{"id":138357,"date":"2022-12-02T19:36:23","date_gmt":"2022-12-02T14:06:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=138357"},"modified":"2022-12-03T11:06:22","modified_gmt":"2022-12-03T05:36:22","slug":"no-israeli-filmmaker-neither-took-back-comments-on-the-kashmir-files-nor-called-it-brilliant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/no-israeli-filmmaker-neither-took-back-comments-on-the-kashmir-files-nor-called-it-brilliant\/","title":{"rendered":"No, Israeli filmmaker neither took back comments on ‘The Kashmir Files’, nor called it ‘brilliant’"},"content":{"rendered":"

During the closing ceremony of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa on November 28, jury head Nadav Lapid, an Israeli filmmaker, described the film ‘The Kashmir Files’ as a vulgar, propaganda movie that had disturbed and shocked the entire jury.<\/p>\n

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#Breaking<\/a>: #IFFI<\/a> Jury says they were \u201cdisturbed and shocked\u201d to see #NationalFilmAward<\/a> winning #KashmirFiles<\/a>, \u201ca propoganda, vulgar movie\u201d in the competition section of a prestigious festival\u2014 organised by the Govt of India.
\n\ud83c\udfa4 Over to @vivekagnihotri<\/a> sir\u2026
\n@nadavlapi pic.twitter.com\/ove4xO8Ftr<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Navdeep Yadav (@navdeepyadav321) November 28, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Lapid’s remarks received a lot of media attention. Israeli Ambassador to India Naor Gilon wrote an open letter<\/a> to Lapid saying that he should be ashamed of his comments. Fellow jury member Sudiptio Sen, the director of the soon-to-be-released film ‘The Kerala Story<\/a>‘, issued a statement<\/a> saying that Lapid\u2019s comments were ‘completely his personal opinion’.\u00a0 In a series of tweets, pro-BJP media personality Shefali Vaidya used abusive words<\/a> against Lapid due to his remarks.<\/p>\n

The maker of the film, Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri, himself issued a statement the next day saying that if any ‘intellectual’ managed to prove that a scene or a dialogue in the film was not true, he would stop making films.<\/p>\n

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Terror supporters and Genocide deniers can never silence me.
\nJai Hind. #TheKashmirFiles<\/a> #ATrueStory<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/jMYyyenflc<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri (@vivekagnihotri) November 29, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

As expected, various media houses rushed to interview Lapid following the controversy. He spoke to media houses including India Today<\/a>, CNN-News18<\/a> and\u00a0The Wire<\/a>. In the context of these interviews, reports started floating on social media that Lapid has apologized for his remarks about the film. One report claimed that Nadav Lapid has walked back from his comments and called ‘The Kashmir Files’ a ‘brilliant movie’.<\/p>\n

Anupam Kher, who acted in the film, tweeted<\/a> a graphic featuring the alleged quote of Lapid. Kher wrote, “Ultimately Truth always triumphs!” The graphic is based on a news report<\/a> by Hindustan Times that claimed that during an interview, Lapid had called the film a ‘brilliant movie’.<\/p>\n

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Others who have reported this include editorji<\/a>, HT Entertainment<\/a>, itimes<\/a>, Times of India<\/a>, and RVCJ Media<\/a>.<\/p>\n