Mukesh Maru

Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], April 17 : After 'Swatantrya Veer Savarkar', producer and filmmaker Sandeep Singh is all set to come up with a new project, based on soldiers.During his visit to Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, Sandeep Singh shared details about his upcoming series with ANI.He said, "I am making a series on soldiers. It is a 200-episode series, all of which are being shot in J&K. Indoor as well as outdoor shoots all will be done here in Kashmir only. I have cast a very famous local actor Touseef Mir in my series. This is the first time I am officially announcing that I have cast him in the series. The youth of Kashmir are very driven, and they can do wonders in life if guided correctly. I would like to conduct workshops on music, acting, writing, and direction in schools and colleges."On his first visit to Kashmir, he said, "This is the first time I've come to Kashmir... Everyone from Bollywood should come to Kashmir and shoot their projects here. The people, the environment, the food, and the weather here are very nice. After Article 370, a lot has changed in Kashmir. The people have been talking about before and after the abrogation of Article 370. People can now stay out and enjoy till late at night... I would like to thank Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah that they have now let the people of Kashmir breathe. They have paid the maximum attention to J&K. I am going to meet Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha also."Meanwhile, Sandeep Singh is all set to come up with a web series 'Amrapali', which will be headlined by Ankita Lokhande.Taking to Instagram, Sandeep Singh treated fans with this exciting news and captioned the post, "Presenting @lokhandeankita as #Amrapali, the epitome of strength, grace, and resilience. This captivating series delves into the untold saga of the royal courtesan, revealing her journey filled with emotions and challenges. Stay tuned for this grand spectacle, produced by @officiallegendstudios The series marks the much-awaited comeback of the musical maestro @ismaildarbarofficial."The series will encapsulate her journey from being an imperial courtesan to choosing to become a Buddhist nun. It will capture a gamut of emotions and vicissitudes experienced by Amrapali, who finally renounces all luxuries and adopts celibacy as a Buddhist devotee.Filmmaker Sandeep Singh said, "Amrapali was known for her beauty and grace and was one of the strongest characters in the history of India. I could not see anyone but Ankita Lokhande, who has surprised everyone with her spectacular performance in my film 'Swatantrya Veer Savarkar.' She is just right for the role as she has all the attributes of a charming princess and a nagarvadhu, as she is also a great dancer. Ankita emotes beautifully through her eyes, which will capture the essence of Amrapali.""Amrapali" is being presented by Sandeep Singh and produced by Legend Studios.

The attack on the CRPF convoy took place in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district on February 14, 2019. The 'Operation Valentine' team will pay tribute to the soldiers who lost their lives in the Pulwama attack.Coming back to the film, it revolves around the indomitable spirit of Air Force heroes on the frontlines and the challenges they face protecting the nation. Inspired by true events, 'Operation Valentine' is directed by Shakti Pratap Singh Hada.In the film, Varun essays the role of an Air Force officer. The makers recently unveiled the teaser of 'Operation Valentine' and it has managed to garner praise from the audience.Shot in 2 languages, Hindi and Telugu, the film, which was scheduled to hit the theatres on February 16, will now be released on March 1.

Pallavi Joshi on Tuesday bagged the Best Supporting Actress award for her performance in the film 'The Kashmir Files' at the 69th National Film Awards. Talking to ANI, Pallavi said, "Whenever one receives a national award, it feels really good... My expectations are very high now regarding audience view, after the level of recognition that 'The Kashmir Files' subject has got."She also talked about her role in 'The Kashmir Files' and said, "As an actor, I really enjoyed my role but at the same time as a human, it was very painful. But the character got a lot of recognition.""The President awarded me for the role, so I think nothing could be bigger than this to reply to those who said that films like 'The Kashmir Files' should not be made," she concluded. Pallavi Joshi received the award from President Droupadi Murmu at a ceremony that took place at the Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi.Union minister Anurag Thakur was also present at the ceremony.The awards were officially announced earlier in August 2023.Apart from this 'The Kashmir Files' also won the Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration.Director Vivek Agnihotri received the award on behalf of the team 'The Kashmir Files'.Helmed by Vivek Agnihotri, the film starred Anupam Kher, Pallavi Joshi, Mithun Chakraborty and Darshan Kumaar in the lead roles.'The Kashmir Files,' on the life of Kashmiri Pandits during the 1990 Kashmir insurgency, is based on first-generation video interviews of victims of the Kashmiri massacre, making an account of their pain, suffering, struggle and trauma.The movie, which was originally released on March 11, 2022, made it to the Oscars 2023 reminder list when the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) released the list of 301 feature films eligible for this year's Oscars.

