Mainstream Hindi cinema has contributed greatly in glossing over Kashmir, and diluting local perspective
5 years, 5 months ago

Mainstream Hindi cinema has contributed greatly in glossing over Kashmir, and diluting local perspective

Firstpost  

**’**Paradise on Earth’ was how our geography textbooks described Jammu and Kashmir. For many of us growing up in the ’80s, the earliest memories of Kashmir were watching Shammi Kapoor films on Doordarshan, huddled up in front of the TV set on a Sunday evening. And then there was Yash Chopra’s love affair with Kashmir that continued for the best part of a decade in the late ’70s and early ’80s, with blockbusters like Kabhi Kabhie, Noorie and Silsila. Haider, arguably one of Vishal Bhardwaj’s best films, takes an unflinching look at the recent political history of Kashmir. Written by Bhardwaj and Kashmiri journalist Basharat Peer, the film is set in the ’90s Kashmir, when death, fear, and violence were an everyday reality.

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PM Modi govt committed to revive historic, cultural heritage of Kashmir, will reclaim what has been lost: Amit Shah
1 week ago

PM Modi govt committed to revive historic, cultural heritage of Kashmir, will reclaim what has been lost: Amit Shah

Op India  

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday asserted that Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government is committed to reviving the historic and cultural heritage of Kashmir and that we will soon ‘reclaim what has been lost.’ Shah made the statement after releasing the book ‘Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh Through the Ages: A Visual Narrative of Continuities and Linkages’ here in the …

Shahid Kapoor’s Haider Set For Re-Release In Kashmir; Tickets Now Available
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Shahid Kapoor’s Haider Set For Re-Release In Kashmir; Tickets Now Available

News 18  

It has been almost a decade since Shahid Kapoor’s Haider was released. Vikas Dhar, the owner of Inox Srinagar, spoke to Bollywood Hungama and confirmed the same, adding that the audiences in the region have a strong preference for films based on Kashmir or romantic stories. Based on a social media poll, where locals get to decide the next film …

Book on last Kashmiri Pandit PM retells history of Kashmir through his life
1 year, 1 month ago

Book on last Kashmiri Pandit PM retells history of Kashmir through his life

New Indian Express  

Through the struggles of one family, the book successfully paints a vivid portrait of the history of the kingdom of Kashmir and its distinct people—the Sikhs, Hindus, Muslims, and the Rajputs, who were the clansmen of the king, but considered themselves above all Kashmiris. The narrative also offers a glimpse of the fascinating customs of Kashmiris and the communal harmony …

Vishal Bhardwaj says he didn't watch The Kashmir Files, The Kerala Story: 'I was hearing that they are propaganda films'
1 year, 3 months ago

Vishal Bhardwaj says he didn't watch The Kashmir Files, The Kerala Story: 'I was hearing that they are propaganda films'

Hindustan Times  

Filmmaker Vishal Bhardwaj has said that he didn't watch The Kashmir Files and The Kerala Story as he wanted to stay out of ‘sensitive subjects’. Vishal Bhardwaj spoke about The Kashmir Files and The Kerala Story. Vishal on not watching The Kashmir Files, The Kerala Story Vishal told PTI, "I didn’t see The Kashmir Files, The Kerala Story and I …

'Realised Our Separate Identity Was A Curse': 4 Yrs Since Art 370 Scrapped, Kashmiris Cherish Winds of Change
1 year, 5 months ago

'Realised Our Separate Identity Was A Curse': 4 Yrs Since Art 370 Scrapped, Kashmiris Cherish Winds of Change

News 18  

In the last four years, the serene river Jhelum that flows through the heart of Kashmir has witnessed a transformation like never before. The vibrant atmosphere is a testament to the winds of change that have swept through Jammu and Kashmir since the historic abrogation of Article 370 and 35A almost four years ago on August 5, 2019. An entire …

IB71 movie review: An interesting idea bogged down by contrivances and cliches
1 year, 7 months ago

