‘Shikara’ in storm: Vidhu Vinod Chopra replies to ‘commercialism’ charge

NEW DELHI: After a Kashmiri Pandit woman lashed out at Vidhu Vinod Chopra at the screening of his latest release “Shikara”, the filmmaker has reacted over the incident. Chopra told IANS that his film is not a documentary but an epic tale of a Kashmiri Pandit couple, and their tribulations, set against the backdrop of the Kashmiri Pandit exodus from the Kashmir Valley in 1990. “We respect everyone’s view. Let me also place on record that we have done several screenings and in every screening we have received a warm response and standing ovations. Several Kashmiri Hindus have told us that it accurately portrays their story. Our film is not a documentary but an epic tale of a Kashmiri pandit couple and their trials and tribulations in the backdrop of Kashmiri pandit exodus,” Chopra said. He added: “It is primarily based on Rahul Pandita’s book “Our Moon has blood cloths”, several years of research and my own life as a Kashmiri Hindu. It has taken me 11 years to make this film, I would urge people to watch the film and then decide for themselves”. (IANS)

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