The Kashmir Files Director Vivek Agnihotri Gets Y-Category Security Over Controversy Around The Film

Director Vivek Agnihotri, whose latest film The Kashmir Files has stirred a political controversy, has been provided with Y-category security cover by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), according to reports.

A tweet by the news agency ANI read, "Film director Vivek Agnihotri has been given 'Y' category security with CRPF cover pan India: Government Sources."

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Under Y-category, the filmmaker will be given eight CRPF personnel, including one or two commandos, besides police personnel. As per sources, the MHA's decision came after the security threat assessment of Agnihotri by the Intelligence Bureau and other security agencies, stated a report in DNA.

Another report in The Indian Express quoted a home ministry official as saying, "An assessment by the Intelligence Bureau has found that there is a threat to his life. Based on the inputs, Y-category security has been provided to him across the country."

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Agnihotri's film The Kashmir Files has been declared as tax-free in many states like Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Goa and Madhya Pradesh. On the other hand, the Opposition has called the film one-sided and too violent.

Speaking about its box office performance, The Kashmir Files is having a smashing run at the box office and has collected Rs 97.30 crore in seven days.

The movie, helmed by Vivek Agnihotri revolves around the exodus of the Kashmiri Pandit community in the Valley in 1990. The Kashmir Files features Anupam Kher, Mithun Chakraborty, Darshan Kumaar, Bhasha Sumbli, Pallavi Joshi and Chinmay Mandlekar in pivotal roles.