"In every country, such people exist who perhaps don’t like the country." Here's how Anupam Kher defended The Kashmir Files after an Israeli filmmaker described it as a "vulgar propaganda film".
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00:00But if you are the jury member, you cannot say, you cannot use the word vulgar propaganda.
00:07I think it's a vulgar remark by that person and who himself is vulgar.
00:30I don't know but if you are the jury member or if you're my,.
00:33any of the judges in the court,
00:39you are not
00:44disclosure firm and you are not
00:54You cannot use the word vulgar propaganda.
00:58I think it's a vulgar remark by that person and who himself is vulgar and who himself
01:04is an opportunist who used this platform to put forth his propaganda or whatever he believes
01:12in.
01:15The world has identified with the film and the pain and the problem of Kashmiri Pandits
01:21have been going on for the last 32 years.
01:24You see from the moment Kashmir Files has been released, since then there is a section
01:30of people who oppose anything which is the reality of India.
01:36So that is how that becomes an agenda.
01:40They are sticking to their agenda.
01:42From the moment Kashmir Files has been released, they have continuously said this is this kind
01:47of a film, this is that.
01:48They have not accepted the tragedy of people.
01:53They have not accepted the exodus of people.
01:56Because for them, they are looking through blinkers and that is a blinker that they have
02:02put in the front of their eyes or in the sides of their eyes which has complete, I want to
02:09use the word nonsense and nothing else.
02:12It was a very good opportunity.
02:14We went to the International Film Festival in a very good way.
02:18I was there myself and the end of it should have been in a very good way, in a celebratory
02:25mood.
02:26I would have liked the Consul General to come here to congratulate me, but he has come
02:32here to say sorry to me.
02:34He did not need it at all.
02:36But to use the platform of the International Film Festival of India for your own agenda,
02:53for your own purpose is not only unfortunate, it is disgusting.
02:59But that one individual does not represent the country.
03:02I have friends, my film A Witness Day was screened at Tel Aviv Film Festival.
03:10The most wonderful people from Israel who have supported our film, who have said such
03:15amazing things on the social media about it.
03:17So I don't think one person is, it's the two countries.
03:21It's one person as an individual who has the freedom of speech in his own country.
03:25Like in our own country, we have such people.