Actor Anupam Kher Interview On Kashmir Files Winning National Awards | The Kashmir Files Film | N18V

Actor Anupam Kher Interview On Kashmir Files Winning National Awards | The Kashmir Files Film | N18V

In the broadest sense, there are two ways of working towards “national integration” in a country as diverse, unequal and with as many faultlines as India. The first is encapsulated in the Preamble to the Constitution – through liberty, equality and fraternity. The second is symbolised, of late, by the bulldozer. It rides roughshod over decency and empathy. It says the only truth is mine and reconciliation is possible only through submission. In this imagination of the nation, the only possible art is propaganda.

It should come as no surprise, perhaps, that The Kashmir Files has been given a National Award this year. The film was praised by top BJP leaders and given massive tax breaks in many BJP-ruled states at the time of its theatrical release last year. In fact, Prime Minister Narendra Modi himself rose to defend it against its critics: “The entire jamaat (gang) that raised the flag of freedom of expression has been furious for 5-6 days. Instead of reviewing the film on the basis of facts and art, there’s a conspiracy to discredit it,” he said.

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