Vivek
Agnihotri's
latest
release
The
Kashmir
Files
has
taken
the
nation
by
storm
and
is
having
a
phenomenal
run
at
the
box
office.
The
film
depicting
the
exodus
of
the
Kashmiri
Pandits
from
the
Kashmir
Valley
in
the
early
90s,
has
been
growing
stronger
day
by
day
at
the
ticket
counter.
Amid
this,
the
states
of
Karnataka,
Gujarat,
Madhya
Pradesh
and
Haryana
have
asked
the
cinema
halls
not
to
levy
state
GST
tax
on
the
tickets.
Karnataka
Chief
Minister
Basavaraj
Bommai
announced
on
Twitter
that
the
film
has
been
declared
tax-free
in
the
state.
He
tweeted,
"Kudos
to
@vivekagnihotri
for
#TheKashmirFiles,
a
blood-curdling,
poignant
&
honest
narrative
of
the
exodus
of
Kashmiri
Pandits
from
their
homeland.
To
lend
our
support
to
the
movie
&
encourage
our
people
to
watch
it,
we
will
make
the
movie
tax-free
in
Karnataka."
Responding
to
his
tweet,
director
Vivek
Agnihotri
wrote,
"Thank
you
very
much
@BSBommai
ji,
for
your
dynamic
and
quick
decision.
This
will
help
common
people
to
watch
this
film
about
the
biggest
tragedy
of
independent
India."
Shivraj
Singh
Chouhan,
the
Chief
Minister
of
Madhya
Pradesh
took
to
his
official
Twitter
handle
and
wrote,
"Movie
#TheKashmirFiles
is
heart-wrenching
narration
of
the
pain,
suffering,
struggle,
and
trauma
faced
by
Kashmiri
Hindus
in
the
90s.
This
needs
to
be
watched
by
maximum
people,
hence
we
have
decided
to
make
it
a
tax-free
in
the
state
of
Madhya
Pradesh.
Vivek
Agnihotri
expressed
his
gratitude
to
Chouhan
and
wrote,
"Both
Pallavi
Joshi
and
I
are
from
Madhya
Pradesh.
And
the
kind
of
love
and
support
that
has
come
from
MP
for
#TheKashmirFiles
is
overwhelming.
Thanks
a
lot
@ChouhanShivraj
ji.
You
have
always
given
priority
to
common
people.
You
are
a
true
Mama
ji.
🙏🙏🙏."
The
Gujarat
and
Haryana
government
has
also
declared
the
film
tax-free
in
their
respective
states.
Meanwhile,
the
team
of
The
Kashmir
Files
had
met
Prime
Minister
Narendra
Modi
on
Saturday
wherein
the
latter
appreciated
the
film.