While one group describes it as a true testimony of their loss and painful memories, the other deplores that the movie undermines the reconciliation and rehabilitation process.
At Jaipur Literary Festival 2015, Ravinder Kaul, a noted Jammu based art critic, had posed a direct question to Vishal Bhardwaj regarding the invisibilization of Kashmiri Pandits in 바카라Haider바카라. While answering, Bhardwaj asked Kaul a counter-question, 바카라Did you ever ask this question to (Vidhu) Vinod Chopra, he is a Pandit himself?바카라 When Kaul responded negative, Bhardwaj asked, 바카라Then why grill me?바카라
Sharing this incident with a video clip on Facebook recently, Kaul wrote on March 22, 바카라His answer is the perfect rejoinder to those who are asking Vivek Agnihotri why he is silent about the tragedy of Kashmiri Muslims while speaking about the sufferings of Kashmiri Hindus.바카라
In Jammu, which is home to the majority of the Kashmiri Pandit families who got displaced after the onset of militancy, 바카라Kashmir Files바카라 has fueled polarisation in the community. While one group describes the movie as a true testimony of their loss and painful memories, the other deplores that it undermines the reconciliation between the two communities, complicating their return and rehabilitation in Kashmir valley.
During the first week of the movie바카라s release, theatres in Jammu remained jam-packed. Many so-called cultural organisations mobilised Kashmiri Pandits to make sure that they watch the movie. Fiery slogans and speeches were delivered inside theatres at the end of the movie that shows the Nadimarg massacre wherein 24 community members were killed by Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists in Kashmir바카라s Pulwama district in 2003.
But when this reporter watched the movie at the city's Wave Cinema on March 22 evening, nearly half of the seats were empty. The viewers, Muslims included, watched the movie and then left the hall silently.
Some demonstrations and rallies were also held in support of the movie soon after some community members criticised it in the media.
Sunil Pandita, a social activist and community member, has alleged he is getting death threats for describing the movie as 바카라politically motivated바카라. Maintaining that the police hadn바카라t registered his complaint, Pandita, who lives in Jagati township, told Outlook, 바카라Neither does the film offer any solution to the problems of the displaced Pandits nor does it benefit the country in any way.바카라
Sampat Prakash, 86, a prominent Kashmiri Pandit and a trade unionist, also called out the movie for showing all the Kashmiri Muslims in bad light. 바카라Whether it is the majority community of Kashmir including Shias, Sunnis, Gujjars and Bakarwals or the Sikhs, everyone is suffering here in this dark era of Kashmiri civilisation that has been marked by death and destruction. Thousands of young men (from the majority community) have died or disappeared so far. Custodial deaths and crackdowns continue,바카라 he said.
바카라Only reconciliation and dialogue can offer a solution,바카라 he continued, adding that the film was creating a communal atmosphere. 바카라Among others, the movie should have included Kunan Poshpora, Chattisinghpora, Wandhama and Gawkadal tragedies as well.바카라
While he rebutted the genocide claims, he said, 바카라It바카라s true that over 200 Kashmiri Pandits were selectively killed. They were targeted. But I have been observing for the past several years when a member of non-migrant Kashmiri Pandit community dies in Kashmir, it is the members of the majority community who 바카라 going against the tenets of their own religion 바카라 not just mourn the death but also carry the body on their shoulders and cremate it as per Hindu rituals. How could the filmmakers ignore such facts?바카라
When the tallest leader of the community Pt Tika Lal Taploo was killed by the terrorists, Prakash said, 바카라A large number of Muslim men participated in his funeral. Almost everyone mourned his death irrespective of the fact that he was a Bharatiya Janata Party leader.바카라
Sonakshi Kaul (not her real name), who is working as a government teacher in Anantnag under Prime Minister바카라s Rehabilitation Package 바카라 which was started by the Manmohan Singh led UPA government in 2008 바카라 told Outlook, 바카라When a Sikh principal and a Pandit teacher were shot dead in October last year, our local Muslim colleagues accompanied migrant Pandit employees to their residences without worrying about their lives. Then they arranged vehicles to ensure that we reached Jammu safely. We can바카라t imagine working in Kashmir without the support of the local Muslims.바카라
There are about 4,000 migrant Kashmiri Pandit employees in the Valley who have been working under the PM바카라s rehabilitation package. Over 1,900 additional employees are going to take up jobs under the package in the near future. 바카라While there is a requirement of 6,000 residential units for them, the successive governments could create only 1,000 units so far,바카라 she said, adding, 바카라If all the Muslims are villains, as it has been shown in the movie, where do the rest of the Pandit migrant employees live? They live in the houses of the local Kashmiri Muslims.바카라
Gurmeet Singh, 63, a resident of Baramulla who migrated to Jammu along with Pandits in 1990 and lives in Jagati township, told Outlook, 바카라The movie should have shown the sufferings of Sikhs and Muslims as well. We hope the director and producer of 바카라Kashmir Files바카라 will make another film that tells the entire truth to the world.바카라
MK Bhat, another Kashmiri Pandit who lives in the Lale Da Baagh area near Jammu, said, 바카라This movie is a slow poison for all those Pandits who live in Kashmir. It has made the return and rehabilitation of Pandits difficult as it deepens the distrust between two communities.바카라
Amid a raging debate on the one-sided movie, there are community members like Rajesh Raina, who despite being strong votaries of 바카라Kashmiriyat바카라, have expressed their gratitude to the filmmaker.
In his Facebook post dated March 13, Raina stated, 바카라Our real story was never told, never heard and never documented. Our community is really grateful to Vivek Agnihotri ji for showing our side without any adulteration.바카라
Over five years ago, Raina had shot and posted a video on Facebook on May 27, 2016, with a comment, 바카라Aik pehlu ye bhi hai Kashmir ki tasveer ka 바카라 This is yet another side of the Kashmir story바카라.
The video showed an old Muslim man, Abdul Razzak Wagay, a resident of Kokernag in Anantnag바카라s Breng valley, consoling Raina바카라s wife. Raina thus described the incident, 바카라바카라he had borrowed Rs 80 from her father Late Som Nath Kaul before migration and couldn바카라t return the money. He wanted to return those 80 rupees now. After hearing this, my wife got emotional.바카라
As Raina바카라s wife cried profusely, the video showed Wagay kissing her forehead, hugging her and caressing her head just like a father amid a small crowd of emotionally charged onlookers.
바카라Get settled here with your husband and all the family members. This is your village. Please come back. We will do everything to make sure that you people live here comfortably,바카라 Wagay can be heard telling the sobbing woman in Kashmiri. 바카라Your father used to help us in every possible way. Now it's our turn.바카라