Veteran actress Asha Parekh has recently lashed out at the makers of the 2022 film 'The Kashmir Files' for not giving a part of the film's earnings to the Hindus living in Jammu and Kashmir. The film, which was released in 2022, is written and directed by Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri and produced by Abhishek Agarwal Arts and Zee Studio. It revolves around the exodus of the Kashmiri Pandits from the valley around 1990.
In an interview with CNBC Awaaz, Asha Parekh asked the producers of 'The Kashmir Files' whether or not they contributed any of their earnings to the welfare of the Kashmiri Hindus.
When asked whether she watched 'controversial films' like 'The Kashmir Files' and 'The Kerala Story', the actress said, "I haven't seen those films, so I can't comment on the controversies surrounding them." Asked if such movies should be made, she responded, "If people are watching them, then they should watch them."
Talking about the significant collection made by the film, 'The Kashmir Files', she further quipped, "Main thoda sa controversial statement karna chahti hoon (I will say something controversial now). The film's producer made Rs 400 crore. Toh unhone kitne paise diye unko jo Hindu Kashmiri hai, jo Jammu mein rehte hain, jinke paase pani nahi hai, electricity nahi hai, unko unhone kitne paise diye? (How much money did the makers give for the welfare of the Hindus living in Jammu without access to water and electricity?)"
She did not stop there, and mentioned how the makers have made money, the distributors have made money but not donated anything to the people, "Unhone paise kamaye hai, distributor ka share hoga, unka share hoga? Chaliye Rs 400 crore mein se Rs 200 crore kamaye hai, toh Rs 50 crore bhi toh de sakte the na (Suppose the producers earned Rs 200 crore out of the film’s Rs 400 crore collection, they could have donated Rs 50 crore to help Kashmiri Hindus, right?)"
'The Kashmir Files' stars Anupam Kher, Mithun Chakraborty, Pallavi Joshi, Puneet Issar, Darshan Kumar, Prakash Belawadi, Mrinal Kulkarni, and Chinmay Mandlekar.
