Ever
since
the
trailer
of
Vidhu
Vinod
Chopra's
Shikara,
the
film
has
become
a
hot
topic
of
discussion
nationwide.
On
February
7,
2020,
the
film
hit
the
theatres
and
received
mixed
response
from
the
movie-goers.
While
some
praised
the
movie,
some
accused
Chopra
of
commercialising
the
plight
of
Kashmiri
Pandits.
In
his
recent
tete-a-tete
with
the
media
while
promoting
the
film
at
Mumbai's
KC
college,
Vidhu
Vinod
Chopra
reacts
to
the
accusation
and
said,
"3
Idiots,
which
I
produced
earned
Rs
33
crore
on
its
first
day
of
release,
and
we
knew
the
first
day
collection
of
Shikara
will
be
30
lakh.
Despite
that
we
gave
11
years
of
our
life
to
make
this
film."
"I
feel
today
things
are
very
funny
because
I've
made
films
that
collected
Rs
30
crore
on
its
first
day,
and
when
I
make
a
film
that
collects
Rs
30
lakh
on
its
first
day
in
the
memory
of
my
mother,
people
say
I
have
commercialised
the
pain
of
Kashmiri
people."
"I
feel
people
who
think
that
way
are
gadhe
(donkeys),
and
that's
why
I
want
to
tell
you,
don't
be
donkeys.
First
see
the
film
and
then
form
your
opinions," added
Vidhu
Vinod
Chopra.
Shikara
is
about
the
mass
exodus
of
Kashmiri
Pandits
in
early
1990,
in
the
wake
of
violent
Islamist
insurgency.
Vidhu
Vinod
Chopra
also
added
that
he
never
compromised
on
anything
while
making
films
in
his
career.
"All
my
life
I
have
never
compromised
on
films
I
have
made,
whether
it
is
3
Idiots
or
the
Munna
Bhai
series
or
Shikara.
In
every
film,
I
tried
and
give
you
guys
a
message.
In
Munna
Bhai,
I
talked
about
Jaadu
ki
jhappi
and
in
3
Idiots
I
gave
critical
advice
to
students,
to
chase
excellence
and
success
will
follow.
I
am
happy
to
say
that
many
lives
changed
with
that
film."