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Vivek Agnihotri’s The Kashmir Files has collected over Rs 240 crore since its March 11 release and continues to earn money despite being in its fourth week and facing competition from SS Rajamouli’s mega blockbuster RRR and John Abraham’s Attack. Recently, in an interview, filmmaker Karan Johar finally opened up about The Kashmir Files’ massive box office success and went on to call it the biggest hit of Indian cinema in terms of return on investment. The movie has reportedly been made on a small budget of Rs 15 crore. © Zee Studios While talking about the success of recent films and deciding if it deserves an OTT or a theatrical release, Karan Johar told Galatta Plus, “For example, let’s just see, a film has to have that connect with this country like The Kashmir Files is not made on a budget like a lot of other movies but it is probably going to be cost to profit the biggest hit of Indian cinema.” He further added, “I read Box Office India and they said that such a movement hasn’t happened since Jai Santoshi Maa, you know, since 1975. And I am like, you gotta acknowledge that there is something that is connecting with this nation and academically you have to watch it. You have to watch it to learn from it that ’look there is this movement that has happened’. It’s not anymore a film, it’s a movement.” Check out the video below: The Kashmir Files stars Mithun Chakraborty, Anupam Kher, Darshan Kumar and Pallavi Joshi among others. As for Karan Johar, he is returning to direction after 8 years with Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani starring Dharmendra, Jaya Bachchan, Shabana Azmi, Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt. © Karan Johar Instagram The filmmaker was supposed to helm period drama Takht but that film was put on hold indefinitely due to various external factors including the pandemic and Karan decided to work on a romantic comedy instead. The film is slated to release on February 10, 2023. View the full article -
At the recently held press conference, John Abraham refused to talk about The Kashmir Files stating he was there to talk about his film Attack and will only do that. During the promotions, he has also been mentioning how promoting films on shows does not necessarily translate into additional ticket sales at the box office. And now, during an interview with Tried & Refused Productions YouTube channel, John talked about how promoting a film on The Kapil Sharma Show doesn’t really help a film much. © JA Entertainment He said that his director Lakshya Raj Anand is quite hyperactive when it comes to film promotions and marketing and added, “I haven’t seen the film (The Kashmir Files) but I told him, the best example of a film working without marketing is right in front of you. It has just happened. And another film that was over-marketed….correct. Tell this boy.” John continued, “He took me to The Kapil Sharma Show saying, ‘I want to be on Kapil Sharma’. (laughs)” Adding, “I love Kapil. He is a nice boy. But promoting a film on the show doesn’t translate into ticket sales.” Lakshya, in his defence, replied that it gives the film awareness. To which John responded, “Yeh sudhrega nahin. Kitna main isko bolun? (He doesn’t want to understand.) I told him, ‘Lakshya, we are doing this for you. I am telling you this doesn't work but we are doing this for you.’ ” © Instagram/John ABraham Check out the video below: For the unversed, The Kashmir Files director Vivek Agnihotri had claimed before the release that Kapil Sharma refused to promote their film on his show stating it didn’t have big stars. Kapil later denied the accusation while Anupam Kher revealed in an interview that he was, in fact, invited for the show but he decided not to go considering the subject of the film was quite serious. The Kashmir Files wasn’t promoted on the show, it went on to collect over Rs 230 crore at the box office and is expected to hit the Rs 250 crore mark by the end of its historic run. © JA Entertainment As for John Abraham’s Attack, the film is slated to release on April 1, 2022, and also stars Jacqueline Fernandez, Rakul Preet Singh and Prakash Raj. View the full article
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Vivek Agnihotri’s The Kashmir Files starring Mithun Chakraborty, Anupam Kher, Pallavi Joshi and Darshan Kumar has collected over Rs 230 crore at the box office and is on course to go past Rs 250 crore in the next few days. The film is in its third week but the collections are refusing to slow down. Amid the film’s unexpected and unprecedented box office success, there was a discussion on social media about how Bollywood is mum about it. © Zee Studios Barring a handful of stars like Aamir Khan, Akshay Kumar, Ajay Devgn and Varun Dhawan, not many have spoken about its success. In a recent interview with TimesNow Navbharat, Anupam Kher was asked about Bollywood’s silence over the film’s huge success, he replied, “As far as the Hindi film industry is concerned, I think they're too much in shock. Aisa kabhi hua nahi hai. Whenever a shocking thing happens, it's a very very strange reaction.” He further cited an example of his 1994 all-time blockbuster Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! and added, “Hum Aapke Hain Koun ka premiere hua tha toh the industry was saying, 'Oh my God! Yeh kya banaya diya hai, yeh toh shaadi ka video hai'. But it turned out to be the biggest grosser.” He further talked about the A-listers of the Hindi film industry and their reactions to the film and revealed that Salman Khan personally called him. He said, “But individually, I must say, Salman Khan called me the other day and congratulated me.” © BCCL He also opened up about the film hitting the Rs 200 crore mark and said, “Aam zindagi mei maine socha tha ki kabhi agar meri film 200 crore karegi toh main kya karunga. Mai pagal ho jaunga, main sadko pe bhaagunga (I will go mad, run on the streets). We have a hierarchy here that certain heroes' films do 100-200 crores business.” Anupam Kher and Salman Khan have starred together in several films including Dil Tera Aashiq, Hum Aapke Hain Koun!, Dulhan Hum Le Jayenge, Jaan-E-Mann and Prem Ratan Dhan Payo among others. View the full article
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Vivek Agnihotri's directorial venture, The Kashmir Files, based on the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits in 1990, has turned out to be a box office rage. Even after entering the Rs. 200 crore club, the film is in no mood to slow down and is performing well despite facing stiff competition from SS Rajamouli's RRR. View this post on Instagram Seeing its success, many people have questioned the filmmaker, if he plans to share the profits with the victims, the Kashmiri Pandits. Reacting to it, Agnihotri and his actress-wife Pallavi Joshi, who also played a pivotal role in the film, have criticised people asking such questions. While talking to RJ Siddharth Kanan, Pallavi revealed that they used The Taskent Files earnings to fund The Kashmir Files research. She went on to say that during their research, they came across children who did not have access to literature. View this post on Instagram Agnihotri then intervened and shared, "From past few years, we are helping the Kashmiri Pandit community and when do you ‘service’ work I don’t like to talk about it. We’ve been doing it for a long time and we’ll keep doing it. It’s been us and them and I don’t think we owe anything to 3rd person". Criticising people who asked to donate The Kashmir Files profits, Pallavi added, "I think it’s very vulgar of people to actually ask us, ‘if you earn 400 crores, how many crores will you donate to them.’ This is a very vulgar question for people to ask because the film already has 4 producers. Who gets how much is a very long drawn mathematics. Also, whenever any producer makes money out of any film, they obviously put it to make more projects". You can watch the interview here: Recently, comedian Kunal Kamra trolled Agnihotri for not sharing the film's earnings with Kashmiri Pandits and dodging the question during a press conference in Lucknow. However, social media users took a dig at the comedian stating that no other Bollywood producer is asked to donate the earnings from their film. For the unversed, The Kashmir Files has become the biggest post-pandemic hit, as of now. Besides Pallavi, the film also stars Anupam Kher, Darshan Kumar, and Mithun Chakraborty in important roles. On the career front, Agnihotri is now all set to complete the 'Files' trilogy with The Delhi Files. Reportedly, the upcoming film will be based on the right to life. Well, fans are already looking forward to it. View the full article
