"Terror supporters and genocide deniers can never silence me," said 'The Kashmir Files' director Viviek Agnihotri, in the wake of criticism his film received by the chairman of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) Nadav Lapid.
Early Tuesday morning, the director took to his handle to post a cryptic tweet that read, 'Truth is the most dangerous thing. It can make people lie.' In his latest tweet, Agnihotri challenged those against his film to point out the alleged false statements made in the film which he claims were derived and compiled from 700 interviews of Kashmiri Pandits.
Watch his video message below:
His post came shortly after 'The Kashmir Files' producer and lead actress Pallavi Joshi added to the volley of criticism against Israeli director and screenwriter Lapid's comments.
In a statement to the media, Joshi said, "For decades the international community remained silent on the sufferings of the Kashmiri Pandit community. After three decades the Indian film industry finally realised that it needs to tell India's story truthfully and objectively."
Joshi, who played a professor in a university that appeared to be similar to JNU in 'The Kashmir Files', added, "Vivek and I were always aware that there are elements that would not like to see the stark truth on the screen, but it is very unfortunate that a creative platform was used for a political agenda to preserve an old, false and jaded narrative about Kashmir."
She concluded by saying, "We are overwhelmed by the way the people of India rose to defend 'The Kashmir Files' against the rude and vulgar statement of a genocide denier."
She assured her audience that 'The Kashmir Files' remains "a people's film".