Pallavi Joshi on Tuesday bagged the Best Supporting Actress award for her performance in the film 'The Kashmir Files' at the 69th National Film Awards on Tuesday.Pallavi Joshi received the award from President Droupadi Murmu at a ceremony that took place at the Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi.Union minister Anurag Thakur was also present at the ceremony.The awards were officially announced earlier in August 2023.On winning the award, Pallavi earlier told ANI, "For a minute I thought that this is probably a dream when I did this character of Radhika Menon (in The Kashmir Files), I told Vivek Agnihotri that this is probably one of my best performances but I am not going to get an award for this. When I heard this news, I thought that somebody was trying to just play a joke on me. So it took me a while to sink in. I'm so happy that this character was recognised."Apart from this 'The Kashmir Files' also won the Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration.Director Vivek Agnihotri received the award on behalf of the team 'The Kashmir Files'.Vivek earlier told ANI, "This is a moment of pride. I am happy that the pain of the Kashmiri Pandit community is being recognized by the country."Helmed by Vivek Agnihotri the film starred Anupam Kher, Pallavi Joshi, Mithun Chakraborty and Darshan Kumaar in the lead roles.'The Kashmir Files,' on the life of Kashmiri Pandits during the 1990 Kashmir insurgency, is based on first-generation video interviews of victims of the Kashmiri massacre, making an account of their pain, suffering, struggle and trauma.The movie, which was originally released on March 11, 2022, made it to the Oscars 2023 reminder list when the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) released the list of 301 feature films eligible for this year's Oscars.

He wrote, "#1YearOfTheKashmirFiles..Thank you everyone for your love. Specially, to all my Bharat ki mothers & sisters without your blessings nothing is possible. I pray and strive to ensure #RightToJustice for my Kashmiri brothers & sisters. GRATITUDE." 'The Kashmir Files' documents the alleged genocide and exile of Kashmiri Pandits in 1990, during the insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir. The film features Anupam Kher, Mithun Chakraborty, Pallavi Joshi, Darshan Kumaar, Chinmay Mandlekar, and Bhasha Sumbli. The film had a successful run at the box office.The film was recently adjudged 'Best Film' at Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Awards."#TheKashmirFiles wins the 'Best Film' award at #DadaSahebPhalkeAwards2023."This award is dedicated to all the victims of terrorism and to all the people of India for your blessings," Agnihotri posted after winning the award.Agnihotri is now working on his next film 'The Vaccine War', which is headlined by Nana Patekar. Anupam Kher is also a part of the film, which revolves around India's contributions in the race to produce a Covid-19 vaccine during the pandemic.

On Wednesday, during his speech in the Lok Sabha, PM Modi made a special reference to Jammu & Kashmir, where he said that the cinema halls are running housefull after a very long time due to improved security situation in the Union territory."Srinagar ke andar barso baad cinema housefull dekhe gaye (After years, cinema halls are running housefull in Srinagar)," PM Modi said. Shrinagar mai Dhashako baad Theatre HouseFull chal rahe hai : PM Modi#Pathaan Shah Rukh Khan Fc - Pune ( SRK Fc Pune ) (@SRKFC_PUNE) February 8, 2023The particular excerpt from Modi's speech went viral, eliciting reactions, especially from Shah Rukh Khan's fans.Though the PM did not mention 'Pathaan' in his speech, SRK's fans were left fans wondering if the PM was actually referring to the film.Reacting to Modi's speech, an Srkian tweeted, "This is huge.""After decades, the Theatres of Srinagar are going Housefull: PM #NarendraModi #ShahRukhKhan with #Pathaan has done unimaginable things," another user wrote.People of Kashmir used to throng theatres and enjoy cinema as much as other parts of the country before the militancy surge that crippled Kashmir in 1989, forced cinema hall owners to bring down the shutters.The cinemas were banned by a militant group called 'Allah Tigers' and the youth of the state were deprived of the main dose of entertainment for three decades due to political turmoil.Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha inaugurated the Inox franchise in Srinagar on September 20 last year and described it as a 'historic' day.The Aamir Khan-starrer 'Laal Singh Chaddha', was shown as the first movie over there. Now, with 'Pathaan', the film business in Kashmir valley has seen a revival.

The Kashmir Files' filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri, on Monday, seemingly took a dig at the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) Jury Head Nadav Lapid for calling the film "propaganda, vulgar" at the festival's closing ceremony.Agnihotri took an indirect dig at the remark by tweeting, "GM. Truth is the most dangerous thing. It can make people lie. #CreativeConsciousness."Lapid had called 'The Kashmir Files' a "propaganda, vulgar film", adding that he was "shocked" to see the film in the competition section of such a prestigious film festival. A video from the festival went viral in which Lapid is seen criticising the film."All of us were disturbed and shocked by the 15th film, The Kashmir Files. That felt like a propaganda, vulgar movie, inappropriate for an artistic competitive section of such a prestigious film festival. I feel totally comfortable openly sharing these feelings here with you at this stage. In the spirit of this festival, we can surely also accept a critical discussion, which is essential for art and life," he said during the closing ceremony.Lapid's remarks did not go down well with many. Actors Anupam Kher and Darshan Kumaar, who played key roles in 'The Kashmir Files' along with filmmaker Ashoke Pandit and Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) Vice President Abhinav Prakash were among the people who condemned the controversial comments.'The Kashmir Files' released earlier this year in theatres and it told the story of the Hindu exodus in the 1990s and targeted killings of the Kashmiri Pandits.The movie went on to become one of the highest-grossing Bollywood movies of 2022 and Anupam Kher received acclaim for his performance.