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Bollywood star Nawazuddin Siddiqui has come out in support of Vivek Agnihotri and his movie The Kashmir Files amid the movie being stirred in controversy. Starring actors like Anupam Kher, Pallavi Joshi, Mithun Chakraborty, Darshan Kumar among others in pivotal roles, The Kashmir Files has really come all guns blazing at the box office. © Zee Studios Such has been the success of the critically-acclaimed film, that it has broken several records at the box office and is all set to enter the Rs. 200 crore club. The Kashmir Files revolves around the gut-wrenching narrative of the pain, suffering, struggle & trauma experienced by the Kashmiri Pandits, who had been ousted from the region back in the 90s. Now, with the movie questioning democracy, religion, politics, and humanity at the time, a lot of the elements in the film have been labeled very controversial and one-sided. Now, with Bollywood too reportedly staying silent over the film, popular Indian actor Nawazuddin Siddique has offered some support for the movie. © Instagram/Nawazuddin Siddiqui While the actor is yet to watch the film, he's revealed that he will soon follow in the footsteps of many Indians in watching the movie and also spoke on the oppositions faced by the movie. “People are watching it, so I will also watch it.” "I have no idea about that. But, every director has a style and point of view for making films. He made a film from his point of view, which is good. Others will also make films from their perspectives, in the future. And, that is great." he said while speaking at the ABP Network’s Ideas of India summit. Nawaz, who will next be seen in Heropanti 2 opposite Tiger Shroff, also defended Vivek Agnihotri's perspective of making the film, at a time when the director has landed himself in trouble for a police complaint. © Instagram/Vivek Agnihotri "When a filmmaker makes a film, he/she does so from his perspective, with a unique style of viewing things. It should be allowed for any filmmaker to add their own perspective even to films based on real incidents. I cannot speak any more on this as I have not watched the film." he said. The Kashmir Files has created such a huge wave in Indian cinemas that even Akshay Kumar has accepted defeat, with his movie Bachchan Pandey being humbled by the Vivek Agnihotri film. Source: Hindustan Times View the full article
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Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar is considered to be one actor who is known to bring home blockbusters year after year. The Sooryavanshi actor is one who does 5-6 or sometimes more films in a year, with almost all of them bringing in good box office numbers. Now, with such an ability, it is a no-brainer that Akshay gets so much work and is paid so well in Bollywood as directors consider his touch to be a golden one. However, it looks like Akshay might have admitted defeat for the first time in a long time. As you know, Vivek Agnihotri's The Kashmir Files has really brought Indians to the cinemas like no other movie. © Zee Studios With the movie focusing on the atrocities in Kashmir on the Kashmiri Hindus, there's a lot that is being said and debated, making it a completely different kind of film in terms of the current political dynamic. Having said that, it had been forecasted that no movie would be able to compete with it in the Indian theatres at the moment. However, Akshay's latest film Bachchan Pandey featuring Kriti Sanon, and Arshad Warsi released on March 18. © AA Films Now, while Akki's movies are always the ones to be usually scared of, this time around Kashmir Files was just too strong an opponent to take on. According to the latest reports, Kashmir Files has minted over a staggering Rs 200 crore at the box office, with Akshay's Bachchan Pandey receiving a rather humble response in comparison to the Vivek Agnihotri film. And now, it looks like Akki too has made the admission about Kashmir Files doing better. While speaking at an event in Bhopal, the actor said that Kashmir Files 'drowned' his Bachchan Pandey film. "Vivek ji ne Kashmir Files bana kar humara desh k ek bohot bade dardanak sach ko samne rakha hain. Ye film ek aisi bhet bann kar ayi, ye aur baat hain ki meri picture ko bhi duba diya hain. (Vivek Agnihotri has brought to the forefront a bitter truth. The film has come like a blessing, but yes it destroyed my film Bachchhan Paandey)" said Akshay. Here is the video of Akshay speaking and Vivek Agnihotri himself has responded to it as well. Thanks @akshaykumar for your appreciation for #TheKashmirFiles. pic.twitter.com/9fMnisdDzR — Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri (@vivekagnihotri) March 25, 2022 "Thanks, Akshay Kumar for your appreciation for #TheKashmirFiles." wrote Agnihotri on Twitter. Wow! Looks like there's no stopping Kashmir Files at the moment. Source: India Today View the full article
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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday slammed the latest blockbuster The Kashmir Files directed by Vivek Agnihotri. He went on to call out the BJP for demanding that the film be made tax free in the national capital. He said, “They are saying make The Kashmir Files tax free. Well, put it on YouTube it will be free.” The Delhi CM further added, “Why are you asking us to make it tax free. If you are so keen, ask Vivek Agnihotri to put it on YouTube, it will all be free. Everyone will be able to see it in a day. Where is the need to make it tax free?” RT if you want @vivekagnihotri to upload #TheKashmirFiles on YouTube for FREE pic.twitter.com/gXsxLmIZ09 https://t.co/OCTJs1Bvly — AAP (@AamAadmiParty) March 24, 2022 He also addressed the BJP by saying, “Some people have earned crores in the name of Kashmiri Pandits and you have been given the work of just putting up the posters.” आँखें खोलो BJP वालों !@vivekagnihotri Kashmiri Pandit के नाम पर करोड़ों कमा गया और BJP को Poster लगाने का काम दे दिया! - CM @ArvindKejriwal #TheKashmirFiles pic.twitter.com/rqMNGJAd5k — AAP (@AamAadmiParty) March 24, 2022 Kejriwal also pointed out how a BJP leader from Haryana wanted to screen The Kashmir Files for free inside a park but Vivek Agnihotri tweeted about it to Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar asking to stop the free screening. © Zee Studios He went on to call The Kashmir Files a “jhoothi film”. Watch the video below: CM @ArvindKejriwal to BJP:#TheKashmirFiles जैसी झूठी Picture के Poster लगाते हुए अच्छे नहीं लगते, शोभा नहीं देता.. pic.twitter.com/F25DddaZlH — AAP (@AamAadmiParty) March 24, 2022 Post Kejriwal’s speech, a lot of social media users pointed out how he had in the past made films like 83, Saand Ki Aankh and Nil Battey Sannata tax-free in Delhi. Check out some of the responses below: #KejriwalExposed Arvind Kejriwal calls ‘The #KashmirFiles a “jhoothi” film, refuses to make it tax-free, had earlier made movies like ’83, Saand Ki Aankh tax-free#TheKashmiriFiles #DoctorStrangeIsBack pic.twitter.com/UTdFEsoqlM — प्रिया यादव (@yadav4priya) March 25, 2022Saand Ki Aankh -Tax Free Nil Batta Sanatta-Tax Free Kabir Khan's 83-Tax Free #TheKashmiriFiles - put on youtube know why ? Ammanutullah,Tahir Hussain and ISI will get angry Look at his laughter..he is laughing at the Hindus of the whole country.#KejriwalExposed#Shameless https://t.co/iXxKZmabY3 — Yuvraj Singh (@singhh_yuvraj) March 25, 2022Arvind Kejriwal calls ‘The Kashmir Files’ a “jhoothi” film, makes fun of Kashmiri Pandits Genocide, refuses to make it tax-free, had earlier made movies like ’83, Saand Ki Aankh tax-free. #TheKashmiriFiles #ArvindKejriwal pic.twitter.com/cpUQ9aSSaD — Organiser Weekly (@eOrganiser) March 25, 2022Delhi CM @ArvindKejriwal asks @vivekagnihotri to upload #KashmirFiles on YouTube .. Why tax concessions ..? That doesn’t applies for other films .. Shame on you Ad CM .... Shame . pic.twitter.com/AgJFkh8orx — B L Santhosh (@blsanthosh) March 24, 2022Meanwhile, The Kashmir Files collected Rs 207.33 crore in 14 days of its release. View the full article
