Vivek Agnihotri on Ashoke equating Pathaan with Kashmir Files

• Ashoke Pandit said if the attack on TKF was wrong, then the same applies to Pathaan.
• Director Vivek Agnihotri has responded.
• Recent controversy centered around the new song Besharam Rang from Pathaan.

Following statements made by filmmaker Ashoke Pandit that “the attack on The Kashmir Files was wrong, then the same applies to Pathaan,” director Vivek Agnihotri has responded. On Monday, Ashoke also stated on Twitter that if Vivek’s jokes were accurate, then “automatically trolling and foolish comments against Pathaan becomes valid.”

Ashoke Pandit wrote, “If abusing and trolling @vivekagnihotri was right & hence the entire industry kept quiet, then automatically trolling & stupid comments against #Pathaan become valid. If attack on #KashmirFiles was wrong, then the same applies to #Pathaan. Let’s not be selective with our responses!”

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He also tweeted, “Our silence at certain moments because it suits an agenda makes our enemies stronger. I stood by all those films like #UdtaPunjab & #Padmaavat which were abused by fundamentalists, but saw no support by the industry. Enemies have misused this division between different camps.” Quote tweeting the post, Vivek commented, “Hmmmmm…”

Hmmmmm… https://t.co/popM38HTWS

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— Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri (@vivekagnihotri) December 19, 2022

Recent controversy centred around the new song Besharam Rang from the upcoming Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone movie Pathaan. Following the release of the first song from the movie, a number of lawmakers and a portion of the populace voiced their disapproval of the song. Deepika Padukone’s choice of clothing and colour choices for parts of the song segments brought criticism to the song.

At the International Film Festival of India last month, Israeli director Nadav Lapid dubbed Vivek’s movie The Kashmir Files a “propaganda movie” and “vulgar.” Ashoke responded (IFFI). “You selected him without a background check. I am demanding a probe into as to how he was selected as chairperson of the jury. Who are the officers in the information and broadcasting ministry who were involved in this process. Let the probe uncover them,”

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The Kashmir Files documents the 1990s Hindu exodus from the Kashmir Valley. Anupam Kher, Mithun Chakraborty, Pallavi Joshi, and Darshan Kumaar are among the actors who appear in The Kashmir Files. The movie, which hit theatres in March of this year, is among the highest-grossing Hindi movies of the year.