Recently, an Israeli filmmaker and a jury chief at the International Film Festival of India (IFFI), Nadav Lapid created outrage when he addressed The Kashmir Files ‘vulgar, propoganda’ movie and said that everyone in the jury was disturbed and shocked. Lapid’s ridiculous remarks received a lot of criticism from the entire film fraternity, the cast, and the director of The Kashmir Files. His comments received a lot of backlashes from across the nation.
Here is how the celebs and prominent personalities reacted to Nadav Lapid’s comment.
Anupam Kher
Lead actor of The Kashmir Files Anupam Kher gave a strong reaction against Lapid’s comment in an interview with ANI. He said,
“Everyone has their own opinions on anything they see and perceive …. But one can’t deny the fact is that The Kashmir files is a film which has depicted the actual plight of Kashmiri pandit community… who are still fighting for justice against the brutal acts of terrorism… so this film is not on vulgarity but the n reality.”
Vivek Agnihotri
Vivek Agnihotri, the director of the movie is yet to speak anything directly about Navad Lapid’s comment but he shared a cryptic tweet. He wrote,
“GM. Truth is the most dangerous thing. It can make people lie. #CreativeConsciousness.”
GM.
Truth is the most dangerous thing. It can make people lie. #CreativeConsciousness
— Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri (@vivekagnihotri) November 29, 2022
Israeli Envoy, Naor Gilon
Israel’s Ambassador to India, Naor Gilon apologized to Indian authorities for Lapid’s insensitive comments.
Taking to Twitter he wrote,
“My suggestion. As you vocally did in the past, feel free to use the liberty to sound your criticism of what you dislike in Israel but no need to reflect your frustration on other countries. I’m not sure that you have enough factual basis to make such comparisons. I know I don’t.”
My suggestion. As you vocally did in the past, feel free to use the liberty to sound your criticism of what you dislike in Israel but no need to reflect your frustration on other countries. I’m not sure that you have enough factual basis to make such comparisons. I know I don’t.
— Naor Gilon (@NaorGilon) November 29, 2022
“The friendship between the people and the states of India and Israel is very strong and will survive the damage you have inflicted. As a human being, I feel ashamed and want to apologize to our hosts for the bad manner in which we repaid them for their generosity and friendship.”
The friendship between the people and the states of India and Israel is very strong and will survive the damage you have inflicted.
As a human being I feel ashamed and want to apologize to our hosts for the bad manner in which we repaid them for their generosity and friendship.— Naor Gilon (@NaorGilon) November 29, 2022
Ashoke Pandit
Filmmaker Ashoke Pandit tweeted,
“#Israeli filmmaker #NadavLapid has made a mockery of India’s fight against terrorism by calling #KashmirFiles a vulgar film. He has insulted 7 lac #KashmiriPandits under the nose of the #BJP govt. Its a big blow to #IFFIGoa2022 ‘s credibility. Shame.”
#Israeli filmmaker #NadavLapid has made a mockery of India’s fight against terrorism by calling #KashmirFiles a vulgar film .
He has insulted 7 lac #KashmiriPandits under the nose of the #BJP govt .
Its a big blow to #IFFIGoa2022 ‘s credibility.
Shame .— Ashoke Pandit (@ashokepandit) November 28, 2022
Ranvir Shorey
Actor Ranvir Shorey reacted to Lapid’s statement and said that his statement was ‘shameful’. He wrote,
“The singling out of a film and the language used to describe it is completely unbecoming of a film jury or critic. It reeks of politics. Cinema has always been the harbinger of truth & change, not an agent to stifle or snuff it. Shameful display of political opportunism at #IFFI.”
The singling out of a film and the language used to describe it is completely unbecoming of a film jury or critic. It reeks of politics. Cinema has always been the harbinger of truth & change, not an agent to stifle or snuff it. Shameful display of political opportunism at #IFFI.
— Ranvir Shorey (@RanvirShorey) November 28, 2022
Prakash Raj and Swara Bhasker
Actor Swara Bhasker and Prakash Raj shared stories about Lapid’s comments. Raj wrote on Twitter that ‘shame’ is ‘official now’, Bhasker wrote that ‘it’s pretty clear to the world what is happening.