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Vivek
Agnihotri’s
latest
directorial
The
Kashmir
Files
is
having
a
dream
run
at
the
box
office
ever
since
it
hit
the
big
screens
on
Friday
(March
11).
The
film
is
receiving
a
tremendous
response
from
the
audience
and
the
shows
are
going
housefull.
The
Kashmir
Files
initially
released
in
limited
screens.
However,
with
positive
word
of
mouth
and
on
public
demand,
the
makers
have
been
increasing
the
screen
count.
In
a
recent
interview
with
Hindustan
Times,
Anupam
Kher
who
essays
the
role
of
Pushkar
Nath
Pandit
in
this
film,
opened
up
on
its
massive
success
at
the
box
office.
The
veteran
actor
said
that
he
feels
healing
may
begin
for
the
Kashmir
Pandit
community
who
was
subjected
to
inhuman
behaviour,
exodus
and
genocide
which
was
forgotten
for
32
years.
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Kashmir
Files
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Box
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Mark
“The
feelings
they
have
gone
through,
the
murders
and
rapes
that
happened…
four
lakh
Kashmiri
Pandits
were
thrown
out
of
the
valley.
The
worst
part
was
that
nobody
really
cared
for
them.
That
is
one
part
of
it,”
the
tabloid
quoted
him
as
saying.
Speaking
about
the
film
receiving
a
thunderous
response
at
the
box
office,
the
actor
feels
euphoric
about
it
and
said
that
it
is
the
most
amazing
thing
to
happen.
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The
Kashmir
Files
Anupam
Kher
told
HT,
“We
had
given
up
hope
about
it,
and
saying
‘teen
ghante
ki
film
ahi
honi
chahiye,
this
is
not
a
song
and
dance
film,
this
was
not
publicized
fully’…
it’s
a
small
triumph.
My
philosophy
‘kuch
bhi
ho
sakta
hai’
is
again
underlined.”
The
Saaransh
actor
said
that
the
success
of
a
film
like
The
Kashmir
Files
has
shattered
the
pre-conceived
notions
of
film
business
and
added,
“All
the
theories
that
pandits
of
cinema
throw
at
you
‘aaj
kala
isa
hona
chahiye,
vaisa
hona
chahiye’-
aisa
kuchh
nahi
hai.
It
broke
all
barriers,
that
according
to
me
will
be
a
case
study
of
how
cinema
and
audiences
have
changed.”
Speaking
about
the
response
he
has
been
receiving
for
the
movie,
Kher
added,
“It’s
hysterical,
unbelievable…
people
I
meet
at
airports,
they
hug
me,
they
cry.
And
it
has
got
nothing
to
do
with
Kashmiri
Pandits.
Any
human
being
has
that
sense
of
guilt,
how
could
we
let
this
happen
in
our
own
country.”
The
actor
also
shared
how
he
couldn’t
find
tickets
for
himself
as
the
shows
are
running
housefull
and
said
that
he
has
never
felt
so
happy
about
his
job.
Helmed
by
Vivek
Agnihotri,
The
Kashmir
Files
is
based
on
the
exodus
of
Kashmiri
Hindus
during
the
Kashmir
Insurgency.
The
film
has
been
declared
tax-free
in
multiple
states
across
the
country.