Vivek Agnihotri calls Filmfare Awards 'unethical and anti-cinema,' marks his dissent with a long note

Vivek Agnihotri, the director of The Kashmir Files, has declined to attend the upcoming Filmfare Awards. He took to his official Twitter handle and wrote a long note referring to the awards as 'unethical and anti-cinema.'

Hyderabad: Bollywood film director Vivek Agnihotri has declined to attend the upcoming Filmfare Awards, where his film The Kashmir Files is nominated in seven categories, including Best Director. Vivek has stated that he does not want to be a part of an 'oppressive and corrupt system or awards that treat writers, directors, and other HODs and crew members of a film as inferior to stars.'

Vivek wrote a long note criticising the awards and discussing the rise of a new parallel Hindi film industry in response to a tweet about the Filmfare nominations this year. Vivek announced on Twitter on Thursday, 'I learned from media that #TheKashmirFiles is nominated in 7 categories for the 68th Filmfare Awards. But I politely decline to be a part of these unethical and anti-cinema awards. Here is why: Aside from the stars, no one has a face, according to Filmfare.'

'As a result, Master Directors like Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Sooraj Barjatya have no faces in the sycophantic and unethical world of Filmfare. Sanjay Bhansali is equated with Alia Bhatt, Sooraj implies Mr. Bachchan, and Annes Bazmi is represented by Kartik Aaryan. Filmfare Awards do not confer dignity on filmmakers, but this humiliating system must be abolished,' he added.

'As a protest and dissent against a corrupt, unethical, and sycophant Bollywood establishment, I have decided not to accept such awards," he continued. He further wrote that he refuses to be a part of any oppressive and corrupt system or awards that treat writers, directors, and other HODs and crew members of a film as inferior to and/or slaves to stars.