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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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Saurav Raj Vermaa
- Afzal
- (as Sourav Verma)
Mrinal Kulkarni
- 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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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.
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.
After eons I someone in bollywood has made an excellent movie. I had given up on bollywood and stopped watching their films completely because of the trash they usually produce. But despite all controversies, this movie is a masterpiece.
Story- 10/10 Direction -10/10 Acting-10/10
Highly recommend this one!
Story- 10/10 Direction -10/10 Acting-10/10
Highly recommend this one!
Anybody who has read up on the SEVEN Exoduses and Genocides of the Kashmiri Pandits would be able to recognize the scenes shown in the movie.
The movie attempts to show the horrendous plight of the Pandits (and the others who were persecuted) of their past and present. To depict the amount and types of atrocities that the victims had to go through is not possible due to the censoring and the restrictions a feature film's length poses. But despite these major stumbling blocks, the amount of information and hints strewn across the movie about the enormity of the situation is remarkable.
The performances by Mr Anupam Kher and Mr Darshan Kumar stood out. Ms Joshi played her role with aplomb and deserves fair share of the accolades. But Bhasha Sumbli, who played Sharda Pandit, emerged innocuously as a star. The direction was well done though the story appeared to have instances of slack and that of being rushed on a few occasions. Possibly, the censorship cuts played a role here but the movie is still supremely impactful.
The mainstream channels, OTT, and ofc 'bollywood' not only distanced itself but also actively worked against this project. All this amply shows how and why depicting the truth about one of the most heinous pogrom in the history of mankind had not been attempted till now. Salute to the brave Mr Agnihotri. Hopeful that the 'Director's cut' arrives in DVD+BD+Digital options.
This movie deserves the support not just in the present, but the future as well because the rivals of true cinema will not let this slide by just like that.
The movie attempts to show the horrendous plight of the Pandits (and the others who were persecuted) of their past and present. To depict the amount and types of atrocities that the victims had to go through is not possible due to the censoring and the restrictions a feature film's length poses. But despite these major stumbling blocks, the amount of information and hints strewn across the movie about the enormity of the situation is remarkable.
The performances by Mr Anupam Kher and Mr Darshan Kumar stood out. Ms Joshi played her role with aplomb and deserves fair share of the accolades. But Bhasha Sumbli, who played Sharda Pandit, emerged innocuously as a star. The direction was well done though the story appeared to have instances of slack and that of being rushed on a few occasions. Possibly, the censorship cuts played a role here but the movie is still supremely impactful.
The mainstream channels, OTT, and ofc 'bollywood' not only distanced itself but also actively worked against this project. All this amply shows how and why depicting the truth about one of the most heinous pogrom in the history of mankind had not been attempted till now. Salute to the brave Mr Agnihotri. Hopeful that the 'Director's cut' arrives in DVD+BD+Digital options.
This movie deserves the support not just in the present, but the future as well because the rivals of true cinema will not let this slide by just like that.
This movie is gem and everyone should appreciate this.. The film showcase the truth and after considering reactions from kashmiri victims... One thing is proved that this movie showcased reality rather than facts!! I'm 100% sure that this movie is considered to be best indian patriotism and realistic movie all time!!!
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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- Also known as
- 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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