An attack on progressive cinema

[ad_1] A scene from Annemarie Jacir’s historical drama Palestine 36. Palestine 36, Once Upon a Time in Gaza, All That’s Left of You and Wajib and Sergei Eisenstein’s Soviet-era classic Battleship Potemkin were among the films which were denied screening at the International Film Festival of Kerala. Photo: Special Administration Film festivals have generally been […]

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Israeli ambassador reveals antisemitic messages received after The Kashmir Files controversy

[ad_1] Ambassador of Israel to India, Naor Gilon. | Photo Credit: Twitter@NaorGilon Crude antisemitic messages were sent to the Israeli envoy Naor Gilon after Israeli filmmaker Nadav Lapid, who was invited to chair the jury at the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa, described The Kashmir Files, a film directed by Vivek Agnihotri […]

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Apologies if my remarks were interpreted differently: Nadav Lapid on ‘The Kashmir Files’ controversy

[ad_1] Israeli filmmaker and IFFI jury head Nadav Lapid, known for his anti-establishment stance, said his remarks were neither a statement on the political situation in Kashmir nor a denial of the tragedy. File | Photo Credit: PTI Offering a “total apology” if his remarks on ” The Kashmir Files“ had been misinterpreted, Israeli filmmaker […]

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‘Kashmir Files Unreported’: Post IFFI row, Vivek Agnihotri announces ‘Kashmir Files’ follow-up film

[ad_1] Vivek Agnihotri | Photo Credit: G. Ramakrishna A day after he challenged the International Film Festival of India jury and Israeli filmmaker Nadav Lapid to prove that events depicted in his film The Kashmir Files are false, filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri has announced a follow-up film titled The Kashmir Files Unreported to “expose the whole truth.” […]

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Anupam Kher reacts to IFFI jury head who slammed ‘The Kashmir Files’: He himself is vulgar and an opportunist

[ad_1] Anupam Kher  | Photo Credit: RAMAKRISHNA G Veteran actor Anupam Kher of the ‘The Kashmir Files’ fame on Tuesday said it is “shameful” on the part of IFFI (International Film Festival of India) jury head Nadav Lapid to term the film as “propaganda and vulgar” at the festival’s closing ceremony. The veteran star stated that […]

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Controversy erupts over Israeli filmmaker Nadav Lapid’s comments on ‘The Kashmir Files’ movie

[ad_1] A man walks past a poster of the movie “The Kashmir Files” outside a cinema in Mumbai, India, March 16, 2022. | Photo Credit: Reuters Israeli filmmaker Nadav Lapid, the jury head of the 53rd International Film Festival of India (IFFI), on Monday described Hindi film ‘The Kashmir Files’ as “propaganda” and “vulgar”. In […]

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Israeli envoy condemns filmmaker Nadav Lapid’s remarks on The Kashmir Files

[ad_1] Ambassador of Israel to India, Naor Gilon addresses the media in New Delhi. File photo | Photo Credit: PTI Filmmaker Nadav Lapid has “abused” Indian hospitality by calling The Kashmir Files as “propaganda” and “vulgar”, Israeli ambassador to India said on Tuesday, November 29, 2022. In a response to the Israeli filmmaker’s remarks, Ambassador […]

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Controversy erupts over Israeli filmmaker Nadav Lapid’s comments on ‘The Kashmiri Files’ movie

[ad_1] A man walks past a poster of the movie “The Kashmir Files” outside a cinema in Mumbai, India, March 16, 2022. | Photo Credit: Reuters Israeli filmmaker Nadav Lapid, the jury head of the 53rd International Film Festival of India (IFFI), on Monday described Hindi film ‘The Kashmir Files’ as “propaganda” and “vulgar”. In […]

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