IB71 movie review: An interesting idea bogged down by contrivances and cliches

Firstpost  

Cast: Vidyut Jammwal, Anupam Kher, Vishal Jethwa, Dalip Tahil Director: Sankalp Reddy Language: Hindi Spoilers ahead Few years ago, I read something very interesting on Twitter. Vidyut Jammwal and Anupam Kher’s IB71 is unfortunately one such film. Even though Jammwal is a man with limited emotions and expressions, the background music does the job of informing us what he’s thinking …

After a gap of five decades, a film made in Kashmir is set to hit the silver screen
1 year, 8 months ago

After a gap of five decades, a film made in Kashmir is set to hit the silver screen

The Hindu  

In Kashmir’s chequered cinema history, it is after more than 50 years that promos of a locally-made Bollywood movie, Welcome to Kashmir, were released at a cinema hall in Srinagar, a major leap for an otherwise defunct film industry, with just one cinema hall in the Valley functioning and over a dozen halls closed down in the past 30 years. …

The Kashmir Files Re-release: When and where to watch Anupam Kher's movie again in cinemas and OTT
1 year, 11 months ago

The Kashmir Files Re-release: When and where to watch Anupam Kher's movie again in cinemas and OTT

India TV News  

The Kashmir Files Re-releases: Filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri's directorial The Kashmir Files amassed massive popularity when it released in India in march last year. Starring Anupam Kher, Pallavi Joshi, Darshan Kumar and others, The Kashmir Files is based on the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits from the Valley in the early 1990s and how it led to the region-based killings. DON'T MISS …

The Kashmir Files is only Bollywood film on IMDB's list of top 10 Indian movies of 2022: Check out who took #1 spot
2 years ago

The Kashmir Files is only Bollywood film on IMDB's list of top 10 Indian movies of 2022: Check out who took #1 spot

Hindustan Times  

IMDb has released their list of top 10 movies of 2022. While SS Rajamouli's RRR took the top spot, The Kashmir Files by Vivek Agnihotri stood second. 777 Charlie RRR follows a pre-Independence fictional story woven around two real-life Indian revolutionaries -- Alluri Sitarama Raju and Komaram Bheem -- in the 1920s. The Most Popular Indian Movies of 2022 list …

The Kashmir Files Row: From Vivek Agnihotri to Swara Bhaskar, Here's How Celebs Reacted
2 years, 1 month ago

The Kashmir Files Row: From Vivek Agnihotri to Swara Bhaskar, Here's How Celebs Reacted

ABP News  

New Delhi: 'The Kashmir Files' fails to run out of controversy. The film generated controversy after the Israeli director Nadav Lapid, who chaired the 53rd International Film Festival of India as the head of the jury, called 'The Kashmir Files' a 'propoganda' and 'vulgar film'. Israel's Ambassador to India, Naor Gilon took to his twitter handle and shared pointers bringing …

Israeli filmmaker comments on Kashmir film stoke controversy
2 years, 1 month ago

Israeli filmmaker comments on Kashmir film stoke controversy

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — Israel’s envoy to India on Tuesday denounced a filmmaker from his country after he called a blockbuster Bollywood film on disputed Kashmir a “propaganda” and “vulgar movie” at a film festival, stoking a debate about recent history that fuels the ongoing conflict. Naor Gilon, Israel’s ambassador to India, said he was “extremely hurt” by comments made by …

‘Cinema is in the heart of every Kashmiri’: Vikas Dhar
2 years, 3 months ago

‘Cinema is in the heart of every Kashmiri’: Vikas Dhar

The Hindu  

A multiplex in Kashmir was unimaginable even a while ago and now we have an INOX franchise here. My father used to run the Broadway cinema hall, which was once a prestigious haunt in Srinagar. Cinema is in the heart of every Kashmiri —their fashion, language, manners were dictated by the Indian film industry. “Jwala boots”, designed after Jitendra’s mustard-coloured, …

Is Kashmir safe for film shooting?
2 years, 3 months ago

Is Kashmir safe for film shooting?

