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Almost a year after its March release, Vivek Agnihotri’s ‘The Kashmir Files’ is still making headlines outside of the box office.
After its brush with controversy at the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa, the film has been chosen for the prestigious Switzerland International Film Festival’s ‘Official Selection’ category.
Taking to social media, Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri stated: “Happy to inform that #TheKashmirFiles has been selected in the ‘OFFICIAL SELECTION’ category of the prestigious Switzerland International Film Festival.”
‘The Kashmir Files’ is a moving film that depicts the pain, suffering, and struggle of the Kashmiri Pandit community during the 1990 exodus. Apart from igniting a heated debate about Kashmir and the threat of terrorism, the film grossed Rs 340.92 crore worldwide.
Earlier in November, at IFFI, jury head and Israeli filmmaker Nadav Lapid had sparked off a controversy by describing ‘The Kashmir Files’ as “propaganda” and “vulgar”.
Meanwhile, Agnihotri and ‘The Kashmir Files’ producer and actress Pallavi Joshi are preparing to film their upcoming film, ‘The Vaccine War,’ which is said to be about India’s race to develop an indigenous vaccine against Covid-19.
Source:IANS
