The
Kashmir
Files
पर
बयान
देना
इस्राइली
फिल्ममेकर
को
पड़ा
भारी,
SC
के
वकील
ने
दर्ज
कराई
शिकायत
Filmmaker
Vivek
Agnihotri's
The
Kashmir
Files,
featuring
Anupam
Kher,
Mithun
Chakraborty,
and
Darshan
Kumar
among
others
in
pivotal
roles,
was
released
earlier
this
year
in
the
theatres
and
turned
out
to
be
a
huge
box
office
hit.
Based
on
the
1990s
exodus
of
Kashmiri
Hindus
from
Indian-administered
Kashmir,
the
film
received
a
mixed
response
from
moviegoers
and
sparked
debates
with
a
section
calling
it
a
'propaganda'
film.
Months
after
its
release,
The
Kashmir
Files
once
again
made
it
to
the
headlines
on
Monday
(November
28)
after
Israeli
filmmaker
Nadav
Lapid
described
it
as
"vulgar" and
"propaganda".
Lapid
made
these
remarks
during
the
Goa
closing
ceremony
of
the
53rd
International
Film
Festival
of
India
(IFFI).
For
the
unversed,
he
is
a
part
of
the
festival's
jury.
Talking
about
the
film,
the
jury
chairman
of
the
International
Competition
section
of
IFFI
said,
"There
were
15
films
in
the
international
competition
-
the
front
window
of
the
festival.
Fourteen
out
of
them
had
the
cinematic
qualities...
and
evoked
vivid
discussions.
We
were,
all
of
us,
disturbed
and
shocked
by
the
15th
film,
The
Kashmir
Files.
That
felt
to
us
like
a
propaganda,
vulgar
movie,
inappropriate
for
an
artistic
competitive
section
of
such
a
prestigious
film
festival."
While
his
statement
sparked
intense
reactions
on
social
media,
Israel's
ambassador
to
India
Naor
Gilon
too
has
now
slammed
him
in
a
series
of
tweets.
Taking
to
social
media,
the
Israeli
envoy
accused
Lapid
of
abusing
the
confidence
placed
in
him
by
India
by
criticising
The
Kashmir
Files
and
the
invitation
extended
to
him
to
preside
over
the
IFFI
Goa
jury
panel.
Gilon
tweeted,
"An
open
letter
to
#NadavLapid
following
his
criticism
of
#KashmirFiles.
It's
not
in
Hebrew
because
I
wanted
our
Indian
brothers
and
sisters
to
be
able
to
understand.
It
is
also
relatively
long
so
I'll
give
you
the
bottom
line
first.
YOU
SHOULD
BE
ASHAMED."
Gilon
reprimanded
Lapid
and
highlighted
the
strength
of
the
friendship
between
India
and
Israel,
saying
it
will
endure
the
harm
caused
by
him.
The
Israeli
convoy
even
apologised
to
India
and
called
the
filmmaker's
comments
'insensitive'.
The
Israeli
convoy
tweeted,
"I'm
no
film
expert
but
I
do
know
that
it's
insensitive
and
presumptuous
to
speak
about
historic
events
before
deeply
studying
them
and
which
are
an
open
wound
in
India
because
many
of
the
involved
are
still
around
and
still
paying
a
price."
He
further
wrote,
"The
friendship
between
the
people
and
the
states
of
India
and
Israel
is
very
strong
and
will
survive
the
damage
you
have
inflicted.
As
a
human
being
I
feel
ashamed
and
want
to
apologize
to
our
hosts
for
the
bad
manner
in
which
we
repaid
them
for
their
generosity
and
friendship."
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