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Akshay Kumar?s 'Bachchan Paandey' screening halted by mob wanting 'Kashmir Files'
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Director Vivek Agnihotri has achieved a new milestone at the box office as his film The Kashmir Files has hit the Rs 200 crore mark in India. Continuing its record-breaking run, the film has now surpassed the lifetime domestic earnings of Rohit Shetty’s Sooryavanshi starring Akshay Kumar, Katrina Kaif, Ranveer Singh and Ajay Devgn. © Reliance Entertainment The latest entry in the Cop Universe had collected Rs 196 crore in its entire run and The Kashmir Files has now collected Rs 200.13 crore in just 13 days of its release. Sharing the box office collection of the film, trade analyst Taran Adarsh wrote, “#TheKashmirFiles crosses ₹ 200 cr mark... Also crosses *lifetime biz* of #Sooryavanshi... Becomes HIGHEST GROSSING *HINDI* FILM [pandemic era]... [Week 2] Fri 19.15 cr, Sat 24.80 cr, Sun 26.20 cr, Mon 12.40 cr, Tue 10.25 cr, Wed 10.03 cr. Total: ₹ 200.13 cr. #India biz.” Check out the tweet below: #TheKashmirFiles crosses ₹ 200 cr mark ... Also crosses *lifetime biz* of #Sooryavanshi... Becomes HIGHEST GROSSING *HINDI* FILM [pandemic era]... [Week 2] Fri 19.15 cr, Sat 24.80 cr, Sun 26.20 cr, Mon 12.40 cr, Tue 10.25 cr, Wed 10.03 cr. Total: ₹ 200.13 cr. #India biz. pic.twitter.com/snBVBMcIpm — taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) March 24, 2022 With The Kashmir Files hitting Rs 200 crore, Mithun Chakraborty has now beaten the combined box office might of Akshay Kumar, Ajay Devgn and Ranveer Singh. This isn’t all, The Kashmir Files has now also become the highest-grossing Hindi film since the first lockdown of 2020. In fact, it is the second highest-grossing film of the last two years. The only film that did more than The Kashmir Files was Ajay Devgn and Saif Ali Khan starrer Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior but that was a pre-pandemic release. Released on March 11, The Kashmir Files thrashed big-budget films like Radhe Shyam and Bachchhan Paandey featuring the biggest of superstars like Prabhas and Akshay Kumar, respectively. © Zee Studios While Radhe Shyam couldn’t even go past the Rs 20 crore mark in Hindi, Bachchhan Paandey is expected to end its run below Rs 50 crore. Besides Mithun Chakraborty, The Kashmir Files stars Anupam Kher, Darshan Kumar and Pallavi Joshi. View the full article
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The Kashmir Files stars yesteryear superstar Mithun Chakraborty and veteran actor Anupam Kher in the leading roles. However, the film is centred around the character of Krishna Pandit played by Darshan Kumar who is a known face in the web world due to his roles in shows like Aashram, Avrodh, The Family Man and has featured in movies like Mary Kom, NH10 and Sarbjit. After playing supporting characters and negative roles, Darshan got his first lead role in Vivek Agnihotri’s The Kashmir Files and received a lot of acclaim for his layered performance. Many are going gaga over his long monologue in the climax of the film. © Instagram/Darshan Kumar However, a lesser-known fact is that Darshan didn’t start his film career with the 2014 film Mary Kom where he played Priyanka Chopra’s husband. That was without a doubt his breakthrough role but Darshan has been around since the year 2000. A few may remember that before getting meatier roles in films, Darshan starred in two highly popular movies in 2001 and 2003 as one of the friends of the lead actor. In the 2003 cult hit Tere Naam, Darshan was one of the three friends of Salman Khan’s Radhe Mohan. His character was named Kanak Sharma and had a few scenes and dialogues as well. © MAD Entertainment Check out one of the said sequences below: However, his debut was two years before Tere Naam in Tusshar Kapoor’s first film Mujhe Kucch Kehna Hai. In the film, Darshan can be seen standing in the background as one of many friends of Tusshar’s character Karan. © Pooja Entertainment Check out a scene from Mujhe Kucch Kehna Hai below: After playing minuscule roles in Mujhe Kucch Kehna Hai and Tere Naam, Darshan Kumar turned towards TV and featured in a couple of shows like Chotti Bahu, Baba Aiso Varr Dhoondo and Devon Ke Dev… Mahadev. He returned to films in 2014 with his breakthrough role alongside Priyanka Chopra. Finally, after struggling for years, Darshan landed a lead role in a film with The Kashmir Files and rocked the box office. If this isn’t a true success story then what is. View the full article
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Every year, there are eagerly anticipated films featuring the biggest of the stars with the highest of the budgets that sometimes work wonders at the box office or turn out to be a big-time bomb. However, among the big-budget extravaganzas, once in a while comes a “small” film that surprises everyone and rocks the box office. Here’s a look at 5 such small budget films that turn out to be blockbusters at the box office: 1. Jai Santoshi Maa (1975) © Bhagyalaxmi Chitra Mandir Released alongside one of the biggest blockbusters of all time, Sholay, not many expected this small budget film to find an audience at the box office. But, it surprised everyone and surpassed expectations. Made on a reported budget of just Rs 25 lakh, Vijay Sharma’s Jai Santoshi Maa starring Anita Guha, Bharat Bhushan, Kanan Kaushal and Ashish Kumar collected an unprecedented amount of Rs 5 crore and turned out to be an all-time blockbuster. 2. The Kashmir Files (2022) © Zee Studios 47 years after Jai Santoshi Maa, if there is one film that matched the kind of success the 1975 film saw, it is Vivek Agnihotri’s The Kashmir Files. Made on an estimated budget of Rs 15 crore, The Kashmir Files starring Mithun Chakraborty, Anupam Kher, Pallavi Joshi and Darshan Kumar has, so far, collected Rs 190.10 crore in just 12 days of its release. The film is expected to go past the Rs 250 crore mark by the end of its run. 3. Aashiqui 2 (2012) © Vishesh Films A spiritual sequel to the 1990 musical hit Aashiqui, Aashiqui 2 turned out to be an even bigger hit earning Rs 78.64 crore, according to Box Office India. Directed by Mohit Suri and starring Aditya Roy Kapur and Shraddha Kapoor, Aashiqui 2 was made on a budget of Rs 15 crore and was adjudged a blockbuster at the box office. 4. Badhaai Ho (2018) © Junglee Pictures Made on a budget of Rs 29 crore, Badhaai Ho starring Ayushmann Khurrana, Sanya Malhotra, Neena Gupta and Gajraj Rao collected Rs 134.46 crore at the domestic box office. The blockbuster hit was directed by Amit Ravindernath Sharma. 5. Stree (2018) © Maddock Films The horror-comedy directed by Amar Kaushik was made on a low budget of Rs 24 crore. Upon its release, the film received critical acclaim and went on to collect Rs 124.56 crore at the box office. The movie starred Rajkummar Rao and Shraddha Kapoor in the lead roles. View the full article
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Ever since the massive box office success of The Kashmir Files, there are a lot of people who have asked its director Vivek Agnihotri if he plans on sharing the huge profits earned from the film with the victims i.e the Kashmiri Pandits. A few days back an IAS officer from Bhopal had requested The Kashmir Files makers to donate the earnings from the film for the welfare of affected Kashmiri Pandits. Vivek had then avoided the question and responded that he’d like to meet him in person “so we can meet and exchange ideas on how we can help and how you can help with the royalty of your books and your power as an IAS officer.” © Zee Studios The filmmaker has once again done something similar. However, this time, he not only dodged the question but also claimed that the film is yet to make money. At a recent press conference in Lucknow, when asked if he will be sharing a part of his earnings from The Kashmir Files with the victims, Vivek replied, “Kamaai hogi tab baat karenge abhi kamaai ki stithi toh hai. (We’ll talk once the money makes money. Currently, it seems like the film will earn some money.)” The journalist then retorted, “Kamaai toh bahut ho rahi hai…(The movie is making a lot of money.)” Vivek interrupted him by saying, “Aapko aisa lag raha hai woh galatfahmi hai aapki. (You are mistaken. It is not true.)” Take a look at the video clip from the press conference below: हालांकि मैं बिल्कुल नहीं चाहता कि डायरेक्टर साब की कमाई उनसे लेकर कश्मीरी पंडितों को दी जाए। पर इस सवाल का जैसा जवाब उन्होंने दिया है वो उनकी और उनके इरादों की पोल खोलता है।pic.twitter.com/Je5HfJTC7D — MANJUL (@MANJULtoons) March 22, 2022 While Vivek Agnihotri claims the film is yet to make money, The Kashmir Files has collected an unprecedented Rs 190.10 crore in just 12 days of its release. #TheKashmirFiles continues to stand tall, runs triumphantly on weekdays... Trending strongly on weekdays... Will cross ₹ 200 cr tomorrow [Thu; Day 14]... [Week 2] Fri 19.15 cr, Sat 24.80 cr, Sun 26.20 cr, Mon 12.40 cr, Tue 10.25 cr. Total: ₹ 190.10 cr. #India biz. pic.twitter.com/DOAj86pmw8 — taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) March 23, 2022 Made on a meagre budget of Rs 15 crore (estimated), The Kashmir Files is touted to be one of the biggest blockbusters of all time for a small budget film. View the full article
