Vivek Agnihotri Reacts After Anurag Kashyap Says Kashmir Files Shouldn't Be India's Oscar Entry

Filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri has reacted to Anurag Kashyap's recent comment about The Kashmir Files. The ace filmmaker said that Agnihotri's The Kashmir Files shouldn't be sent as India's official entry to the Oscars. According to him, SS Rajamouli's RRR has 99 percent chance of bagging a nomination if it becomes the country's official entry.

Vivek Agnihotri responds to Anurag Kashyap's comment

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Reacting to this, The Tashkent Files director took to Twitter to write, "IMPORTANT: The vicious, GENOCIDE-DENIER lobby of Bollywood has started their campaign against #TheKashmirFiles for #Oscars, under the leadership of the maker of #Dobaaraa"

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The vicious, GENOCIDE-DENIER lobby of Bollywood has started their campaign against #TheKashmirFiles for #Oscars, under the leadership of the maker of #Dobaaraa. pic.twitter.com/1Np8K0lo27

¡ª Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri (@vivekagnihotri) August 17, 2022

What did Anurag Kashyap say?

"The west sees RRR differently than what we see, and they have loved RRR. If RRR becomes India's selection, 99 percent it might get nominated at the Academy Award. That's the impact RRR has had on the world of Hollywood," Kashyap was quoted as saying by Galatta Plus.

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"India might actually have a nomination in the final five, if RRR is the film that we pick. I don¡¯t know what film anybody is going to pick. I hope not Kashmir Files," he added.

Anurag Kashyap had also blamed Aditya Chopra for the failure of YRF films like Shamshera

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"So, the thing is you never make the original root of the idea into a film because in your head that can¡¯t be cinema because it has not been made. So the first reaction is like ¡®Yaar this is so good, this can be like Mad Max: Fury Road. Let¡¯s make it like that. Let¡¯s not spare any cost.¡¯ And the moment you head in that direction, you are cheating yourself, especially in today¡¯s time. It would¡¯ve worked three years back. The same Shamshera would¡¯ve really worked 2-3 years back. At least much more than how it has worked now.¡±

Furthermore, talking about a change that he would like to bring in the industry, Anurag Kashyap said that he would bring in a lot of outsiders and wouldn't dictate them how to make films. He would rather give then a free hand. "Here one person sitting in a cave who doesn¡¯t know the world outside is dictating how everybody should be making their film & telling them what to do. So, obviously, you are digging your own grave."

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