Sanjay Raut amid row over IFFI jury chief’s remarks: ‘Do the Kashmir 2.0 files too’ | Latest News India | Tech Reddy

Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Tuesday shared his controversy over the comments of Nadav Lapid, chief jury at the 53rd International Film Festival of India (IFFI), on the ‘Figs of Kashmir’. While the comments were widely criticized, Raut affirmed the jury chief’s remarks and claimed that there was “propaganda” around the Vivek Agnihotri film.

“It is true about Kashmir Files. There was propaganda from one party against the other,” Raut was quoted by the news agency ANI and assumed “the maximum number of killings in Kashmir took place after this film” . He also demanded to know why “Kashmir Files 2.0” was not made.

“A party and the government were busy with publicity … but the maximum number of killings in Kashmir happened after this film. Kashmiri Pandits, security personnel were killed,” Raut said in reference to the ‘wave of murders in the Valley – largely aimed at civilians and migrants. workers – which started last year.

At the closing ceremony of the IFFI on Monday in Goa, Lapid – an Israeli filmmaker who had served as the head of the film’s gala jury – said that “The Kashmir Files” is “vulgar” and the he called it a “propaganda film”. In his speech, Lapid said he was “disturbed and shocked” to see the film being screened at the festival.

Raut, in his comments, added, “Where were these people of Kashmir Files then? The children of Kashmiri Pandits were also agitating, where were they then? No one came forward, nor were there any plans for a Kashmir Files 2.0 – do it too.”

Meanwhile, Raut’s colleague Priyanka Chaturvedi in a tweet said it was “unfortunate” that Israeli ambassador Naor Gilon and his team were flooded with messages against the remarks made by the filmmaker. “It is obvious that anyone understands that Nadav Lapid did not deny the exodus of Kashmiri Pandit or dismissed it,” said the Rajya Sabha member, adding that the comments were about “the way the film dealt with the subject”. and “made a propaganda”. movie’. “[H]He was also talking about the discomfort of the other members of the jury,” he added.