Vivek Agnihotri who is still basking in the success of his recent film The Kashmir Files had announced his next film- The Delhi Files a couple of days back. However, the announcement of the film has not gone down well with everyone. The Maharashtra Sikh association reacting to the film said that filmmakers should desist from disturbing the uneasy calm in society". The comment comes in the wake of speculation that the film will feature the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.After Vivek Agnihotri announces his next film The Delhi Files, Maharashtra Sikh Association oppose it; ask makers to desist from disturbing the uneasy calm in the societyIn a press release, the Maharashtra Sikh Association said it expresses "strong reservation against the exploitation and commercialization of unfortunate tragic chapters of humankind like the Sikh riots by people in the name of creative expression and personal profiteering".Reacting to the same, Agnihotri told PTI, "I have no idea which organisation is this. I am an Indian; I live in a sovereign state, which gives me full right to express myself in whichever manner I want. I will make what I need to make, what my conscience tells me to make. I am not a servant to anybody's demands or organisations."I have not even announced what I'm making, why I am making it. People are making assumptions, which they can keep making. But ultimately it is only for the CBFC to decide what kind of film I make and if it should be allowed to release or not," he said.The Sikh Association while raising objection also said that Mr. Agnihotri, "emboldened with the controversy and hype" created by "The Kashmir Files" is intending to "commercialise tragedy of humankind like the 1984 riots"."There is already polarisation in the society and hatred among various communities and vivid depiction of unfortunate tragic incidents of the history in a commercial way will only foment the ill feelings and fragile peace," it said."India is a land of unity in diversity and people professing different faiths have tried to live in harmony and peace with each other and the Sikh community is trying to forget the dark chapter in the history of Sikh community," their statement read.The association said that the Sikh community is healing and slowly trying to forget the past and move ahead. "Many of the culprits have either died or are behind the bars. Justice has come with delay, but it has come. Even the then Government had apologised for these riots in the Parliament," it said."By extracting profits by depicting deaths in gory details will only result in poisoning the minds of the new generation, who might have heard about it but now seeing them on screen will boil their blood, and spread hatred against others... It would be a deliberate attempt to reopen the wounds of the old and vitiate the fragile peace in the society. This is neither correct nor ethical," it added.In the statement, the association said if a film has to be made; it should be about "fostering unity, harmony, brotherhood, and national integration"."The creative pursuits depicting the teachings of our revered Gurus will send a positive message in the society. Maharashtra Sikh Association joins the voice of Indian diaspora worldwide and the Sikh community in particular in asking the makers of The Kashmir Files to desist from disturbing the uneasy calm in the society," the statement concluded.

Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri's blockbuster film 'The Kashmir Files' is all set to extend its global footprint.The movie, which had hit theatres in India on March 11, will now release in Israel on April 28.On Wednesday, Vivek took to Twitter and shared the update with his fans and followers."On huge demand, #TheKashmirFiles is releasing in ISRAEL on 28th April. I thank Consul General @KobbiShoshani for coming to our studio to inaugurate the poster of TKF. It's is a major step in sharing our coming goal of fighting terrorism and promoting humanity," he tweeted.The hard-hitting drama revolves around the genocide of Kashmiri Pandits in 1990. It features Anupam Kher, Pallavi Joshi, Mithun Chakraborty, Darshan Kumaar, Puneet Issar, Mrinal Kulkarni and others.'The Kashmir Files' shattered all box office records in the post-pandemic era, becoming the first Hindi film to cross the Rs 250 crore mark.

Vivek Ranjan Agnihotris The Kashmir Files has received critical acclamation from the critics and the audience which was well reflected at the box office and went on to collect record-breaking numbers. The vision of director Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri of delivering the message of social justice to the audience was well served in the film The Kashmir Files.The Kashmir Files to release in Israel with Hebrew subtitles on April 28, 2022The film made on a low budget went on to collect the record-breaking numbers at the box office globally. While the film garnered immense love from the Indian audience, it has touched the hearts of many across the boundaries. After successfully running in cinemas for over a month, the film is all set to premiere in Israel with Hebrew subtitles on the 28th of April. It is specially subtitled for the mainstream audience of the region.Written and directed by Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri, the exodus drama features a stellar cast of actors including Mithun Chakraborty, Anupam Kher, Darshan Kumaar, Pallavi Joshi, and Chinmay Mandlekar.BRILLIANT NEWS: On huge demand, Produced by Zee Studios and Tej Narayan Agarwal, Abhishek Agarwal, Pallavi Joshi, and Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri, The Kashmir Files, written and directed by Vivek Agnihotri released in theatres on 11th March 2022.