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The Kashmir Files directed by Vivek Agnihotri is on course to hit Rs 200 crore in the next few days. The film has already collected Rs 179.85 crore in 11 days of its release. Amid the massive box office success of the film, social media is buzzing with raging debates around it. While a section of the audience has called it an agenda-driven propaganda film, there are others who are calling it a masterpiece that depicts the plight of Kashmiri Pandits. © Zee Studios At a recent event, Nana Patekar was asked about his take on The Kashmir Files and the controversy around it. He told the media, according to Aaj Tak, “Hindus and Muslims very much belong here, and it is necessary for them to live together and they must live together. If division is taking place, it is wrong.” He further added that controversy erupting because of a film that may result in division between the two communities is not desirable and when people are living peacefully, it is not right to court a controversy with a film like The Kashmir Files. He went on to say that after watching the film, society will be divided into two sections which is not right. Those who are doing this should be questioned. © Zee Studios However, he also added that he hasn’t watched the film and will not be able to comment further on the content of the film. But maintained that “a controversy erupting over a film is not good”. The Kashmir Files stars Mithun Chakraborty, Anupam Kher, Darshan Kumar and Pallavi Joshi in the lead roles. View the full article
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At the recently held promotional event of SS Rajamouli’s RRR, Aamir Khan was asked about his take on the huge success of The Kashmir Files and if he has watched it. Aamir not only supported the film but also urged every Indian to watch it. The superstar went on to congratulate the team of The Kashmir Files for its grand box office success. While Aamir extended his support for The Kashmir Files, trolls called it a gimmick and went after his upcoming film Laal Singh Chaddha calling for the film’s boycott. Soon Laal Singh Chaddha and Aamir Khan became a trending topic on Twitter. © Aamir Khan Productions One troll wrote, “Aamir Khan is the same person who went on to meet Turkish 1st lady Emine Erdogan while shooting for Lal Singh Chadda. Turkish president went on to support Pakistan to revoke Art 370. Now Khan says what happened to #KashmiriPandit is of great sorrow. #LalSinghChaddha #AamirKhan”. Another tweeted, “Dont ever trust #AamirKhan, in the past he was making fake allegations in an interview against our PM Modiji and now he has changed his thoughts according to the mood the nation. #BoycottLalSinghChaddha #BoycottBollywood #LalSinghChaddha #BoycottAamirKhan”. One wondered, “Hmm, when is #LalSinghChaddha set to release? No wonder Aamir Khan is sucking up to @vivekagnihotri and endorsing #TheKasmirFiles!” One tweet read, “Don't trust #AmirKhan. It's a gimmick to promote his film #LalSinghChaddha”. One troll commented, “#TheKasmirFiles to bahanaa hai #LalSinghChaddha key liye viewer jitanaa hai ... But people jst #BoycottBollywood”. Check out some of the responses below: BOYCOTT #LalSinghChaddha pic.twitter.com/lvQBUjfOi8 — Surinder (@navsurani) March 20, 2022Aamir Khan is the same person who went on to meet Turkish 1st lady Emine Erdogan while shooting for Lal Singh Chadda. Turkish president went on to support Pakistan to revoke Art 370. Now Khan says what happened to #KashmiriPandit is of great sorrow. #LalSinghChaddha #AamirKhan pic.twitter.com/oW5EBzC8TO — Kartik Variar (@variarkartik) March 21, 2022#TheKasmirFiles to bahanaa hai #LalSinghChaddha key liye viewer jitanaa hai ... But people jst #BoycottBollywood pic.twitter.com/IgGsCDKpAv — Indic Spectrum (@IndicSpectrum) March 22, 2022Hum fir bhi Lal singh chaddha nahi dekhenge pic.twitter.com/zmxWAgeWKU — sidha_memer (@Sidha_memer) March 21, 2022Dont ever trust #AamirKhan, in the past he was making fake allegations in an interview against our PM Modiji and now he has changed his thoughts according to the mood the nation.#BoycottLalSinghChaddha #BoycottBollywood #LalSinghChaddha #BoycottAamirKhan https://t.co/HrMD1OMhxI — Sanskari आत्मनिर्भर Launda (@verysanskari) March 21, 2022If you watch #LalSinghChaddha because of this lip service to #TheKasmirFiles, then #AamirKhan is definitely a good actor! He never raised #KashmiriPanditGenocide on #SatyamevJayte. When it came to #Fanna, he chose to play a Kashmir separatist to show them in a positive light https://t.co/d8hlAeA4zJ pic.twitter.com/XjI0KDPUBc — Bharat (@Vishnugupt__) March 21, 2022Know the true face #AamirKhan #LalSinghChaddha#TheKashmiriFiles #TheGujaratFiles Their hatred for #NarendraModi so evident, but why do these hates our beloved @PMOIndia Why pic.twitter.com/7bFq0WvPZI — Jignesh Sheth (@jrsheth) March 21, 2022Hmm, when is #LalSinghChaddha set to release? No wonder Aamir Khan is sucking up to @vivekagnihotri and endorsing #TheKasmirFiles! https://t.co/z0ZNeqJHX3 — Shefali Vaidya. (@ShefVaidya) March 22, 2022Remember, Kareena Kapoor said ‘Don’t see our films, no one forced you’ I respect her for that first bit : don’t see our films, and prefer to donate my ticket money to a Gau shala or a Gurukulam. #LalSinghChaddha pic.twitter.com/89y7zRwhSi — I am Modi (@Antevasin10) March 22, 2022To save “Lal Singh Chaddha”#AamirKhan #LalSinghChaddha Remember >>>>> #AamirDhokaDega pic.twitter.com/oUQNQGi9ZN — Panjwani (@luckandwealth) March 21, 2022 Earlier, while talking about The Kashmir Files, Aamir had stated, “Ji zaroor dekhoonga main. Woh ek history ka aisa hissa hai, humara dil dukta hai usme. Jo Kashmiri Pandits ke sath hua hain, wo yakeenan bahut hi dukh ki baat hai, aur aise film jo bani hain us topic pe, wo yakeenan har Hindustani ko dekhna chaiye aur har Hindustani ko yaad karna chahiye ki ek insan hai, jab us par atyachar hua to kya beet ti hai. (I will definitely watch the film. It is a part of our history which is heart-breaking. What happened with the Kashmiri Pandits is really very sad. Every Indian should watch the film made on this subject and should recall how it feels when a person goes through such trauma).” © Aamir Khan Productions He further added, “This film has touched the emotions of all people who believe in humanity and that's what is wonderful. I will definitely watch the film and I am so happy to see that the film is successful. I feel this is the time in India which was sad, people should look at carefully and remember.” View the full article
