A contentious Indian film endorsed by the Hindu nationalist federal government has again stirred controversy after it was described as a “propaganda vulgar movie” by the Israeli jury head of the International Film Festival of India (Iffi).
The Himalayan region of Kashmir is at the heart of a decades-old dispute between India and Pakistan. Both countries claim the region as theirs, but control only parts of it.
The Kashmir Files, which presents a fictionalised account of the exodus of Hindu pandits from the Muslim-majority region in the 90s, has been mired in controversy since its release in March this year.
Israeli filmmaker Nadav Lapid on Monday attacked the film for its content, saying “all of us [the Iffi jury]” were “disturbed and shocked” to see the film, which was screened at the festival held every year in the coastal tourist state of Goa.
“All of us were disturbed and shocked... by the movie...
The Himalayan region of Kashmir is at the heart of a decades-old dispute between India and Pakistan. Both countries claim the region as theirs, but control only parts of it.
The Kashmir Files, which presents a fictionalised account of the exodus of Hindu pandits from the Muslim-majority region in the 90s, has been mired in controversy since its release in March this year.
Israeli filmmaker Nadav Lapid on Monday attacked the film for its content, saying “all of us [the Iffi jury]” were “disturbed and shocked” to see the film, which was screened at the festival held every year in the coastal tourist state of Goa.
“All of us were disturbed and shocked... by the movie...
- 11/29/2022
- by Alisha Rahaman Sarkar
- The Independent - Film
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