be free. Why are you asking us to make it tax-free? If you are so keen, ask Vivek Agnihotri to put it on YouTube, it will all be free. Everyone will be able to see it in a day. Where is the need to make it tax-free.”
Anupam Kher Slams Arvind Kejriwal:
Reacting to his statement, Anupam Kher has now said, “After Kejriwal’s statement, I think every true Indian should go and watch this film in the theatre. The only way you can give a resounding response to his insensitivity is by collecting more money and connecting with more people from Kashmir.”
He further added, “He was crude, insensitive and he didn’t think about the lakhs of Kashmiri Hindus who were thrown out of their own homes, the women raped and people murdered. The people behind him were laughing and it was shameless. That was also happening in the state assembly…If he wants to have a political problem with the Prime Minister or the BJP, he should have just spoken about that. But to bring in Kashmir Files which the people are accepting, feeling guilty, and saying ‘We didn’t know this happened to us’…to say that it is a propaganda film or it is a lie I think it was shameful.”
‘The Kashmir Files’ directed by Vivek Agnihotri showcases the genocide of Kashmiri Hindus from the valley in 1990. The film features Anupam Kher, Mithun Chakraborty, Pallavi Joshi and Darshan Kumaar in the leading roles.
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