Where were Kashmir Files' people when Kashmiri Pandits were being attacked, asks Sanjay Raut

Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Tuesday came in support of the International Film Festival of India IFFI Jury Head Nadav Lapids remarks on The Kashmir Files movie and said that the film has been politicized after its release and has caused more Kashmiri Pandits to sufferThe Shiv Sena leader also questioned the filmmakers if they were making the second part of the filmIts true about the Kashmir Files There was propaganda by one party against another A party and government were busy with publicity But a maximum number of killings in Kashmir occurred after this film Kashmir Pandits security personnel were killed Sanjay Raut said while commenting on IFFI Jury Heads remarkThe film has been politicized after its release and has made more Kashmiri Pandits suffer After the film more attacks on Kashmiri Pandits started Will we make a part 2 of it Raut said while speaking to reportersSanjay Raut also said the film was made for the way a partys propaganda was done where the BJP government was there in those states engaged in the promotion of this filmAlso ReadThe Kashmir Files actor Pallavi Joshi calls Nadav Lapid genocide denierWhere were these Kashmir files people when Kashmiri Pandits were being attacked Some of the money earned from movies should be given to the Kashmiri Pandits he demandedIFFI Jury Head Nadav Lapid called the film propaganda vulgar at the festivals closing ceremony on MondayA video from the festival went viral in which Lapid is seen making controversial remarks about the film One of the members of the festivals PR team confirmed to ANI that the Israeli filmmaker made the remark at the closing ceremonyI would like to thank the head of the festival and the director of the programming for the cinematic richness of the programme for its diversity for its complexity It was intense We saw seven films in the debutant competition and 15 films in the international competition the front window of the festival 14 out of them had cinematic qualities defaults and evoked vivid discussions he said in his speechAll of us were disturbed and shocked by the 15th film The Kashmir Files That felt like a propaganda vulgar movie inappropriate for an artistic competitive section of such a prestigious film festival I feel comfortable openly sharing these feelings with you on this stage In the spirit of this festival can surely also accept a critical discussion which is essential for art and life he further saidLapids remarks sparked a row with politicians from all across the country reacting to his statementRajasthan Leader of Opposition Gulab Chand Kataria also commented on the controversy and said many people watched the movie after its release I am not fond of movies But I have heard that most of the Indians have watched the Kashmir Files said KatariaThe Kashmir Files was released earlier this year in theatres and it told the story of the Hindu exodus in the 1990s and targeted killings of the Kashmiri PanditsThe movie became one of the highestgrossing Bollywood movies of 2022 and Anupam Kher received acclaim for his performanceThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever