Director Vivek Agnihotri hosted a special screening of his upcoming film ‘The Kashmir Files’ in Jammu. Kashmiri Pandits, Army Officers, bureaucrats and politicians marked their presence and watched the film based on real events.
Vivek Agnihotri has now shared a video on his social media handle in which the audience can be seen giving a standing ovation to the film. The entire audience stood up and clapped. Most of them were also seen in heavy tears.
The Kashmir Files is set in 1990 when the great majority of Hindus were forced to flee the valley after rising Islamic jihad. The film is based on video interviews with first-generation Kashmiri Pandit victims of the Kashmir Genocide. It features Anupam Kher and Mithun Chakraborty in the leading roles and will hit the theatres on March 11.
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At a press conference held in Mumbai a few days ago, actor Anupam Kher had shared his family’s experience during the exodus. With tears in his eyes, the actor said, “My mother’s younger brother saved his hard-earned money the entire life and built a home in Srinagar in 1987. He was very happy to finally have his own home. And after 6-7 months, he started receiving threats that he must leave the valley. He was told that they have killed his neighbour and if doesn’t leave, he would be next. So, one night, he and his family left the valley in a Fiat car. They were four people- my uncle, his wife and their two children. Whatever belongings of their lifetime they could stuff in that car, they did, and they settled in Delhi. He was so traumatised by this incident that he died after 3 years or so. My mother always talks about them.”
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