'Disgraceful, shameless': Netizens slam Swara Bhasker for supporting Lapid's comment on 'The Kashmir Files'

Vivek Agnihotri's controversial film, which caused a stir in India, is once more in the news when Israeli director Nadav Lapid, who served as the head jury for IFFI, denounced The Kashmir Files, and called it "vulgar," "inappropriate," and a "propaganda film." His comment on the movie sparked the internet during the festival's closing ceremony. Leading actors Anupam Kher, Pallavi Joshi, and even director Vivek Agnihotri voiced their displeasure on social media.

In a recent turn of events, Nadav Lapid's comment found a supporter in Bollywood. Swara Bhasker spoke out in favour of Nadav Lapid's remark. She took to her Twitter handle and wrote, "Apparently it’s pretty clear to the world".

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As soon as she posted her tweet, netizens started trolling her.

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"The Kashmir Files," which premiered in theatres on March 11, was exhibited on November 22 as a part of the Indian Panorama Section of IFFI. The movie, which was written, directed, and made by Zee Studios, recounts the evacuation of Kashmiri Hindus from Kashmir when militants with support from Pakistan killed members of the community. Along with others, it featured Darshan Kumar, Mithun Chakraborty, and Pallavi Joshi.

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• Anupam Kher
• Darshan Kumar
• IFFI
• IFFI 2022
• Mithun Chakraborty
• Nadav Lapid
• Swara Bhasker
• The Kashmir Files
• Vivek Agnihotri
• Zee Studios