Firstpost  

In the last two years, the unofficial embargo on shooting in Kashmir was lifted in Bollywood with more Mumbai units shooting there. Alia Bhatt who played the lead in her father Mahesh Bhatt’s Sadak 2 confirmed to this writer that the shooting of the film in Kashmir had been cancelled and moved to another location. Recalling his family’s long association …

Kashmiris remained entertainment starved for three decades: L-G Sinha
2 years, 3 months ago

Kashmiris remained entertainment starved for three decades: L-G Sinha

Deccan Chronicle  

SRINAGAR: Kashmir Valley’s first multiplex was opened in the capital Srinagar on Tuesday with a special screening of Laal Singh Chaddha, the comedy-drama film directed by Advait Chandan from a screenplay by Eric Roth and Atul Kulkarni at one of its theatres. This comes days after two multipurpose cinema houses were inaugurated by Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha …

A dangerous drift in Kashmir
2 years, 4 months ago

A dangerous drift in Kashmir

The Hindu  

The policies and political projects being pursued by the BJP-led central government in Jammu and Kashmir post-August 5, 2019 — when the erstwhile State’s seven decades-long special constitutional position came to an end — have put unarmed and innocent civilians in the crosshairs of armed militants in Kashmir like never before. For many in the BJP, a cosmopolitan Kashmir may …

India at 75 | Timeline: Cinema
2 years, 4 months ago

India at 75 | Timeline: Cinema

The Hindu  

Published : Aug 15, 2022 18:00 IST Indian cinema, which already had a chequered history prior to Independence, came into its own in the early years of free India and then periodically fell in and out of a formulaic rut. 1960:Meghe Dhaka Tara, Ritwik Ghatak’s sombre tale of struggle and sacrifice strikes a new path with its innovative technique and …

Filmmakers throng scenic Kashmir for outdoor shooting
2 years, 7 months ago

Filmmakers throng scenic Kashmir for outdoor shooting

Deccan Chronicle  

SRINAGAR: Filmmakers, mainly from Bollywood and Tollywood, are making a beeline for shooting in the scenic splendour of locales of Jammu and Kashmir especially after the recent launch of the Union Territory’s maiden film policy by Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, officials here said on Friday. An official release issued here said that in January 2021, Bollywood’s big banners arrived in …

Anek movie review: A Kashmiri Muslim symbolising the ruthless Indian establishment in the North-East? C’mon!
2 years, 7 months ago

Anek movie review: A Kashmiri Muslim symbolising the ruthless Indian establishment in the North-East? C’mon!

Firstpost  

Language: Hindi with snatches of other languages Two men embody the manipulative Indian establishment in Anek, which is set in an unspecified, strife-torn state in the country’s North-East. Considering the blatant Islamophobia raging across today’s India and the reality of politics in Kashmir, the decision to show a Kashmiri Muslim symbolising politicking by the Indian establishment in the troubled North-East …

Kashmir diaries
2 years, 7 months ago

Kashmir diaries

Deccan Chronicle  

A 300-member crew recently wrapped up the first schedule of the Vijay Deverakonda-Samantha-starrer Kushi in Kashmir. Also, there’s a Kashmir connection to the plot, hence we shot a major portion of their love story there,” says the director. But the local people were so welcoming that his love for Kashmir has increased, says Shiva. “We went to the middle of …

Darshan Kumaar on humongous success of The Kashmir Files: "It has turned out to be people's film"
2 years, 7 months ago

Darshan Kumaar on humongous success of The Kashmir Files: "It has turned out to be people's film"

Firstpost  

In a recent interaction, Darshan Kumaar shared his thoughts on the blockbuster success of The Kashmir Files. Filmmaker Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri ’s The Kashmir Files, which released in March this year, has turned out to be an all-time blockbuster and one of the most profitable films in the history of Indian cinema. While fans, who didn’t watch the film on …

The Kashmir Files: Singapore bans film praised by India’s Modi
2 years, 8 months ago

