IFFI 2022 jury head Nadav Lapid controversy The Kashmir Files says he would hate to be patted on the back by politicians “who praise my work”

IFFI 2022 jury head Nadav Lapid controversy The Kashmir Files says he would hate to be patted on the back by politicians “who praise my work”

He came. He saw. He set the cat among the pigeons. Ten days on, the flutter that he caused hasn’t stopped. Israeli writer-director Nadav Lapid has continued to stoutly defend his dismissal of Hindi film The Kashmir Files as “vulgar”, “propagandist” and unworthy of a shot at the Golden Peacock, the International Film Festival of India’s (IFFI) […]

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Nadav Lapid | The Israeli filmmaker who criticised ‘The Kashmir Files’ at IFFI

Nadav Lapid | The Israeli filmmaker who criticised ‘The Kashmir Files’ at IFFI

The story so far: Critically acclaimed Israeli filmmaker Nadav Lapid has found himself at the centre of a controversy after he described director Vivek Agnihotri’s film ‘ The Kashmir Files’ as “vulgar” and “propaganda” at the closing ceremony of the 53rd International Film Festival of India (IFFI) late on Monday, November 28. Mr. Lapid, the […]

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