The Kashmir Files
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The Kashmir Files is a 2022 Indian Hindi-language drama film written and directed by Vivek Agnihotri. The film presents a fictional storyline centred around the 1990 exodus of Kashmiri Hindus from the Kashmir Valley in Indian-administered Kashmir. It depicts the exodus and the events leading up to it as a genocide, a framing considered inaccurate by scholars. The film claims that such facts were suppressed by a conspiracy of silence. The Kashmir Files stars Mithun Chakraborty, Anupam Kher, Darshan Kumar, and Pallavi Joshi. The plot follows a Kashmiri Hindu college student, raised by his exiled grandfather and shielded from the knowledge of the circumstances of the death of his parents. After his grandfather's death, the student, who had come to believe at college that the exodus was benign, becomes driven to uncover the facts of his family's deaths. The plot alternates between the student's quest in the present time, 2020, and his family's travails of thirty years before. The film was released in theatres on 11 March 2022. It was a commercial success. The Kashmir Files received mixed reviews upon release, with praise directed to its cinematography and the performances of the ensemble cast, and as an improvement over Shikara, another film released in 2020 based on the Kashmir exodus. However its storyline attracted criticism for attempting to recast established history and propagating Islamophobia. Supporters have praised the film for showing what they say is an overlooked aspect of Kashmir's history. Made on a production budget of approximately ₹15 crore (US$1.8 million) to ₹25 crore (US$3.0 million) the film grossed ₹340.92 crore (US$40 million) worldwide, becoming the third highest-grossing Hindi film of 2022. At the 69th National Film Awards, The Kashmir Files won 2 awards – Best Feature Film on National Integration and Best Supporting Actress (Joshi). At the 68th Filmfare Awards, the film received 7 nominations, including Best Film, Best Director (Agnihotri), Best Actor (Kher) and Best Supporting Actor (Kumar and Chakraborty).
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| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | mw- Ref(s) |
| National Film Awards | 24 August 2023 | Best Feature Film on National Integration | Vivek Agnihotri | Won | |
| Best Supporting Actress | Pallavi Joshi | Won | |||
| Filmfare Awards | 27 April 2023 | Best Film | Zee Studios, Abhishek Agarwal Arts | Nominated | |
| Best Director | Vivek Agnihotri | Nominated | |||
| Best Actor | Anupam Kher | Nominated | |||
| Best Supporting Actor | Darshan Kumar | Nominated | |||
| Mithun Chakraborty | Nominated | ||||
| Best Screenplay | Vivek Agnihotri | Nominated | |||
| Best Editing | Shankh Rajadhyaksha | Nominated | |||
| IIFA Awards | 26–27 May 2023 | Best Actor | Anupam Kher | Nominated | |
| Best Story | Vivek Agnihotri | Nominated |
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