The Kashmir Files: Singapore bans film praised by India’s Modi

Al Jazeera  

The controversial film banned in the Southeast Asian city-state over its ‘provocative and one-sided portrayal’ of Muslims. Singapore has banned a controversial film on the exodus of Hindus from Indian-administered Kashmir for its “provocative and one-sided portrayal” of Muslims that officials in the city-state fear has the “potential to cause enmity between different communities”. Released in March, The Kashmir Files …

Wikipedia continues to attack the movie 'The Kashmir Files'
2 years, 8 months ago

Wikipedia continues to attack the movie 'The Kashmir Files'

Op India  

On May 1, filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri lashed out at Wikipedia for the continuous attack on the film ‘The Kashmir Files‘. It depicts the early 1990s exodus to be a genocide, a notion that is widely considered inaccurate and associated with conspiracy theories.” Dear @Wikipedia, You forgot to add ‘Islamophobia… propaganda… sanghi… bigot… etc’. Source: Wikipedia It cited a BBC report …

Indian artists create art live for 'Kalaarambh In Kashmir' at Lal Chowk in Srinagar | PICS
2 years, 8 months ago

Indian artists create art live for 'Kalaarambh In Kashmir' at Lal Chowk in Srinagar | PICS

India TV News  

One of the biggest art events is taking place in Kashmir where more than seventy artists from around the world have come together to create art. A place that is nothing less than a paradise is hosting the artists as a part of the campaign 'Happy Kashmir' and 'Aao Kashmir.' Take a look: Image Source : INDIA TV Artists in …

The Kashmir Files: A tale of horror and gross injustice
2 years, 9 months ago

The Kashmir Files: A tale of horror and gross injustice

Hindustan Times  

The Kashmir Files has brought into focus one of the darkest chapters of recent Indian history, and, in the process, rattled those who were either complicit in the mayhem that hit the Valley post- 1989 or in its wily cover-up during all these years. The Files details, in a raw and lacerating form, how an entire ancient culture was killed …

Rajya Sabha Secretariat To Screen Prabhas' 'Bahubali: The Beginning' On April 1 Amid 'The Kashmir Files' Controversy
2 years, 9 months ago

Rajya Sabha Secretariat To Screen Prabhas' 'Bahubali: The Beginning' On April 1 Amid 'The Kashmir Files' Controversy

ABP News  

New Delhi: Amid the controversy on the recently released film "The Kashmir Files", the Rajya Sabha Secretariat Recreation Club has arranged a special screening of the Telugu film "Bahubali: The Beginning", for all members on April 1 at the Films Division Auditorium, in Mahadev Road, New Delhi. In a parliamentary party meeting of the BJP held on March 15, Prime …

The Kashmir Files crosses ₹200cr, is highest-grossing Hindi film post pandemic
2 years, 9 months ago

The Kashmir Files crosses ₹200cr, is highest-grossing Hindi film post pandemic

Hindustan Times  

The Kashmir Files slowed down in its second week but has crossed the ₹200 crore mark. The film has beaten the lifetime collection of the earlier post-pandemic blockbuster, Sooryavanshi and is now the most successful Hindi film post pandemic. Written and directed by Vivek Agnihotri, the film stars Mithun Chakraborty, Anupam Kher, Darshan Kumaar, Pallavi Joshi, Puneet Issar and others. …

Three decades of exile: Will there be redemption for Hindus of Kashmir?
2 years, 9 months ago

Three decades of exile: Will there be redemption for Hindus of Kashmir?

Firstpost  

Kashmiri Hindus may become extinct as a people and culture unless they can return to their homeland, and bring up their children as Kashmiris. *** Vivek Agnihotri on The Kashmir Files success: ‘Bollywood wanted me to make typical potboilers that I was never willing to do’ *** The rules have to be changed, as the poet Asan once said: “Change …

Buried For 30 Years, the Suffering of Kashmiri Hindus is Finally Being Witnessed By All Indians
2 years, 9 months ago

Buried For 30 Years, the Suffering of Kashmiri Hindus is Finally Being Witnessed By All Indians