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After delivering two blockbusters in Baahubali: The Beginning and Baahubali 2: The Conclusion, Prabhas was often touted as the biggest pan-India star even bigger than the likes of Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan and Rajinikanth. His next release Saaho, despite receiving poor reviews and underperforming in Telugu states turned out to be a Rs 150 crore hit in Hindi belts. Naturally, a lot was expected from his latest release Radhe Shyam. It was supposed to get the audience back to theatres and end the dry spell of South Indian films in Hindi markets. © UV Creations Moreover, film’s sound designer, the Oscar winner Resul Pookutty oversold it by calling its climax even bigger than Titanic. But, nothing mattered once the film released on March 11. It received mixed to negative reviews and faced an unexpected competition in the much smaller film The Kashmir Files. Starring Mithun Chakraborty, Anupam Kher, Darshan Kumar and Pallavi Joshi, Vivek Agnihotri’s The Kashmir Files surprised everyone with its huge growth at the box office and turned out to be a huge hit. The hysteria around The Kashmir Files affected Radhe Shyam and the film bombed in Hindi. However, the collections in Telugu states were huge but due to poor content the film crashed from Monday onwards. According to Pinkvilla, the film collected Rs 42 crore on its opening day, Rs 25.50 crore on its day 2 and Rs 24.50 crore on its day 3. After facing a dip in collections, the film completely crashed on its day 4 with just Rs 7.50 crore. © UV Creations In four days, the film could only make Rs 99.50 crore. And over its first week, it couldn’t do much. The film barely reached the Rs 100 crore mark and couldn’t even go past Rs 125 crore. The report suggests that Prabhas’ latest film has turned out to be one of the biggest disasters of all time at the box office with losses over Rs 100 crore, a first for any Indian film. Before Radhe Shyam, the biggest disaster from Indian cinema was Ranveer Singh starrer 83 that suffered losses of Rs 80 crore, second in the list was the Ranbir Kapoor starrer Bombay Velvet that lost Rs 70 crore. © UV Creations Another report in Track Tollywood stated that the losses suffered by the film are even higher than Rs 110 crore. View the full article
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Being one of the biggest and the most popular stars on this planet, Shah Rukh Khan doesn’t necessarily need to make a comment on any controversy to find himself dragged in it. Back in 2017, he stated this fact in a funny manner in AIB podcast and it still stands true for him. It so happened that post the release and massive success of The Kashmir Files at the box office, a section of the audience started questioning director Vivek Agnihotri about not sharing the profit he earned from the film with the Kashmiri Pandits who faced the exodus. © Shah Rukh Khan Instagram Defending the filmmaker, a journalist tweeted that Vivek Agnihotri has the right to earn profit and not share it with anyone. The journo then dragged Shah Rukh Khan into the controversy by adding that nobody asked the superstar to share his profits from his films. His tweet read, “Profit is not a bad word, India has suffered enough since independence where the narrative looked down on commercial success. @vivekagnihotri has the right to earn profit, no 1 asked Shah Rukh Khan to distribute commercial profit, so why discriminate with #TheKasmirFiles ?” Check out his tweet below: Profit is not a bad word, India has suffered enough since independence where the narrative looked down on commercial success. @vivekagnihotri has the right to earn profit, no 1 asked Shah Rukh Khan to distribute commercial profit, so why discriminate with #TheKasmirFiles ? — Pradeep Bhandari(प्रदीप भंडारी) (@pradip103) March 20, 2022 Soon after he randomly dragged Shah Rukh Khan in a controversy that has nothing to do with him, a lot of SRK fans were reminded of his quote from the AIB podcast where he talked about people using his name in a controversy he has nothing to do with. He can be heard saying in the clip, “Has my name come up in this? Because I have not said anything. I have not spoken to anyone. My name has come up? And this gentleman was standing with me. He said, ‘Yes, there are 100 retweets in your name.’ I am not there. I didn’t make a comment.” Watch the tweet below: they keep proving him right https://t.co/9kr068b9Pv pic.twitter.com/njqb0hkZsn — gold rush (@ughmylife317) March 21, 2022 A few other fans also schooled the journo for being ill-informed as Shah Rukh Khan did share the first day earnings of Dilwale with Chennai flood victims and a part Chennai Express profit for Uttarakhand flood victims. Fans also reminded him of the time when SRK helped a Kashmiri Pandit family in distress. One fan tweeted, “Srk ne Kisi k name par ya kisi par banakar pese nahi kamaye ... fir bhi ho ban pada wo kiya hai... Kashmir Files Kashmir Pandito k name par banayi hai to Agnihotri dega profit share to badi baat nahi hai...” Another wrote, “The thing is #ShahRukhKhan𓀠 doesn’t need to make a movie on a true incident to prove his deshbhakti like that director who once passed cheap comments regarding women’s safety linking it to Tata Nano, if you know what I mean @pradip103”. Check out some of the tweets below: Hrr baat pr shah Rukh Khan Shah Rukh Khan Shah Rukh Khan.... https://t.co/d81v8FGFU3 — U(bye) (@GGSRKfan0) March 21, 2022Shah Rukh Khan alredy donated some part of Chennai express collection for Uttarakhand in 2013 Real man stand for their people without any propaganda & publicity stunt https://t.co/5c7Q18VsfQ pic.twitter.com/TKcxgAFTUp — Rahul (@iamrahull_) March 21, 2022Why it has to be Shahrukh Khan in everything, Let the man live https://t.co/Aw72Uk0fH4 — BS (@Ahmadbilal111) March 21, 2022 https://t.co/lcp7UtveDx pic.twitter.com/0z5wicS1fq — SONU GUPTA (@GuptaSonu7634) March 21, 2022 pic.twitter.com/aWD1P2dIS5 https://t.co/CRBL8t6c2g — r ★ (@itzzRashmi) March 21, 2022They keep proving Him Right Bcz They Are Andhbhakts.....#ShahRukhKhan https://t.co/5j7t8zWIe9 pic.twitter.com/jrIhlopOic — Amreen SRKian #Pathaan (@SrkFc11741282) March 21, 2022The thing is #ShahRukhKhan𓀠 doesn’t need to make a movie on a true incident to prove his deshbhakti like that director who once passed cheap comments regarding women’s safety linking it to Tata Nano, if you know what I mean @pradip103 https://t.co/yVq7jS0xNU — Divya Ratna Singh (@iamdrs15) March 21, 2022Form vagera dhyan se bhara karo, nahi to baad mein realise hoga Father's name ke aage Shahrukh Khan ka naam likh ke aye ho — Prithvi (@Puneite_) March 21, 2022 © Zee studios Meanwhile, The Kashmir Files has collected close to Rs 180 crore at the box office in India in 11 days of its release. The film stars Mithun Chakraborty, Anupam Kher, Pallavi Joshi and Darshan Kumar in the lead roles. View the full article
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It’s interesting how before March 11, Vivek Agnihotri’s The Kashmir Files was an underdog and not many expected it to stand tall against the likes of Prabhas starrer Radhe Shyam and Akshay Kumar starrer Bachchhan Paandey. But the unexpected and unthinkable happened as The Kashmir Files wave swept away competition at the box office left, right & center. In its opening weekend, the film outperformed Radhe Shyam and collected almost Rs 100 crore in its week one. © Zee Studios However, the best was yet to come for the Mithun Chakraborty starrer. The film recorded a solid collection in weekend two as it made Rs 70.15 crore taking its 10-day total to Rs 167.45 crore. Sharing the box office collection of The Kashmir Files, trade analyst Taran Adarsh wrote, “#TheKashmirFiles [Week 2] is a TSUNAMI at the #BO... Packs a SUPER-SOLID total [₹ 70.15 cr] in *Weekend 2*... #TKF REFUSES TO SLOW DOWN, should hit ₹ 200 on weekdays [by Wed or Thu]... Fri 19.15 cr, Sat 24.80 cr, Sun 26.20 cr. Total: ₹ 167.45 cr. #India biz.” Check out his tweet below: #TheKashmirFiles [Week 2] is a TSUNAMI at the #BO... Packs a SUPER-SOLID total [₹ 70.15 cr] in *Weekend 2*... #TKF REFUSES TO SLOW DOWN, should hit ₹ 200 on weekdays [by Wed or Thu]... Fri 19.15 cr, Sat 24.80 cr, Sun 26.20 cr. Total: ₹ 167.45 cr. #India biz. pic.twitter.com/pUtznqoGBn — taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) March 21, 2022 The second weekend of The Kashmir Files, a small film featuring a yesteryear superstar & a veteran actor like Mithun Chakraborty and Anupam Kher, respectively, left behind one of the top superstars of India, Akshay Kumar’s Bachchhan Paandey by a margin. In its opening weekend, Bachchhan Paandey struggled and collected a low Rs 37.25 crore. Sharing its box office collection, Taran Adarsh tweeted, “#BachchhanPaandey remains low over the weekend, mainly due to #TKF juggernaut that eclipsed the biz of *all* films... Did not witness growth on Day 3... Fri 13.25 cr, Sat 12 cr, Sun 12 cr. Total: ₹ 37.25 cr. #India biz.” © Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment Check out his tweet below: #BachchhanPaandey remains low over the weekend, mainly due to #TKF juggernaut that eclipsed the biz of *all* films... Did not witness growth on Day 3... Fri 13.25 cr, Sat 12 cr, Sun 12 cr. Total: ₹ 37.25 cr. #India biz. pic.twitter.com/XOQIs0CVtq — taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) March 21, 2022 Bachchhan Paandey has turned out to be Akshay Kumar’s lowest first weekend grosser in years if we exclude Bell Bottom that released amidst several restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Farhad Samji directorial may also find it difficult to survive even week one and is expected to see its lifetime collection even lower than Rs 80 crore. As for The Kashmir Files, the film is running riot at the ticket window and will hit the Rs 200 crore mark before the end of its second week. View the full article
