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Vivek Agnihotri Bashes Naseeruddin Shah's Remark On The Kashmir Files, Calls Him Terrorist Supporter
Vivek Agnihotri Bashes Naseeruddin Shah: Known for calling a spade a spade, filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri never shies away from expressing his unfiltered opinion on any issue.
Reacting to Naseeruddin Shah's recent statement on The Kashmir Files and Gadar 2, Agnihotri has bashed the veteran actor and said he likes to support terrorists.
Vivek Agnihotri bashes Naseeruddin Shah's remarks on The Kashmir Files
Recently, Naseeruddin Shah said that the popularity of films like The Kashmir Files, Kerala Story, and Gadar 2 is disturbing. Reacting to the veteran actor's remark, Vivek Agnihotri stated in an interview with Zoom that he perhaps feels 'exposed' to the truth of The Kashmir Files and also added that he likes to support terrorists.
Let us tell you that Vivek Agnihotri and Naseeruddin Shah have worked together in 2019's The Tashkent Files.
Expressing his views, Vivek Agnihotri said, "I am a great admirer of Naseer sahab that's why I had cast him in The Tashkent Files. But I don't know of late why he has grown old and if that's the case then I should not say anything."
"Sometimes, people are frustrated with a lot of things, or maybe he feels he is getting exposed with the truth of The Kashmir Files something about him is getting exposed. People generally don't like being naked in front of people through somebody else's art. There is something wrong, there is something not right with what Naseer keeps saying," he added.
Further, he added, "I mean he is happy doing films that support genocide, he has acted in movies that supports genocide, perhaps he has because of his religion or because of his frustration. For whatever reasons, perhaps he likes to support terrorists, I don't. I don't even care what Naseer says because I have zero tolerance for terrorism, maybe he loves them, and I don't care."
What did Naseeruddin Shah say?
During a recent interview with the Free Press Journal, when asked if the objective of filmmaking has changed in Bollywood, Naseeruddin Shah said, "Yes! Now the more jingoist you are the more popular you become, because this is what has been ruling this country. It's not enough to love your country but beat drums about it and you have to create imaginary enemies. What these people don't realise is that what they are doing is very harmful."
"In fact, films like Kerala Story and Gadar 2, I haven't seen them but I know what they are about, it's disturbing that films like Kashmir Files are so massively popular whereas films made by Sudhir Mishra, Anubhav Sinha, and Hansal Mehta, who are trying to portray the truth of their times don't get seen. But it's important that these filmmakers don't lose heart and continue telling stories," he added.
Meanwhile, Vivek Agnihotri is gearing up for his next release, The Vaccine War, which is touted as India's first-ever bio-science film. The film is releasing on September 28 and stars Nana Patekar, Anupam Kher, Raima Sen, Sapthami Gowda, and Pallavi Joshi in key roles.
