Row over Nadav Lapid’s remarks: Vivek Agnihotri announces ‘The Kashmir Files: Unreported’

Days after Israeli filmmaker Nadav Lapid called ‘The Kashmir Files’ ‘propaganda, vulgar’ film, director Vivek Agnihotri announced that he will make ‘The Kashmir Files: Unreported’ to let the people know the 'entire truth'.

In an interview with the news channel AajTak, Vivek said that he has many stories, anecdotes, truths from which they could have made 10 films instead of one. But they decided to make only one film. He said he has decided that he will bring out the whole truth in his next film, which will be titled ‘The Kashmir Files: Unreported’. The filmmaker added that he is now determined to release the film this year.

‘I will let everyone know very soon whether Unreported will be in the form of a web series or documentary. I'll divulge the entire truth. Now this subject is beyond art and is more about the reputation of this country. It is my moral responsibility that whatever information, proof I have with me and what all people have said, I bring them out and present it in front of people so they know the entire truth,’ he said.

Vivek shared a video on Instagram on Tuesday, challenging all urban naxals and the legendary filmmaker who came from Israel, to prove that a single shot, event, or dialogue from his film is untrue. He vowed to quit filmmaking if he’s proved wrong.

‘The Kashmir Files’, based on the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits in the valley in the 1990s, is one of the highest-grossing Bollywood movies of the year. It stars Anupam Kher, Darshan Kumar, Mithun Chakraborty, and Pallavi Joshi.

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