Amid controversies, 'The Kashmir Files' director Vivek Agnihotri gets 'Y' category security
New Delhi, March 18: Amid numerous controversies surrounding 'The Kashmir Files', Central government has accorded the 'Y' category security cover to film's director Vivek Agnihotri with CRPF cover pan India, said government sources on Friday.
Since its release on March 11, the film which focuses on the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits from the Valley in the 1990s has been embroiled in controversies, with the BJP and Opposition parties holding conflicting viewpoints.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, however, expressed his support for the recently released film 'The Kashmir Files' at a BJP Parliamentary Party meeting on Tuesday. He claimed that attempts were being made to discredit 'The Kashmir Files.'
Bringing out the truth in the right manner, said the PM is always in favour of the nation.
Opposition parties, on the other hand, are criticizing 'The Kashmir Files' for showing "half-truth".
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav took a swipe at BJP leaders for backing the film, saying if the movie 'The Kashmir Files' can be made on Kashmir, then 'Lakhimpur Files' can also be made.
Meanwhile, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel stated that 'The Kashmir Files' shows half-truths and added that not only Hindus but Buddhists, Muslims, Sikhs were also murdered in Kashmir.
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'The Kashmir Files' which had released in theatres on March 11 features Anupam Kher, Mithun Chakraborty, Pallavi Joshi, Darshan Kumaar, among others in the lead roles.
The film revolves around the genocide of Kashmiri Pandits in 1990 and has been directed by Vivek Agnihotri, who is known for films like 'Tashkent Files', 'Hate Story' and 'Buddha in a Traffic Jam'.
Several states, including Uttar Pradesh, Tripura, Goa, Haryana, Gujarat and Uttarakhand, have declared the film tax-free.
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