Panaji (The Hawk): The head of the IFFI jury described the film "The Kashmir Files" as "vulgar" and "inappropriate" during the festival's closing ceremony and asserted that the festival's spirit can undoubtedly accommodate a critical debate, which is necessary for both art and life.
Lapid said that the IFFI was troubled by this movie earlier on Monday.
He stated that 14 of them (international films) exhibited cinematic merit, according to the jury's observations.
"The 15th movie, "The Kashmir Files," troubled and shocked us all. We thought that film was crude, propaganda-based, and out of place in the artistic competition part of such a prominent film festival "Added Lapid.
"I feel completely at ease discussing my sentiments with you here, on stage. Since a critical dialogue, which is necessary for both art and life, may undoubtedly be accepted in the spirit of the festival, "added he.
Anupam Kher, the primary actor in this film, remarked on November 23 that "The Kashmir files" has made people all over the world aware of the tragedy that befell the Kashmiri Pandit population in the 1990s.
"It is a movie that is based on actual events. For the movie, director Vivek Agnihotri conducted interviews with almost 500 people all across the world. Five lakh Kashmiri Pandits were forced to from their homes and memories in the Kashmir Valley on the night of January 19, 1990 because of escalating violence. As a Hindu from Kashmir, I had to deal with the catastrophe. However, no one was acknowledging the catastrophe. This catastrophe was being disguised from the world. The documentary's depiction of the catastrophe sparked a healing process, "Indicated Kher.
(Inputs from Agencies)