After giving a blockbuster hit The Tashkent Files, filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri is ready to deliver another true story in front of the audience which is based on the true event of the genocide and exodus of Kashmiri Pandits from the Kashmir Valley.
Agnihotri has been making headlines ever since he dropped the trailer of his upcoming most awaited thriller The Kashmir Files.
The trailer gives you a glimpse of some heart-wrenching events that took place in the valley during the 1990s due to the Kashmir Insurgency.
While Vivek Agnihotri is getting praise for disclosing the true story of the plight of Kashmiri Hindus but the comedy king Kapil Sharma is once again stuck in controversy but he shares a video of Anupam Kher’s interview where he is saying that he was invited to the show.
Thank you paji @AnupamPKher for clarifying all the false allegations against me ❤️🙏 और उन सब दोस्तों का भी शुक्रिया जिन्होंने बिना सच जाने मुझे इतनी मोहब्बत दी 😃 खुश रहिए, मुस्कुराते रहिये 🙏 #thekapilsharmashow #Isupportmyself 🤗 pic.twitter.com/hMxiIy9W8x
— Kapil Sharma (@KapilSharmaK9) March 14, 2022
Earlier Kapil Sharma reacts to the latest controversy, he says never believe in the one-sided story:
यह सच नहीं है rathore साहब 😊 आपने पूछा इसलिए बता दिया, बाक़ी जिन्होंने सच मान ही लिया उनको explanation देने का क्या फ़ायदा. Just a suggestion as a experienced social media user:- never believe in one sided story in today’s social media world 😊 dhanyawaad 🙏 https://t.co/pJxmf0JlN5
— Kapil Sharma (@KapilSharmaK9) March 10, 2022
What is the Entire Controversy?
Well, the controversy started after the film’s director Vivek Agnihotri bashed the Makers of The Kapil Sharma Show and its host Kapil Sharma, for not inviting the team of The Kashmir Files to his show, for its promotion”.
Agnihotri, in a reply to a fan on Twitter, who was requesting him to come to TKSS to promote his film, tweeted that makers of the show refused to get them on the show, as they don’t have “big commercial stars”.
Replying to another fan on Twitter, who was urging the same, Agnihotri tweeted that it is Kapil’s and his producer’s choice who they want to invite on the show.
As soon as these tweets of Vivek Agnihotri got viral all over the social media, netizens slammed Kapil Sharma and his show and showcased their anger by running a hashtag- #BoycottKapilSharmaShow, which was trending on Twitter.
They refused to call us on their show because we don’t have big commercial star. #FACT https://t.co/sQvOd3olSW
— Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri (@vivekagnihotri) March 4, 2022
Even I am a fan. But it’s a fact that they refused to call us on their show because there is no big star. In Bollywood non-starter Directors, writers and Good actors are considered as NOBODIES. https://t.co/l4IPSJ8nX4
— Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri (@vivekagnihotri) March 4, 2022
I don’t get to decide who should be invited on @KapilSharmaK9 show. It’s his and his producers choice whom he wants to invite. As far as Bollywood is concerned, I’d say what once Mr. Bachchan was quoted saying about Gandhis: वो राजा हैं हम रंक… https://t.co/la8y9FhB6l
— Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri (@vivekagnihotri) March 7, 2022
Talking about the film, it will depict the unfortunate events that took place in the Kashmir Valley during the insurgency.
It will show the suffering of the Kashmiri Hindus, who became the victims of genocide and were thrown out of their own land by extremists.
The film stars acclaimed actors such as Mithun Chakroborty, Anupam Kher, Darshan Kumar, and its director Vivek Agnihotri’s wife and actress Pallavi Joshi in Key roles.
It also features Puneet Issar, Prakash Belawadi, Atul Srivastava, Bhasha Sumbli, Prithviraj Sarnaik, Mrinal Kulkarni, and Chinmay Mandlekar.
It is produced by its director and writer Vivek Agnihotri along with Tej Narayan Agarwal, Abhishek Agarwal and Pallavi Joshi under the banners of Zee Studios, Abhishek Agarwal Arts and I Am Buddha Production.
The film is scheduled to be released on Friday, 11 March 2022. Its trailer was released on Feb 21, 2022, and has more than 1 Cr. till now.
Watch the trailer here:
Another Controversy Regarding the Film
A few days back, a petition was filed in Bombay High Court seeking a stay on the release of The Kashmir Files in Bombay High Court.
Petitioner Intezar Hussain Sayed says that the film hurts Muslims’ sentiments. However, the film’s director Vivek Agnihotri denied the claims and challenged that he can prove in any court that every frame, every word in the film is true.
The High Court bench comprising Justices Dipankar Dutta and M.S.Karnik heard the PIL on March 8, 2022, at 4 PM. It dismissed the plea and said that the detailed order recording reasons will be given later.
