The Kashmir Files Team Meets PM Modi - Page 3

The Kashmiri Pandit massacre and exodus have unfortunately been buried in Indian history. I wholly support sharing the gruesome truth so that everyone knows about this dark tragedy.

I was skeptical of the film because of some of the right-wing crazies in my family who attended early screenings and praised it. But some more balanced friends and family have appreciated the film and said the performances and direction are better than Tashkent files. Some of the scenes are copy-pasted from real stories at the time. So while it is true the director has an agenda, you cannot claim the film obfuscates facts. I hope to watch it myself someday when it comes to streaming.

That being said I dislike the fact that the team met with Modi who is a divisive figure. I feel that if filmmakers want their work to be appreciated objectively and people to universally accept the truths - they must avoid alliances with politicians in general, especially divisive ones. I dislike how media and politics are so intertwined across the world - both on the left and the right.

Originally posted by: liberiangirl

I'm looking for book recommendations on Kashmir exodus. Anyone?

From what I have heard (IDK if it is true as I have not read the book or seen the movie) Kashmir Files itself is inspired by "Our Moon Has Blood Clots" a memoir by Rahul Pandita.

@blue-ice.1 @catchmeifyoucan Yeah, I really would like to see a "Doordarshan" kinda documentary. By that I mean, just show us what happened without offering any of your opinions....unbiased and unfiltered telling of events that happened.

"Our moon has blood clots" by Rahul Pandita comes up very often when I look for material regarding this. Maybe I should give this book a try.

Originally posted by: return_to_hades

From what I have heard (IDK if it is true as I have not read the book or seen the movie) Kashmir Files itself is inspired by "Our Moon Has Blood Clots" a memoir by Rahul Pandita.

Oh really? I didn't know that. I really should give the book a try then.

Originally posted by: liberiangirl

@blue-ice.1 @catchmeifyoucan Yeah, I really would like to see a "Doordarshan" kinda documentary. By that I mean, just show us what happened without offering any of your opinions....unbiased and unfiltered telling of events that happened.

"Our moon has blood clots" by Rahul Pandita comes up very often when I look for material regarding this. Maybe I should give this book a try.

Another book that is endorsed by Kashmiri pandits as near to truth was written by the then Governor of Jammu &Kashmir Mr Jagmohan who facilitated the Pandits exodus in J&K.

The book name is My Frozen Turbulence of Kashmir. Goodreads have 4.3 as the rating for this book. If you are an avid book reader , goodreads is your friend then.

Unfortunately a lot of books on Kashmir is about romanticizing terrorists and extremists and their stories. Very less on Pandits who are living in exile in their own country.

On topic, BJP and Modi hate is so strong on this forum that even a mere visit to the same turns an erstwhile brilliant and accurate adaptation movie to propaganda.

People will still watch this movie whether the PM endorses it or not, so calm down and watch the movie if you can.

If we had strong social media presence in the 1990s , I bet we would all have been better informed on the Kashmiri pandits subject today. Thanks to heavens, we do have strong social media now and so no Files will go unnoticed or faked about.

Originally posted by: blue-ice.1

Lot of terrible things have happened in UP too.....jut because they are not widely publicized doesn't mean that they didn't happen....what happened in Kashmir deserves a movie.....so does other shit happening in UP....

BTW ....a huge disrespect was for all the Kashmiri Pandit's who were displaced was when the team decided to politicize by meeting Modi and presenting him a shawl and all that jazz......there you see...it became a propaganda movie after that.....a genuine movie maker who had sympathy for the Pandit's wouldn't have have tried to give it political mileage for BJP....by going to a polarizing PM....

The plight of Kashmiri Pandits is real and genuine and it deserved to remain APOLITICAL...

Just like Uri. Uri was definitely unrealistic and I loathe people who thought this took place as shown in the film.

Originally posted by: catchmeifucan

Meaning? Did an exodus happen in UP also? And an entire community was made to run from their own homes in UP also?

West Bengal post poll violence where dalit hindu women were raped by Bangladeshi muslims and Bengali muslims on the orders of tmc party should also be made into a movie.

Originally posted by: monu_tan

On topic, BJP and Modi hate is so strong on this forum that even a mere visit to the same turns an erstwhile brilliant and accurate adaptation movie to propaganda.

People will still watch this movie whether the PM endorses it or not, so calm down and watch the movie if you can.

If we had strong social media presence in the 1990s , I bet we would all have been better informed on the Kashmiri pandits subject today. Thanks to heavens, we do have strong social media now and so no Files will go unnoticed or faked about.

Originally posted by: catchmeifucan

I would like to know too. The more I read about it the more I am perplexed as to how the entire country looked the other way when it happened. What was the government missionary doing at that time? Why was there no extensive coverage by the media even? I checked with my parents (who live in down south) and they were like there was some vague mention here and there but nothing substantial. It was all but neatly pushed under the rug it seems! :(

@bold — appeasement politics.

KP issue can never be apolitical. It has its roots in the dirty vote bank politics. Whoever wants to keep it apolitical is basically sugar coating the words to sound secular. Grasping at the straws in order to not blame kaangress who was one of the merged parties to form central government.