Ranvir Shorey joined the bandwagon of celebrities reacting to the controversy that arose after the jury head of IFFI--Israeli filmmaker Nadav Lapid, called Vivek Agnihotri's ‘The Kashmir Files’ ‘shameful propaganda’.
Taking to his Twitter handle, Ranvir wrote, ‘The singling out of a film and the language used to describe it is completely unbecoming of a film jury or critic. It reeks of politics. Cinema has always been the harbinger of truth & change, not an agent to stifle or snuff it. Shameful display of political opportunism at #IFFI.’
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Apart from him, the statement received criticism from Anupam Kher, Darshan Kumar, Vivek Agnihotri, Ashoke Pandit, and others.
A video from the festival in Goa went viral, in which Nadav Lapid is seen making controversial remarks about the film. One of the members of the festival's PR team confirmed to ANI that the Israeli filmmaker made the remark at the closing ceremony.
In the video, he is heard saying, "All 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 totally comfortable to openly share these feelings here 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."
The IFFI organisers reportedly declined to comment on the jury head's remarks about the film, according to news agency ANI.