'You Can't Silence Me', Vivek Agnihotri Writes An Open Letter After Receiving Death Threats For 'The Kashmir Files'!
Ace filmmaker Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri, who voices his unfiltered opinion to voice his opinion on issues related to India, is being pressured to stop the release of his movie 'The Kashmir files.'
India is a democratic country, but freedom of speech and expression is still expensive for artists today. Ace filmmaker Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri, who voices his unfiltered opinion to voice his opinion on issues related to India, is being pressured to stop the release of his movie 'The Kashmir files.'
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Taking to his Instagram handle, Vivek penned an open letter and shared his ordeal. He captioned the post as:
"'You can¡¯t silence me.' In the post, Vivek wrote: 'Many people are wondering if my Twitter account is suspended. No, it¡¯s not. I have deactivated it. Here is why: Since I started the #TheKashmirFiles, Twitter shadowbanned me. My followers dropped drastically, and most of my followers couldn¡¯t see any of my tweets. On top of that, my DM was filled with vulgar and threatening messages (by you know who). It¡¯s not that I can¡¯t handle such elements, but it seemed there were many Pakistani & Chinese bots.' Calling the situation 'mentally testing,' he further added, 'However tough you may be, it¡¯s mentally testing to be surrounded by such intense hate and threats for your family. For what? Making an honest film on the pain and sufferings of our Kashmiri brothers & sisters?
Is that why they are rattled that the truth may come out? The ugly world of social media has given the power to many evil elements. And our silence gives them hope to succeed. TheKashmirFiles breaks that silence. Loud and clear.' "
'The Kashmir Files' stirred up controversies for its subject.
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After 'The Kashmir Files' got screened in the US, the filmmaker started receiving death threats. However, the frequency of these threat calls and messages reportedly increased for Agnihotri.
Amidst the controversies, National award-winning filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri is geared up to release the trailer of his film, which he claims is an unreported story of Indian history.
The most awaited trailer of #TheKashmirFiles will launch tomorrow at 11 AM.#RightToJustice
¡ª Zee Studios (@ZeeStudios_) February 20, 2022
Movie releasing on 11th March 2022.@mithunda_off @AnupamPKher @DarshanKumaar #ChinmayMandlekar @vivekagnihotri #PallaviJoshi @ImPuneetIssar @bhashasumbli #PrakashBelawadi @AtulShree62 pic.twitter.com/JP67JiIMtW
The trailer of 'The Kashmir Files¡¯ tomorrow (February 21). The film stars Mithun Chakraborty, Anupam Kher, Darshan Kumaar, Pallavi Joshi, and Chinmay Mandlekar.
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