On Sunday, March 20, The Kashmir Files team, which included director Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri, Anupam Kher, Pallavi Joshi, and the film’s producer Abhishek Agarwal, arrived in Lucknow. Today, the film crew met with Governor Anandiben Patel and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath of Uttar Pradesh.
The state of Uttar Pradesh is one of the states that has made ‘The Kashmir Files’ tax-free. UP CM Yogi Adityanath took to Twitter to congratulate The Kashmir Files team.
“The film The Kashmir Files boldly reveals the inhuman horror of religious bigotry and terrorism. Undoubtedly, this film will work to make the society and the country aware. Congratulations to the entire team for producing such a thought-provoking film,” CM Yogi Adityanath said in a tweet (in Hindi).
Calling it “golden period for Indian civilisation”, the movie’s director Vivek Agnihotri said, “The Kashmir Files has done a phenomenal job in uniting all Indians across the world and has taken a step towards your (CM Yogi’s) vision of a united India.
Earlier today, BJP leader Nand Gopal Gupta met the team in Lucknow. Taking to Twitter, the BJP leader said, “The Kashmir Files team, who exposed the pain of Kashmiri Pandits and showed their untold tragedy to the country and the world, were welcomed on their arrival in Lucknow.”
Living up to its title, ‘The Kashmir Files’ is a true story, based on video interviews of the first generation victims of The Kashmir Genocide of Kashmiri Pandit Community. It’s a heart-wrenching narrative of the pain, suffering, struggle and trauma of Kashmiri pandits and questions eye-opening facts about democracy, religion, politics and humanity.
Written and directed by Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri, the exodus drama features a stellar cast of actors including Mithun Chakraborty, Anupam Kher, Darshan Kumaar, Pallavi Joshi and Chinmay Mandlekar.
Produced by Zee Studios and Tej Narayan Agarwal, Abhishek Agarwal, Pallavi Joshi and Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri, ‘The Kashmir Files’, written and directed by Vivek Agnihotri released in theatres on 11th March, 2022.