News 18  

Perennial suffering has as much right to expression as a tortured man has to scream. —Theodor Adorno How on earth does one recall more movies on the Holocaust that took place eight decades ago in another continent than one does on what happened in our own country three decades ago to Kashmiri Hindus? Like most movie-goers this author witnessed stories …

Anupam Kher on success of The Kashmir Files: 'It's gone beyond everything I've done in my 500+ film career'
2 years, 9 months ago

Anupam Kher on success of The Kashmir Files: 'It's gone beyond everything I've done in my 500+ film career'

Firstpost  

“The Kashmir Files is not anti-Muslim. No stranger to high waves in his career, Anupam Kher is currently riding the crest of his achievements in Indian cinema with the powerful all-pervasive impact of his latest release, The Kashmir Files. The film has now become a full-fledged movement towards obtaining belated justice for lakhs of persecuted Kashmiri Pandits. Isske baare mein …

From Roja to Raazi, Here's a List of Bollywood Films Shot in Kashmir
2 years, 9 months ago

From Roja to Raazi, Here's a List of Bollywood Films Shot in Kashmir

News 18  

“If there is heaven on earth, it is here, it is here, it is here,” said Amir Khusrao, while describing Kashmir. Amidst widespread civil & criminal conflict, the story revolves around Haider, a student, and a poet, who returns to Kashmir to find out the truth about his father’s disappearance. Inshallah, Kashmir Inshallah, Kashmir is the National Award winning 2012 …

Anupam Kher on massive success of The Kashmir Files: We had given up hope about cinema
2 years, 9 months ago

Anupam Kher on massive success of The Kashmir Files: We had given up hope about cinema

Hindustan Times  

His latest film, The Kashmir Files, has surprised one and all. We had given up hope about it, and saying ‘teen ghante ki film ahi honi chahiye, this is not a song and dance film, this was not publicized fully’… it’s a small triumph. My philosophy ‘kuch bhi ho sakta hai’ is again underlined.” Kher asserts that the success of …

Rewinding History, Unwinding Apathy: Why They Don't Want You To See The Kashmir Files
2 years, 9 months ago

Rewinding History, Unwinding Apathy: Why They Don't Want You To See The Kashmir Files

News 18  

Many people have been taken aback by Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri’s film, The Kashmir Files. “The Kashmir Files” isn’t just a movie that is based on video interviews with first-generation Kashmiri Pandit victims of the macabre Kashmir Genocide. For such a long period, Kashmir, known as paradise on earth and the crown jewel of Bharat Mata, has been a witness to …

OPINION | Can Kashmir Files change the way Bollywood works?
2 years, 9 months ago

OPINION | Can Kashmir Files change the way Bollywood works?

India Today  

“Is this anything like The Schindler’s List,” a friend who accompanied me to a late evening show of the sleeper hit of the year The Kashmir Files asked. While Radhika Menon, played by Pallavi Joshi, is an ardent fan of the ‘Azad Kashmir’ narrative, she finds a challenger in the form of Krishna Pandit played by Darshan Kumar. Even as …

Kashmiri Hindus were RSS people who killed themselves: Pakistani anchor reviews 'The Kashmir Files'
2 years, 9 months ago

Kashmiri Hindus were RSS people who killed themselves: Pakistani anchor reviews 'The Kashmir Files'

Op India  

The stunning admiration and acclaim that the film ‘The Kashmir Files’, which chronicles the genocide suffered by Kashmiri Pandits at the hands of Islamic terrorists, has received since its release has pricked the wrong nerve of radical Islamists in Pakistan. Listen to Pakistani TV : Kashmiri Hindus came from outside and settled inspite of Article 370 & 35A Kashmiri Hindus …

‘The Kashmir Files’ movie review: A disturbing take which grips and gripes in turns
2 years, 9 months ago

‘The Kashmir Files’ movie review: A disturbing take which grips and gripes in turns

