New Delhi: The buzz surrounding Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri’s ‘The Kashmir Files’ is at an all-time high. Just two days ahead of its release, the exodus drama has managed to bag the No 1 spot in the coveted list of IMDB’s most anticipated new Indian movies and shows by scoring 37.3 percent views.
Racing ahead big ticket releases of Bollywood and South film industry including ‘Radhe Shyam’, ‘Bachchhan Paandey’, ‘RRR’ and ‘KGF2’ among others, ‘The Kashmir Files’ secured the no 1 position, which is certainly a commendable feat.
The makers of the much talked about movie were taken in for a huge surprise during the screening of the exodus drama held in New Delhi recently.
Apart from appreciating filmmaker Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri’s vision to create a story (that needs to be told) highlighting the plight of Kashmiri pandits, the packed cinema hall gave a standing ovation and huge round of applause to the cinematic masterpiece. The screening echoed the same sentiments from the crowd who couldn’t stop praising the thought-provoking narrative and stupendous performances by the stellar cast.
Living up to its title, ‘The Kashmir Files’ is a true story, based on video interviews of the first generation victims of The Kashmir Genocide of Kashmiri Pandit Community. It’s a heart-wrenching narrative of the pain, suffering, struggle and trauma of Kashmiri pandits and questions eye-opening facts about democracy, religion, politics and humanity.
Written and directed by Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri, the exodus drama features a stellar cast of actors including Mithun Chakraborty, Anupam Kher, Darshan Kumaar, Pallavi Joshi and Chinmay Mandlekar.
Produced by Zee Studios and Tej Narayan Agarwal, Abhishek Agarwal, Pallavi Joshi and Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri, ‘The Kashmir Files’, written and directed by Vivek Agnihotri is scheduled to release in theatres on 11th March, 2022.
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