“How much money did they give to Hindus living in J&K?” (Watch)

Veteran actress and Padma Shri awardee Asha Parekh recently reacted to the controversy surrounding Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri’s film ‘The Kashmir Files’. In her recent interview, she also slammed film producers for not donating a portion of the proceeds for the welfare of Hindus living in Jammu and Kashmir. For those who don’t know, the film was made at a production cost of around Rs 2.50 billion and reportedly grossed her more than Rs 340.92 billion worldwide. The Kashmir Files is also the third highest-grossing Bollywood film of 2022.

In an interview with News18, Asha Parekh said that she has not seen this movie yet and added that if people are like them, they should watch those movies.

Reacting to the box office success and controversy surrounding the film, the veteran actress said, “People watched ‘Kashmir Files’. Let me say something controversial here… The producers of this film have paid Rs 400 crore. How much money did they make from that?” ”

The 81-year-old actress further added, “After paying everyone else’s share, the producers get a share of the profits. If they earned Rs 200 million out of a film’s Rs 400 million revenue, then they will get Rs 500 million. “I could have donated to support the film,” he added. people. “

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The Kashmir Files, which hit screens in 2022, was a commercial hit, but sparked a political firestorm with many calling it a “propaganda film.”

The Kashmir Files, starring Anupam Kher, Darshan Kumar, Mithun Chakraborty and Pallavi Joshi in key roles, revolved around the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits from the valley in the 1990s. It was directed and written by Vivek Agnihotri.

The film is produced by Tej Narayan Agarwal, Abhishek Agarwal, Pallavi Joshi and Vivek Agnihotri.

It is worth noting that the film won the National Film Award in the ‘Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration’ category. Vivek Agnihotri’s wife, actress Pallavi Joshi, also won the prestigious award for her performance as supporting actor in The Kashmir Files.

A few months ago, Vivek Agnihotri also released a show called “The Kashmir Files Unreported” which consists of research, archival footage and interviews done for the film “Kashmir Files”. This is his seven-part ZEE5 series, featuring conversations with historians, experts, real-life victims and their families.

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Published on: Wednesday, October 11, 2023, 12:48 PM IST