Looks like Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri’s ‘The Kashmir Files’ has been mired into another controversy. Screenwriter and director Saeed Akhtar Mirza, known for his work in films like Mohan Joshi Hazir Ho (1984), Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyoon Aata Hai (1980), Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro (1989), called the historical-drama ‘garbage’ and said there’s ‘no point taking sides’.
In an interview with a news portal, Saeed said that for him The Kashmir Files is garbage, but not the issue with Kashmiri pandits. “Is the Kashmiri Pandit issue garbage? No, it’s not. It’s real. Is it just Kashmiri Hindus? No. Muslims, too, are caught in an incredibly vulgar trap of the machinations of intelligence agencies, nations with so-called national interests, and paid guys from across the border, who continue to create havoc. The point is not to take sides. Be human and try to understand.”
Earlier last month, Israeli filmmaker Nadav Lapid went on to call the film ‘vulgar’ as well as a ‘propaganda’ at the International Film Festival of India.
The film starring Anupam Kher and Mithun Chakraborty released on March 11 earlier this year and became one of the most commercially successful Hindi films of the year. After The Kashmir Files, Vivek is currently busy with the shootc of his next film The Vaccine War.