The Hindu  

Once upon a time, writer-director Vivek Agnihotri told us a Hate Story; this week, he has etched yet another. Mounted like a revisionist docudrama, that tracks the tragic exodus of Kashmiri Pandits from their homeland in the 1990s, The Kashmir Files is essentially a battle of narratives, where Agnihotri has determinedly sided with one version of the events. The film …

The Kashmir Files Review: Vivek Agnihotri Film is Closest to Truth, Unlike Any Other in the Past
2 years, 9 months ago

The Kashmir Files Review: Vivek Agnihotri Film is Closest to Truth, Unlike Any Other in the Past

News 18  

The Kashmir Files Director: Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri Cast: Anupam Kher, Pallavi Joshi, Bhasha Sumbli, Darshan Kumaar As I am sitting watching the timeline of the Kashmir Genocide fly by on the screen, I look at three men who are sitting beside me in the hall – one has got bitten twice by deadly scorpions in Muthi camp, one was born …

The Kashmir Files: Anupam Kher thanks fans as Vivek Agnihotri's film gets 10/10 rating on IMDb
2 years, 9 months ago

The Kashmir Files: Anupam Kher thanks fans as Vivek Agnihotri's film gets 10/10 rating on IMDb

India TV News  

Highlights The Kashmir Files recounts the 1990s when Kashmiri Pandits were forced to flee their homeland The film stars Anupam Kher, Darshan Kumaar and Mithun Chakraborty in lead roles The Kashmir Files has released in cinema halls on March 11 Vivek Agnihotri's much-awaited directorial 'The Kashmir Files' was released in cinema halls on March 11. Starring Anupam Kher, Darshan Kumaar …

The Kashmir Files wins case at Bombay HC; Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri says, 'shall not make any change in my film'
2 years, 10 months ago

The Kashmir Files wins case at Bombay HC; Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri says, 'shall not make any change in my film'

India TV News  

Highlights The film is directed by Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri The Kashmir Files is based on the true stories of the victims of the Kashmir Genocide The Bombay High Court on Tuesday dismissed a petition seeking to stop the release of Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri’s highly-anticipated film ‘The Kashmir Files.’ The exodus drama will now release on its scheduled date i.e 11th …

5 Reasons Why Kashmir Matters
2 years, 11 months ago

5 Reasons Why Kashmir Matters

The Diplomat  

Kashmiri villagers are seen through the bullet ridden iron mesh of a window of the residential house where suspected rebels were taking refuge, after a gunfight in Pulwama, south of Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Friday, July 2, 2021. With stability inside of Pakistan and the surge of violence in India against Muslims, along with the revocation of Kashmir’s autonomy by …

Opinion: Let Us Give Peace an Honest Chance in Kashmir
3 years, 1 month ago

Opinion: Let Us Give Peace an Honest Chance in Kashmir

News 18  

The new Kashmir that has emerged out of the ashes of three decades of Pakistan- The unfortunate incident of killing of two Kashmiri civilians in Hyderpora area of Srinagar in an encounter in which two militants, including one from Pakistan, were also killed raises an important question: how should we deal with such incidents that involve Kashmiri civilians, who at …

1990 or 2021, Hindus Remain Soft Targets in Kashmir
3 years, 2 months ago

1990 or 2021, Hindus Remain Soft Targets in Kashmir

The Quint  

The fresh spate of killings of the minorities in Kashmir has ruptured the semblance of peace and vitiated the overall environment. It also exhibits that the government of India’s invalidation of Article 370 of the Indian Constitution doesn’t automatically translate into neutralisation of Islamist terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir. The ruling party, the Bharatiya Janata Party, has widely publicised a …

Prelude to a revolt
3 years, 3 months ago

Prelude to a revolt

The Hindu  

As New Delhi continues to rule the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir with an iron fist, which seems to be working for the Bharatiya Janata Party regime on the face of it, a multitude of local, regional and international developments, including geopolitical factors, are pushing the erstwhile State into a highly volatile situation that New Delhi and the local …

Building Indian narratives and battling new militancy in Kashmir
3 years, 5 months ago