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A video has gone viral on social media from Odisha TV, Odisha’s local news channel that shows a mob entering a theatre premise in the state and forcefully stopping the screening of Bachchhan Paandey while demanding the management to replace the shows allotted to the Akshay Kumar starrer with Vivek Agnihotri’s The Kashmir Files. © Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment Sharing the video on Twitter, one fan of Akshay Kumar wrote, “Don't Be surprised To See BP having 15-16 cr collection Its Doing Great against This Agenda Driven Film. Whole RW+Govt, Supporting A movie on the Other Hand There is Just #AkshayKumar Man,How Come They Just Close The Movie Forcefully. #BachchhanPaandey Respect To u @akshaykumar”. Watch the video below: Don't Be surprised To See BP having 15-16 cr collection Its Doing Great against This Agenda Driven Film. Whole RW+Govt, Supporting A movie on the Other Hand There is Just #AkshayKumar Man,How Come They Just Close The Movie Forcefully.#BachchhanPaandey Respect To u @akshaykumar pic.twitter.com/Z2FH0Pu7WI — Ankit (@Khiladi__Ankit) March 19, 2022 Reacting to the video of a mob attacking the screening of Bachchhan Paandey, another fan tweeted, “I Believe in God...Some people are threatening people and stopped screening of #BachchhanPaandey for the kashmir files...Such people will pay for their karma... #AkshayKumar is Gold hearted man god will never let bad thing happen to him...God will give him more success i believe.” Another fan tweeted, “So some people stopped screening of #BachchhanPaandey and forced people to watch #TheKasmirFiles . Irony is that the kashmir files movie is about how Hindu people were forced to leave Kashmir How are you different then ?? #TheKashmirfiles”. One user wrote, “People who stopped #BachchhanPaandey screening in Bbsr didn't even know there was film coming out called #TheKashmirFiles a week ago. This will rather put stain on the TKF than bringing any glory to it. Brainless morons.” One user pointed out how if it was a film featuring any of the Khan superstars instead of Akshay Kumar, mob wouldn’t have allowed it to release at all, “Akshay Kumar Ki movie ke sath ye sab ho rha toh socho khans ki movies ke sath Kya hota vo toh theater ko hi aag laga dete”. © Zee Studios Check out some of the reactions below: Reportedly in Bhubneshwar a mob forcefully stopped the screening of #BachchhanPaandey .. This is totally UNFAIR and UNETHICAL .. #TheKashmirFiles is doing exceptionally well, why to sabotage other movie like this. pic.twitter.com/1PZOUvkgP2 — Sumit Kadel (@SumitkadeI) March 20, 2022I Believe in God...Some people are threatening people and stopped screening of #BachchhanPaandey for the kashmir files...Such people will pay for their karma... #AkshayKumar is Gold hearted man god will never let bad thing happen to him...God will give him more success i believe. pic.twitter.com/UINQGNtJLy — axay patel (@akki_dhoni) March 20, 2022So some people stopped screening of #BachchhanPaandey and forced people to watch #TheKasmirFiles . Irony is that the kashmir files movie is about how Hindu people were forced to leave Kashmir How are you different then ??#TheKashmirfilespic.twitter.com/uenTI2hCSf — M A S A L U (@YourMasalu) March 20, 2022Agar koi KHANS ki film hoti to screening tak nahi hone dete ye HOOLIGANS . Time hai ab bhi , stop trolling #BachchhanPaandey and support our films .. PLZ . — CineHub (@Its_CineHub) March 20, 2022People who stopped #BachchhanPaandey screening in Bbsr didn't even know there was film coming out called #TheKashmirFiles a week ago. This will rather put stain on the TKF than bringing any glory to it. Brainless morons. — ଆଶିଷ ରଞ୍ଜନ ଆଚାର୍ଯ୍ୟ (@AsI_W_ish) March 20, 2022Aap aam kaise khate ho effect — Father of Nation (@BaapuOf) March 20, 2022Akshay fans :- They came for khan movies and we stayed silent because we are not khan fans and then they came for bollywood movies which doesn't support BJP agenda & we stayed silent as we support BJP. Finally they came to us and there's no one left to support us — Saklam muklam (@soma_lingam) March 20, 2022The Kashmir Files stars Mithun Chakraborty, Anupam Kher, Darshan Kumar and Pallavi Joshi and has already collected Rs 167 crore in just 10 days of its release. View the full article
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Filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri is in the best phase of his career with the record-breaking success of his film The Kashmir Files. The movie has become a nationwide phenomenon and its box office collection is on a rise with each passing day. While the film is nearing the Rs 100 crore mark, it won’t come as a surprise if it even hits a double century at the box office by the next week or so. © Zee Studios As Vivek Agnihotri is basking in the success of his new film, here’s a look at the filmmaker’s filmography before The Kashmir Files. He made his directorial debut with the 2005 film Chocolate starring Suniel Shetty, Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Emraan Hashmi, Arshad Warsi, Tanushree Dutta and Sushma Reddy. © Inspired Movies Titled Chocolate: Deep Dark Secrets, the film featured a chartbuster soundtrack with 'Halka Halka Sa Yeh Nasha' topping the charts and carried good buzz around it before the release. However, the film was panned by critics and flopped at the box office once people realised it was a rip-off of a cult Hollywood classic The Usual Suspects (1995). He followed it up with a sports drama Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal (2007) starring John Abraham, Arshad Warsi and Bipasha Basu. © UTV Motion Pictures Similar to Chocolate, the movie featured a hit soundtrack with songs like Billo Rani, Halla Bol and Ishq Ka Kalma but failed at the box office and received negative reviews. In 2012, Vivek Agnihotri turned to erotica and found his first success as a filmmaker with Hate Story. Starring Paoli Dam, Gulshan Devaiah and Nikhil Dwivedi, the film was termed “Average” at the box office. © BVG Films He tried to repeat the success of Hate Story with another erotic thriller Zid in 2014 starring Mannara, Karanvir Sharma and Shraddha Das. But he wasn’t lucky the second time around in the erotic genre and delivered a dud. © Benaras Media Works In 2016, he changed gears once again and directed the political thriller Buddha In A Traffic Jam. The film starring Anupam Kher, Arunoday Singh and Mahie Gill found no takers at the box office. The critically panned film was termed a disaster by Box Office India. © Vivek Agnihotri Creates The same year he made another disaster in the romantic drama Junooniyat starring Pulkit Samrat and Yami Gautam. © T-Series And then in 2019, Vivek Agnihotri surprised everyone by delivering the first major success of his career in The Tashkent Files. The film had almost zero promotions but turned out to be a surprise box office success. The movie starred Mithun Chakraborty, Naseeruddin Shah, Shweta Basu Prasad, Pankaj Tripathi and Vinay Pathak among others. © Zee Studios Unlike Vivek’s previous films, The Tashkent Files received fair reviews however, a section of the audience termed it a propaganda film. Now, with The Kashmir Files, the filmmaker has turned a new leaf in his career and is on a career-high. View the full article
