Filmmaker Vishal Bhardwaj has stated that he did not watch The Kashmir Files and The Kerala Story as he needed to remain out of ‘sensitive subjects’. In an interview with news company PTI, Vishal additionally urged his fellow filmmakers to deal “sensitively” with tales which are impressed by real-life tragic incidents. (Also Read | Vishal Bhardwaj says ‘We are conditioned to assume Imran Khan is a foul actor’)
Vishal on not watching The Kashmir Files, The Kerala Story
Vishal instructed PTI, “I didn’t see The Kashmir Files, The Kerala Story and I didn’t see them consciously. The kind of things I was hearing about these films, I didn’t want to get impacted by it. I was hearing that they are propaganda films from my friends and people I know…So, I just wanted to stay out of it because, for me, it is a very sensitive subject. If there’s so much negativity I want to remain out of this negativity, I love my peace. So, I didn’t want to see them.”
“I need my neighborhood of filmmakers to deal with such tales sensitively and never use it as propaganda. Cinema is such a factor that you should utilize it the way in which you need. If individuals are accepting it and seeing it, then we must always settle for that individuals are altering. We are altering as a society,” he added.
About The Kashmir Files
Both The Kashmir Files (2022) and The Kerala Story (2023) were huge commercial hits but kicked up a political storm. The Kashmir Files was directed by Vivek Agnihotri. It starred Anupam Kher, Darshan Kumaar, Mithun Chakraborty, and Pallavi Joshi. The film revolved around the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits from the valley in the 1990s.
About The Kerala Story
The Kerala Story was helmed by Sudipto Sen. It depicts how thousands of young women in Kerala were allegedly brainwashed into joining the Islamic State (IS). The film starred Adah Sharma, Yogita Bihani, Sonia Balani and Siddhi Idnani.
Vishal’s next project
Fans will see Vishal’s much-awaited web series Charlie Chopra and the Mystery of Solang Valley on Sony Live from September 27. It stars, Naseeruddin Shah, Ratna Pathak Shah, Vivaan Shah, Imaad Shah, Priyanshu Painyuli, Chandan Roy Sanyal, and Paoli Dam. The series is produced by Vishal Bhardwaj Pictures along with Priti Shahani’s Tusk Tale Films and in association with Agatha Christie Limited.
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