Building Indian narratives and battling new militancy in Kashmir

Hindustan Times  

Societies saddled with conflicts often reproduce the differentiation and distancing between two broader collectives, thus sharpening the divide between ‘us’ and ‘them’, which in turn reinforces the very same conflicts. The violent secessionist outbreak in 1989, and since then, the government’s anti-militancy and counterinsurgency operations, have embedded strong ‘Us vs Them’ narratives amongst the Kashmiris and alienated them from the …

The New Integration For Jammu & Kashmir
3 years, 7 months ago

The New Integration For Jammu & Kashmir

News 18  

On the eve of Eid, when the people of Jammu & Kashmir and entire world are grappling with the deadly pandemic that is continuing to cause widespread loss of precious human lives, there is some faint ray of hope emerging for the future of Kashmir valley. A new breed of younger Kashmiri men and women, who are studying in educational …

Time to rediscover, reposition Kashmir, say Bollywood production houses
3 years, 11 months ago

Time to rediscover, reposition Kashmir, say Bollywood production houses

The Hindu  

Top Bollywood production houses on Friday called for “rediscovering and repositioning of Kashmir as a major shooting destination”, as they made their first visit to the Valley since the abrogation of J&K’s special status in 2019. Meena Ayer, CEO of Ajay Devgan Productions, said, “Kashmir has untapped locations and offers much more scenic beauty than even Switzerland.” A 24-member delegation …

Hollywood star John Cusack on his interest in India, Kashmir
4 years, 3 months ago

Hollywood star John Cusack on his interest in India, Kashmir

India TV News  

Hollywood star John Cusack says he got closer to knowing and understanding India during his pursuit to understand the world in a better way. When IANS asked about his understanding of India, Cusack said: "I've been there a few times and I have a great friendship with Arundhati Roy." Cusack began acting in the eighties, and gained popularity for his …

‘Shikara’: Pandits’ Pain Shown With Empathy. What About Politics?
4 years, 11 months ago

‘Shikara’: Pandits’ Pain Shown With Empathy. What About Politics?

The Quint  

At the same time, the film does a shoddy job of contextualising the political scenario of Kashmir before and at the time of the exodus. It doesn’t refer to the communal riots of 1986 that happened in Anantnag nor does it take into consideration the growing influence of the Islamist organisations like Jamaat e Islami which had muddied the waters …

Shikara movie review: Vidhu Vinod Chopra's account of Kashmiri Pandit exodus is strikingly poetic but seldom urgent
4 years, 11 months ago

Shikara movie review: Vidhu Vinod Chopra's account of Kashmiri Pandit exodus is strikingly poetic but seldom urgent

Firstpost  

Language: Hindi Five years after testing waters in Hollywood with Broken Horses, Vidhu Vinod Chopra now returns to his homeland with his ’love letter’ to Kashmir, Shikara. Also, it is a symbolic title because Shikara is inherently a love story though it is set against the backdrop of the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits in 1990. The helpless cries of a …

Vidhu Vinod Chopra's Shikara revisits the horror of Kashmiri Pandit's exodus. Trailer out
5 years ago

Vidhu Vinod Chopra's Shikara revisits the horror of Kashmiri Pandit's exodus. Trailer out

India TV News  

Vidhu Vinod Chopra is back as a director with Shikara - A love letter from Kashmir. The film is based on the Kashmiri Pandit exodus of 1990 that forced almost over a lakh natives of the valley to leave their homeland. The film stars debutants Sadia and Aadil Khan in the lead and captures the story behind the Kashmiri Pandit …

With Shikara, Vidhu Vinod Chopra revisits Kashmiri Pandits' exodus
5 years ago

With Shikara, Vidhu Vinod Chopra revisits Kashmiri Pandits' exodus

India TV News  

Thirty years ago, an estimated one lakh Kashmiri Pandits had on the night of January 19, 1990, witnessed a horrific genocide that led to their exodus from the Kashmir valley, and now filmmaker Vidhu Vinod Chopra is all set to revisit the tales of those victims through his upcoming film "Shikara - A love letter from Kashmir". The makers of …

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