Vivek
Agnihotri's
latest
release
The
Kashmir
Files
has
taken
the
nation
by
storm.
The
film
based
on
the
exodus
of
the
Kashmiri
Pandit
community
in
the
1990s,
has
set
the
cash
registers
ringing
at
the
box
office
and
has
emerged
as
one
of
the
biggest
blockbusters
in
the
post
pandemic
era.
There's
a
lot
of
chatter
around
the
film
on
social
media
along
with
its
share
of
controversies.
On
the
other
hand,
the
film
depicting
the
attrocities
faced
by
the
Kashmir
Pandits
have
also
moved
many
people.
Amid
this,
director
Vivek
Agnihotri
in
his
recent
interaction
with
a
leading
tabloid
revealed
that
he
had
approached
late
singer
Lata
Mangeshkar
to
sing
a
folk
song
for
The
Kashmir
Files.
The
legendary
singer
had
even
agreed
to
record
it
once
the
COVID-19
cases
dropped.
Unfortunately,
she
soon
passed
away.
Vivek
told
ETimes,
"The
Kashmir
Files
doesn't
have
any
songs,
it
is
a
tragic,
epic
drama
but
it
is
also
a
tribute
to
the
genocide
victims.
I
actually
recorded
a
folk
song
from
a
Kashmiri
singer
and
we
wanted
Lata
didi
to
sing
that.
She
had
stopped
singing
for
films
and
had
retired
but
we
requested
her.
She
was
close
to
Pallavi
(Joshi)
and
she
agreed
to
sing
for
our
movie."
The
filmmaker
added,
"Kashmir
was
very
close
to
her
heart
and
she
said
she
will
record
the
song
after
the
COVID
surge
subsides.
She
was
also
not
allowed
to
go
to
studios,
so
we
were
just
waiting
to
record
with
her,
but
then
this
happens.
It
will
remain
a
dream
to
work
with
her."
Lata
Mangeshkar
breathed
her
last
due
to
multiple
organ
failure
on
February
6,
2022.
Speaking
about
The
Kashmir
Files,
the
movie
is
currently
having
a
golden
run
at
box
office
and
has
minted
Rs
179.85
Crore
in
eleven
days.