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16 DECEMBER 10, 2021
‘the kashmir Files’ pre-release

screening takes the US by storm

Global Kashmir Pandit Diaspora, led by Dr Surinder Kaul, partners with Sunil Hali, publisher and promoter
of the largest single media power-house in the US, an exclusive pre-release private screening of Vivek Ranjan

Agnihotri’s film road show in 16 cities across the US; Vivek, Pallavi Joshi and Mithun Chakraborty join the show

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New York, NY

he Kashmir Files”, the
much-awaited film on the Kash-
Tmir genocide of January 19,
1990 when hundreds of thousands of
Kashmiri Pandits were forced to leave
their homes overnight, has already be-
come a sensation in the US. The movie
brings to life those days when the slo-
gans of “Raliv, Galiv ya Chaliv” (Join
us, Die or Leave) was resounding all
over Kashmir and the community was
shocked when they had no options but
to leave their motherland. Heartrend-
ing stories have left the community in
a state of shock since 1990. And some-
how the story was never told. Even
barbaric incidents, when little babies
to old people were brutally killed,
have remained buried in government
“files” with no action.
Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri with his
team, led by his wife Pallavi Joshi,
took the task and carried extensive re- kar North American Edition, JEE conditions which have been conten- tions. With characters that are close to
search, despite being under the threat Punjabi, Indian Eye Television and tious, especially the requirements of life and adapted from various stories
of fatwa over last three years. The global diaspora portal (www.TheIn- being a state subject for anyone to be a and enacted by legends like Mithun
team studied each story and finally set dianEYE.com), to design and launch resident. This creates an unbalance in Chakraborty, Anupam Kher and Pal-
out to make a feature film. Vivek was a first of its kind, an exclusive pre-re- community mix where more than 90% lavi Joshi among others, the film grips
challenged by Covid-19, yet he didn’t lease private screening road show in people are Muslims. And neighboring the audience. The first two screenings
relent on his mission and completed sixteen cities across the US. The team, Pakistan has been trying to annex the were held in Long Island. New York
the research and wrote an engaging led by Sunil Hali, who is a Kashmi- state from India since 1947 but in vain. and Edison, New Jersey on Novem-
story and screenplay that has trans- ri himself, built a plan to screen the The two countries have fought several ber 27 and 28 at Bombay Theatre and
formed into an epic film on screen film for a mix of “Influencers”. This wars and Pakistan uses this region as a BIG CINEMA to a sold-out theatre.
spanning over two hours and fifty min- comprises Indians, from various parts front to create disturbances. New Jersey added one more screen
utes with no songs. country, the Kashmiri community, stu- The film captures the real-life in- due to extra demand.
The film is set to be released dents and policy makers. cidents and it is an eye-opener for the The audience watched the film
worldwide on January 26, 2022, by The US has played a major role world on what transpired in the 1990s. in complete silence and gave a stand-
Zee Studios and IMBUDDHA Films. in shaping the world opinion on Kash- Kashmir is known more as a tourist ing ovation to the three stars, Mithun
The Global Kashmir Pandit Di- mir, especially on the removal of Ar- paradise and heaven on earth. Even Chakraborty, Pallavi Joshi and Vivek
aspora (GKPD), led by Dr Surinder ticle 370 by current Prime-Minister since 1990, tourism has continued Ranjan Agnihotri who are all touring
Kaul, has partnered with Sunil Hali, Modi on August 5, 2019. Kashmir is though in a much scaled down lev- with the film for private screenings.
publisher and promoter of the largest an integral part of the state of Jam- el. But none has told the story of the The screenings are to be held in differ-
single media power-house in the US, mu and Kashmir with three regions, Kashmiri Pandits who were uprooted ent cities in full version including Long
with Radio Zindagi Network, The In- Leh-Ladakh, Kashmir and Jammu. from their land where they lived for Island, New York, New Jersey, Mary-
dian EYE Newsweekly, Divya Bhas- The region joined India with special hundreds of years for multiple genera- Continued at next page... >>

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