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The Kashmir Files has turned out to be one of the biggest success stories in recent years. The film directed by Vivek Agnihotri has been doing record-breaking business at the box office and it continues to grow with each passing day. The film is based on the 1990 exodus of Kashmiri Pandits and stars Mithun Chakraborty, Anupam Kher, Darshan Kumar and Pallavi Joshi in lead roles. The film has received such an unprecedented response not just from the audience but from the politicians as well that it has been declared tax-free in several states in India. © Zee Studios Interestingly, the massive success of The Kashmir Files has led some people to recommend another political thriller Parzania that was released in 2007. Directed by Rahul Dholakia, Parzania starred Naseeruddin Shah, Sarika and Parza Dastur and was based on the 2002 Gujarat riots. Recommending the film, one social media user wrote, “If you love movies based on true stories like #thekashmirfiles, I have more options for you. #Parzania:Inspired by a true story, a Parsi couple attempt to find their son who went missing in Gujarat Riots. #Firaaq:A haunting portrayal of Gujarat post the 2002 riots. #GujaratFiles”. Another user tweeted, “To those who are watching and believing #TheKashmirFiles , should also watch #Parzania - #GujaratRiots 2002”. One tweet read, “Watched Kashmir Files? Felt enraged? Fully understandable. Now also watch these 2 movies -Final Solution by @rakeshfilm -Parzania by @rahuldholakia And show that your anger is not selective & political”. © Circle Motion Pictures One user pointed out, “Today those who are beating their chest and telling people to watch the movie Kashmir Files. Didn't say anything when Parzania movie on 2002 Godhra station incident was banned in Gujarat. #KashmirFiles”. Check out some of the tweets below: Parzania Is a Real Story Inspired by 2002 Gujarat Genocide This movie is available on YouTube and Hotstar for Free just Go And Watch#GujaratFiles #Parzania #TrueStory #gujarat2002 pic.twitter.com/ByrvYrjk2F — Mohammed Nadeem Hussain (@luvmeimnaddu) March 15, 2022To those who are watching and believing #TheKashmirFiles , should also watch #Parzania - #GujaratRiots 2002 pic.twitter.com/M2DBzfUypE — DOCTOR LUQMAN Abu ISTEHSAAN (@DrLuqmanAkhan) March 16, 2022One got Tax freed and other got banned. Because other one didn't serve their propaganda.#TheKashmirFiles #Parzania pic.twitter.com/yjFIaifWJh — Aarav Gautam (@IAmAarav8) March 14, 2022If you love movies based on true stories like #thekashmirfiles, I have more options for you.#Parzania:Inspired by a true story, a Parsi couple attempt to find their son who went missing in Gujarat Riots.#Firaaq:A haunting portrayal of Gujarat post the 2002 riots.#GujaratFiles pic.twitter.com/qQ75xTvVfV — varsha (@attri_varsha) March 16, 20221.PARZANIA: Inspired by a true story, a Parsi couple attempt to find their son who tragically went missing in Gujarat Riots. 2.FIRAAQ: People who were victims and silent observers during the chaos, find themselves deeply affected in a way that changes their lives forever. pic.twitter.com/h8llZdivYc — Dax Patel (@thedaxpatel) March 14, 2022Does anyone know where one can watch Parzania - movie based on the Gujarat Riots 2002! — Dr. Shama Mohamed (@drshamamohd) March 15, 2022#Parzania Inspired by true life events. Interesting viewing. Pleasecdo watch.https://t.co/Hen3sSK7Xg pic.twitter.com/pvvUPYkeQ7 — RiazMo (@mo_rehaz) March 16, 2022Today those who are beating their chest and telling people to watch the movie Kashmir Files. Didn't say anything when Parzania movie on 2002 Godhra station incident was banned in Gujarat. #KashmirFiles pic.twitter.com/rXaVeK6XiQ — Sohel Khan Bilawat (@skbilawat) March 14, 2022Watched Kashmir Files? Felt enraged? Fully understandable. Now also watch these 2 movies -Final Solution by @rakeshfilm -Parzania by @rahuldholakia And show that your anger is not selective & political pic.twitter.com/WC4VTzuBpi — Sir Kazam (@SirKazamJeevi) March 14, 2022I'd watched Parzania a long time ago and I don't think I fully got what the movie was about. Rewatched last night and it doesn't leave my mind now.@rahuldholakia — Lavanya (Following #CWC22) (@lav_narayanan) March 16, 2022While The Kashmir Files is a blockbuster at the box office, Parzania failed to find an audience and was termed a disaster. Meanwhile, The Kashmir Files has collected Rs 79.25 crore in just 6 days of its release. View the full article
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'Kashmir Files Did What Govt Couldn't Do' Mukesh Khanna Calls Out PM Modi
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Vivek Agnihotri’s The Kashmir Files is not only a massive box office success but has also been receiving all-round acclaim from the audience, celebs and politicians alike. Recently, Mahabharat and Shaktimaan fame Mukesh Khanna watched the film and was all praise for it. Coming out of a screening of the film, he told paps that The Kashmir Files is more than a film, it depicts reality. He rated the film 10 out of 10 and went on to praise director Vivek Agnihotri and actors Darshan Kumar and Anupam Kher for their performances. © Zee Studios Khanna further slammed the government for not helping Kashmiri Pandits in 32 years of their exodus, and called out Prime Minister Narendra Modi for not fulfilling his promise about helping Kashmiri Pandits return to their land. He said, “Yeh sarkar ki galti hai main bolunga. Kya kiya sarkar ne? Mujhe yaad hai Modi ji ne 2014 mein jab jeete they toh kaha tha ki, ‘Main Hindu Panditon ko sthapit karwaunga’. Maine us waqt kaha tha agar inhonein Kashmiri Panditon ko sthapit karwa diya na yeh superhero ban jayenge. But afsos hai aath saal aur beet chuke hai abhi yeh Kashmiri Pandit apne aap ko sharanarthi maanta hai. Sharam aani chahiye humein. (This is the government's fault I’d say. What has the government done for Kashmiri Pandits? I remember Prime Minister Narendra Modi promised after his 2014 win that he will help KPs but sadly it’s been eight years and they still consider them refugees in their own country. We should be ashamed of ourselves.)” He went on to praise Vivek Agnihotri saying he did more for Kashmiri Pandits than the government of India, “Mujhe yeh film nahin lagi main ek second apni aankhein nahin hata saka. So yeh logon ko appeal kar rahi hai. Jo sarkar nahin kar saki, Vivek Agnihotri ne karke dikhaya. This is the success. People should know about this genocide. (Not even for a second I took my eyes away from the screen while watching The Kashmir Files. The film is appealing to the audience. Vivek Agnihotri did for KPs what the government couldn’t do.)” © Zee Studios He also praised the film for showing “harsh reality” and praised Darshan Kumar calling him the best performer in the film. He also slammed mainstream Bollywood celebs for not promoting the film. Watch the full video below: The Kashmir Files stars Mithun Chakraborty, Anupam Kher, Darshan Kumar and Pallavi Joshi. View the full article -
Days before the release of The Kashmir Files, filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri claimed that Kapil Sharma refused to promote his film on his show because it 'lacked big stars'. Kapil had then responded to the controversy saying one shouldn’t believe in a one-sided story. But the trolling didn’t stop. A section of the audience called for a boycott of The Kapil Sharma Show and even dragged producer Salman Khan into the controversy. Amidst the controversy, The Kashmir Files released and rocked the box office. © Sony TV For the post-release promotion, Vivek Agnihotri along with Anupam Kher appeared on Times Now and during the conversation, Kher clarified that he was invited by the makers of The Kapil Sharma Show but he refused since their film’s subject was not in sync with a comedy show. However, the clip that Kapil posted was only 46 seconds long whereas the actual clip about the controversy was over a minute long. In the clip posted by Kapil, Anupam can be heard saying, “To be very honest I must say it here I was called to be on the show. Maine Harman, jo mere manager hai, usko kaha tha ki ‘Ye film bari serious hai, main isme nahi ja sakta hun (I had told Harman, my manager, 'This film is very serious, I can't go on the show)'. So I want to put my point over here. It happened around two months ago that I was told 'Aap aa jaiye (Please come)'. I have been on the show a few times and it's a funny show. It's very difficult to do a funny show and he does it very well. I don't think Kapil has any malice towards us or towards the film.” In the longer clip, Anupam also adds that the reason given to Vivek was the one he mentioned on Twitter that they