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A heart-wrenching tale that captures the pain, suffering, and struggle of the Kashmiri Pandit community in 1990 and leads Krishna, a young college student, to set out on a quest to uncover t... Read allA heart-wrenching tale that captures the pain, suffering, and struggle of the Kashmiri Pandit community in 1990 and leads Krishna, a young college student, to set out on a quest to uncover the truth.A heart-wrenching tale that captures the pain, suffering, and struggle of the Kashmiri Pandit community in 1990 and leads Krishna, a young college student, to set out on a quest to uncover the truth.
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- Laxmi Dutt
- (as Mrunal Kulkarni)
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Summary
Reviewers say 'The Kashmir Files' is a poignant film addressing the genocide and exodus of Kashmiri Pandits, highlighting their suffering and political cover-up. Many commend its brave depiction of historical events, Anupam Kher's performance, and the director's courage. However, some criticize its technical flaws, unstable camera work, weak plot structure, and biased narrative. Despite mixed opinions on execution, its importance in spotlighting a largely ignored tragedy is widely acknowledged.
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It was not an exodus, it was a genocide.
#TheKashmirFiles is not just a movie but a way to connect the pain of Kashmiri Pandits Director Vivek Agnihotri sir made us felt the pain & suffering of Kashmiri Pandits.
A MUST watch movie.
#TheKashmirFiles is not just a movie but a way to connect the pain of Kashmiri Pandits Director Vivek Agnihotri sir made us felt the pain & suffering of Kashmiri Pandits.
A MUST watch movie.
Kudos to the director and actors of the movie "The Kashmir Files".
Salute to the guts, for making such a heart-touching movie on Kashmiri Hindus and showing the Truth about their Genocide and Exodus from their Land i.e. Kashmir.
Salute to the guts, for making such a heart-touching movie on Kashmiri Hindus and showing the Truth about their Genocide and Exodus from their Land i.e. Kashmir.
A brilliant documentary-style feature that has been cleverly crafted. If anyone knows the context of the film's theme, dialogues, screenplay and characters, they would see the smart film-making.
Never in India has anyone dared to portray the holocaust and genocide (one of the several) that occured in India.
Actors have been brilliant too.
A must watch.
Never in India has anyone dared to portray the holocaust and genocide (one of the several) that occured in India.
Actors have been brilliant too.
A must watch.
I had high expectations from this movie from start but this was 100 times better than I thought. No one can miss this one it's a crime. It's right to know truth in our history. Acting of all actors was top notch and anupam kher will definitely make u choke in theatre. Pallavi joshi and Darshan did equally amazing job. The last monologue will go down in the history of indian cinema. This film is the watershed moment in indian cinema now only corrective narrative will be supported by public... Jai hind vande mataram.
A bold movie by Vivek Sir. This shows the trauma the Kashmiri pandits have gone through and still haunts 30+ years. The nation needs to know this. Many people still doesn't visualize the horror experienced by Kashmiri Pandits. It is seen as a simple terror strike. But it is hard hittting event of bloodshed human brutality and families being displaced.
Vivek Sir is a visionary who comes with innovative flicks imbibed with emotions and ideals. This is going to be one of his best work. Well done sir.
Now about technical aspects, it falls a bit short from being a masterpiece. The fireworks needed to be real, some characters remained flawed, some edges left out. But Vivek Sir daringly showed the gruesome crimes of the tragedy. The violence and fearsome part are gripping while other parts sometimes loses the grip. The tragedy of the event gets well portrayed, gives the fear.
My understanding of the movie : -
The real culprit of the event are not the Muslims or enemy country or the Kashmiris but the liberal Indians. This is the ugly truth showed explicitly in the movie. The liberal minds being cut off from their own religious traditions failed to grasp the ground reality of Kashmir. We should understand that Liberalism is dangerous for hypocritical society. When politics enters in that genre imagine the horror it will produce and that exactly took place in Kashmir.
Summing up it's a must watch movie for the entire subcontinent. The liberals / seculars should be at the top of the viewers. A 74/100.
Vivek Sir is a visionary who comes with innovative flicks imbibed with emotions and ideals. This is going to be one of his best work. Well done sir.
Now about technical aspects, it falls a bit short from being a masterpiece. The fireworks needed to be real, some characters remained flawed, some edges left out. But Vivek Sir daringly showed the gruesome crimes of the tragedy. The violence and fearsome part are gripping while other parts sometimes loses the grip. The tragedy of the event gets well portrayed, gives the fear.
My understanding of the movie : -
The real culprit of the event are not the Muslims or enemy country or the Kashmiris but the liberal Indians. This is the ugly truth showed explicitly in the movie. The liberal minds being cut off from their own religious traditions failed to grasp the ground reality of Kashmir. We should understand that Liberalism is dangerous for hypocritical society. When politics enters in that genre imagine the horror it will produce and that exactly took place in Kashmir.
Summing up it's a must watch movie for the entire subcontinent. The liberals / seculars should be at the top of the viewers. A 74/100.
Did you know
- TriviaStarting scene of the movie, where Farooq Ahmed Bitta(played by Chinmay Mandlekar) shouts anti Indian slogans, was shot in Dehradun with real local people around Bitta. Initially people participated happily but soon forced makers to stop shoot after hearing anti Indian slogans. Then to convince people, they were shown previous Chinmay's movies. After knowing Chinmay had played Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's role, people allowed shoot to resume.
- Alternate versionsFor television premiere, the film was granted a U/A certificate after multiple cuts were made, bringing down the film's runtime to 159 minutes.
- ConnectionsReferenced in 68th Hyundai Filmfare Awards 2023 with Maharashtra Tourism (2023)
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- Кашмирские файлы
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Box office
- Budget
- ₹200,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $1,485,000
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $1,485,000
- Mar 20, 2022
- Gross worldwide
- $24,821,898
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