Happy to not be invited: Vivek Agnihotri after Filmfare did not invite Kashmir Files team to award show
Vivek Agnihotri said that he had lost interest in Bollywood Award nights and that would not go even if invited; “It is time that people take a stand so everyone knows who stands with India and who does not. Now if Pakistan calls me, will I go?”, the director added.
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Mumbai, September 2: The Filmfare Awards took place this week at the Jio World Convention Centre in Mumbai, where many Bollywood celebrities were invited. As star-studded as the evening was, not a single person from the team of the film The Kashmir Files was invited to the event.
“This is 100% true. The organizers used to call me and my wife till the year 2014, but after that, they stopped and I am very happy about it”, Agnihotri said.
The 68th National Awards were decided by a 10-member jury, led by director Vipul Shah. Given that only films made in 2020 were honoured, it was obvious that ‘The Kashmir Files’ released this year did not feature in any of the categories.
Kashmir Files released on March 11, this year proved to be the biggest hit of the decade. While some directly called the film a pack of lies, others targetted BJP over the issue. Multiple theories were also peddled to discredit the film and its makers, but the public verdict muted all criticism.
Kashmir Files starring Darshan Pathak, Anupam Kher, Mithun Chakraborty & Pallavi Joshi in their lead roles earned around Rs 337.23 crore, making it the only Hindi film to cross the Rs 300 crore club during the pandemic as well.
This was pointed out by Twitter user Rajeev Singh Rathore associated with Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM), MP. He said that the Filmfare event organizers failed to invite people associated with the biggest hit of 2022, The Kashmir Files.
“So Filmfare didn’t invite a single person associated with the movie ‘The Kashmir Files’ and nobody from Bollywood objected against it shows why Bollywood needs a permanent boycott and not just a few films. If you can’t respect our sentiments, you don’t deserve our money and appreciation”, he tweeted.
“This is 100% true. The organizers used to call me and my wife till the year 2014, but after that, they stopped and I am very happy about it”, Agnihotri said.
Further, he said that he had lost interest in Bollywood Award nights and that would not go even if invited. “It is time that people take a stand so everyone knows who stands with India and who does not. Now if Pakistan calls me, will I go?”, the director added.
Kashmir Files released on March 11, this year proved to be the biggest hit of the decade. While some directly called the film a pack of lies, others targetted BJP over the issue. Multiple theories were also peddled to discredit the film and its makers, but the public verdict muted all criticism.
Kashmir Files starring Darshan Pathak, Anupam Kher, Mithun Chakraborty & Pallavi Joshi in their lead roles earned around Rs 337.23 crore, making it the only Hindi film to cross the Rs 300 crore club during the pandemic as well.