weren’t invited to the comedy show because their film lacked big stars. Vivek then added that this was the official reason given to him by The Kashmir Files producer Zee Studios. Since Kapil posted only the shorter clip while thanking Anupam Kher for his clarification, the veteran actor responded by asking him to not share the “half truth”. Anupam Kher replied, “Dear @KapilSharmaK9 ! I wish you had posted the full video and not the half truth. The entire world is celebrating, you also celebrate tonight. Love and prayers always!” © Colors TV Check out his tweet below: Dear @KapilSharmaK9 ! I wish you had posted the full video and not the half truth. The entire world is celebrating, you also celebrate tonight. Love and prayers always! https://t.co/QS3i5tIzh8 — Anupam Kher (@AnupamPKher) March 15, 2022 Although, Kapil had also shared the longer clip on his timeline. Or in Anupam Kher’s words, “The Full Truth”. Take a look at it below: https://t.co/9ZmYwvJTQy — Kapil Sharma (@KapilSharmaK9) March 14, 2022 But that wasn’t enough as trolls came after Kapil again post Anupam’s reply about sharing “half truth”. One user wrote, “I am not surprised to know that Kapil Sharma is hiding something. He has circulated half truth. What a loser @KapilSharmaK9”. Another wrote, “I knew that, The Kapil Sharma is hiding something. I don't like that person from starting.” Another response read, “कपिल जी आप खुद को खुदा ही समझने लगे हो। सही मायने में तो आप शो में गंदगी और भोंडा पन ही परोसते हो। लोग आपकी बद्तमीजी भी झेल रहे हैं। सही मायने में तो आपने अहंकार की सारी हदें लांघ ली है।” © Zee Studios Check out the responses below: I knew that, The Kapil Sharma is hiding something. I don't like that person from starting. — बलवीर सिंह (@UkPnYeM0yihF5Rw) March 15, 2022I am not surprised to know that Kapil Sharma is hiding something. He has circulated half truth. What a loser @KapilSharmaK9 — Subrat Saurabh (@subratsaurabh) March 15, 2022कपिल जी आप खुद को खुदा ही समझने लगे हो। सही मायने में तो आप शो में गंदगी और भोंडा पन ही परोसते हो। लोग आपकी बद्तमीजी भी झेल रहे हैं। सही मायने में तो आपने अहंकार की सारी हदें लांघ ली है। — kirti kumar katarya (@KataryaKirti) March 15, 2022A lot of people also pointed out that Kapil did post the full video clip in a separate tweet. Ye dekho sir aap https://t.co/ziEtm9roKc — 𝕊𝕜 (@SnehaSh14837828) March 15, 2022Ye Tweet dekha aapne??https://t.co/H5BEzrY7ws — Vivuu (@VivuVK9) March 15, 2022Isme full hai sirhttps://t.co/NMDGuntzEG — Aayush 𓀠𓀡𓁉𓀤 (@ibeingaayushh) March 15, 2022We wonder what Kapil has to say about Anupam’s response now? View the full article
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Vivek Agnihotri’s The Kashmir Files is continuing its record-breaking box office run and has turned out to be a huge success. Amid The Kashmir Files success, Bollywood star Kangana Ranaut and other people on social media had called out Bollywood celebs for not talking about the film or congratulating the makers. © Zee Studios However, in one of her recent tweets, actress Swara Bhasker took a dig at Vivek Agnihotri and wrote, “If you want someone to congratulate you for the ‘success’ of your efforts.. maybe don’t spend the last five years sh*tting on their heads.. #justsaying”. Check out her tweet below: If you want someone to congratulate you for the ‘success’ of your efforts.. maybe don’t spend the last five years shitting on their heads.. #justsaying — Swara Bhasker (@ReallySwara) March 13, 2022 This wasn’t all, in another tweet, she alleged that the high IMDb rating of The Kashmir Files is fake. She shared a thread about how IMDb ratings for Indian films are often questionable. Check it out below: Thread on IMDB ratings .. https://t.co/KOCfg0OUBt — Swara Bhasker (@ReallySwara) March 13, 2022No points in guessing, the actress found herself at the receiving end of brutal trolling. Many asked her to watch the film to understand what genocide is. While there were others who called her out for her double standards as they shared screenshots of her tweets praising the IMDb rating of her show Rasbhari and mocking the rating of The Kashmir Files. © Zee Studios One user wrote, “Rasbhari- You cannot fake IMDB ratings Kashmir Files- IMDB ratings are Fake If you still don't believe.. Then check your local theatre, Kashmir Files is going housefull. #TheKashmirFiles”. Another user wrote, “Reviews and Ratings do not matter when someone dares to show the uncomfortable and unadulterated truth for the first time. Lots of respect for the one for this undaunted and audacious spirit.” One tweet read, “Kindly find some time and see Kashmir Files. Then, ask for proof and evidences of the GENOCIDE IN KASHMIR IN 1990. You may shoot sequel of Kashmir Files..? Jai Hind”. One comment read, “I think u got it all wrong Swara. Ppl are asking why prominent Bollywood stars haven't said a word of appreciation for getting ppl back in cinemas. Operative word being "prominent". You can chill. #TheKashmirFiles”. Check out some of the responses below: Kindly find some time and see Kashmir Files. Then, ask for proof and evidences of the GENOCIDE IN KASHMIR IN 1990. You may shoot sequel of Kashmir Files..? Jai Hind — N P CHAWLA (@chawlanp_chawla) March 13, 2022Reviews and Ratings do not matter when someone dares to show the uncomfortable and unadulterated truth for the first time. Lots of respect for the one for this undaunted and audacious spirit. — Bharti (@SoulfulBharti) March 13, 2022Rasbhari- You cannot fake IMDB ratings Kashmir Files- IMDB ratings are Fake If you still don't believe.. Then check your local theatre, Kashmir Files is going housefull.#TheKashmirFiles pic.twitter.com/EVffKmJVOA — Shweta Pandey (@iPandeyShweta) March 13, 2022I think u got it all wrong Swara. Ppl are asking why prominent Bollywood stars haven't said a word of appreciation for getting ppl back in cinemas. Operative word being "prominent". You can chill. #TheKashmirFiles — By That Logic™ (@yehkyabaathui) March 13, 2022Congratulations Swara!!! again you did it….successfully got attention of people from “someone else success”…but sorry this time only 100+ retweets…it seems people are busy in some useful work… ;) ….. — Satya (@Satya1142) March 14, 2022The Kashmir Files stars Mithun Chakraborty, Anupam Kher, Darshan Kumar and Pallavi Joshi. View the full article
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Before the release of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Gangubai Kathiawadi, Kangana Ranaut had slammed Alia Bhatt and stated that 'Rs 200 crore will be burnt to ashes' once the film releases. However, when the film collected well at the box office post-release and turned out to be a hit, Kangana raised doubts about the film's box office collection. Recently, she took to Instagram and praised the unprecedented box office run of Vivek Agnihotri’s The Kashmir Files starring Mithun Chakraborty and Anupam Kher. She further slammed 'Bullydawood' accusing them of not supporting or praising the film despite its huge box office. © Kangana Ranaut Instagram Now, she has again taken to Instagram and called The Kashmir Files the “first successful and profitable Hindi film in theatres post-pandemic” and ignored previous Hindi hits like Alia Bhatt’s Gangubai Kathiawadi and Akshay Kumar’s Sooryavanshi. She wrote, “#TheKashmirFiles is the first successful and profitable Hindi film in theatres post pandemic…. I am telling you all this because movie mafia their chatukar and their bikau media won’t tell you … no one from the industry will applaud or appreciate it so I am doing my bit.” Check out her post below: © Kangana Ranaut Instagram Well, The Kashmir Files has turned out to be a huge hit and is probably the most profitable film of the year but it is definitely not the first successful Hindi film post-pandemic. Rohit Shetty’s Sooryavanshi starring Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif was the first successful Hindi film followed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Gangubai Kathiawadi starring Alia Bhatt. Kangana had also shared a graphic of The Kashmir Files’ worldwide box office collection and wrote, “First successful film post pandemic, Isko kehte hain sachchi wali blockbuster”. Check out her story below: © Kangana Ranaut Instagram The Kashmir Files released alongside Prabhas and Pooja Hegde starrer Radhe Shyam and outperformed the period romantic drama by a margin. View the full article