After ‘The Kashmir Files’ director shared his disagreement over filmmaker Anurag Kashyap’s recent statement, a war of words started between Vivek Agnihotri and Anurag on Twitter on Wednesday.

Vivek Agnihotri, taking to Twitter, shared a screenshot of Anurag Kashyap’s interview which reads, “Films like Kantara and Pushpa are destroying the industry: Anurag Kashyap.”

The Twitter war over remarks on The Kashmir Files divided the social media platform into two parts, with some supporting Vivek Agnihotri, while others stood along with Anurag Kashyap.
‘The Kashmir Files’, written and directed by Vivek Agnihotri, is back in the news after the comments of an Israeli director and jury chairperson of International Film Festival of India (IFFI) Nadav Lapid calling ‘The Kashmir Files’ “vulgar and propaganda” have sparked a furious debate.
“All of us were disturbed and shocked by the movie ‘The Kashmir Files’. It felt to us like a propaganda and vulgar movie that was inappropriate for an artistic and competitive section of such a prestigious film festival. I feel comfortable to openly share thi
s feeling with you since the spirit of the festival can truly accept critical discussion which is essential for art and life”, Lapid said.

The Kashmir Files’ is based on the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits from the Valley at the height of militancy in the 90s. The film performed exceptionally well at the box office by minting over ₹330 crore.