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The Kashmir Files

  • 2022
  • Not Rated
  • 2h 50m
IMDb RATING
8.5/10
577K
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Mithun Chakraborty, Pallavi Joshi, Anupam Kher, Darshan Kumaar, Bhasha Sumbli, and Chinmay Mandlekar in The Kashmir Files (2022)
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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.

  • Director
    • Vivek Agnihotri
  • Writers
    • Vivek Agnihotri
    • Saurabh M. Pandey
  • Stars
    • Mithun Chakraborty
    • Anupam Kher
    • Darshan Kumaar
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    8.5/10
    577K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Vivek Agnihotri
    • Writers
      • Vivek Agnihotri
      • Saurabh M. Pandey
    • Stars
      • Mithun Chakraborty
      • Anupam Kher
      • Darshan Kumaar
    • 7.3KUser reviews
    • 27Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 14 wins & 29 nominations total

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    Mithun Chakraborty
    Mithun Chakraborty
    • Brahma Dutt
    Anupam Kher
    Anupam Kher
    • Pushkar Nath Pandit
    Darshan Kumaar
    Darshan Kumaar
    • Krishna Pandit
    Pallavi Joshi
    Pallavi Joshi
    • Radhika Menon
    Chinmay Mandlekar
    Chinmay Mandlekar
    • Farooq Ahmed Dar (Bitta Karate)
    Prakash Belawadi
    Prakash Belawadi
    • Dr. Mahesh Kumar
    Puneet Issar
    Puneet Issar
    • DGP Hari Narain
    Bhasha Sumbli
    Bhasha Sumbli
    • Sharda Pandit
    Saurav Raj Vermaa
    • Afzal
    • (as Sourav Verma)
    Mrinal Kulkarni
    Mrinal Kulkarni
    • Laxmi Dutt
    • (as Mrunal Kulkarni)
    Atul Srivastava
    Atul Srivastava
    • Journalist Vishnu Ram
    Amaan Iqbal
    • Karan Pandit
    Meenakshi Chugh
    Meenakshi Chugh
    • The women trying to stop truck
    Navneet Gairola
    • Sqd Ldr Shaheed Ravi Khanna
    Fasi Khan
    • Home minister PA
    Atul Vishnoi
    • Home Minister
    • Director
      • Vivek Agnihotri
    • Writers
      • Vivek Agnihotri
      • Saurabh M. Pandey
    • All cast & crew
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    User reviews7.3K

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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.
    AI-generated from the text of user reviews

    Featured reviews

    10ravisuman-78641

    A rare gem of Bollywood Hindi cinema

    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.
    10trashukumar-19064

    Heart Touching and well documented 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.
    whoareyou-25120

    Simply Brilliant!

    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!
    9spacescreamer

    Raliv, Galiv, ya Chaliv - The Horror That Was Kept Away From Mainstream

    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.
    9Filmwalla

    Brutally Honest!!!!

    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!!!

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    • Trivia
      Starting 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 versions
      For television premiere, the film was granted a U/A certificate after multiple cuts were made, bringing down the film's runtime to 159 minutes.
    • Connections
      Referenced in 68th Hyundai Filmfare Awards 2023 with Maharashtra Tourism (2023)

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    • Release date
      • March 11, 2022 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • India
    • Official sites
      • The Kashmir Files
      • Watch on JioTV
    • Language
      • Hindi
    • Also known as
      • Кашмирские файлы
    • Production companies
      • Zee Studios
      • Abhishek Agarwal Arts
      • I Am Buddha
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    • 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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    • Runtime
      2 hours 50 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby

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