Dehradun: Uttarakhand government on Monday decided to make the film 'The Kashmir Files' tax-free in the state. Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri's The Kashmir Files opened to a massive opening in the box office when it was released last Friday. Helmed by Anupam Kher, the film highlights the atrocities against Kashmiri Pandits in the 1990s when they were killed, persecuted and forced to leave their homes overnight.
"Today I got the opportunity to watch the film "The Kashmir Files" on the atrocities on Kashmiri Hindus, directed by Shri @vivekagnihotriji at the cinema hall in Dehradun. This film, which brings alive the culmination of the atrocities committed on the common man, makes the new generation aware of history," read Dhami's tweet (roughly translated from Hindi).
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आज देहरादून स्थित सिनेमा हॉल में श्री @vivekagnihotri जी द्वारा निर्देशित, कश्मीरी हिन्दुओं पर हुए अत्याचार पर बनी फिल्म "द कश्मीर फाइल्स" देखने का अवसर प्राप्त हुआ।
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आम जनमानस पर हुए अत्याचार की पराकाष्ठा को जीवंत कर देने वाली यह फिल्म नई पीढ़ी को इतिहास से रूबरू कराती है। pic.twitter.com/yF1I64k4eF
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— Pushkar Singh Dhami (@pushkardhami) March 14, 2022
आम जनमानस पर हुए अत्याचार की पराकाष्ठा को जीवंत कर देने वाली यह फिल्म नई पीढ़ी को इतिहास से रूबरू कराती है। pic.twitter.com/yF1I64k4eFआज देहरादून स्थित सिनेमा हॉल में श्री @vivekagnihotri जी द्वारा निर्देशित, कश्मीरी हिन्दुओं पर हुए अत्याचार पर बनी फिल्म "द कश्मीर फाइल्स" देखने का अवसर प्राप्त हुआ।
— Pushkar Singh Dhami (@pushkardhami) March 14, 2022
आम जनमानस पर हुए अत्याचार की पराकाष्ठा को जीवंत कर देने वाली यह फिल्म नई पीढ़ी को इतिहास से रूबरू कराती है। pic.twitter.com/yF1I64k4eF
"I have directed Chief Secretary to take necessary action to make 'The Kashmir Files' movie tax-free in the state," said Uttarakhand acting Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami. The film which outlines the brutalities endured by the Kashmiri Pandits has received a massive push from the Centre and states. It also got the prime minister's nod when the makers met him post-release. Several legislators also sought that the film be granted tax exemption.
Goa acting Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said the state will make the movie tax-free in the state. Notably, states like Haryana, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka had already declared the movie tax-free. Goa will also declare the film tax-free
Similarly, the Tripura government has also decided to make the film 'The Kashmir Files' tax-free in the state, said Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb.
Even UP Deputy CM Keshav Maurya, on Monday night, saw the film and said that it was an honest description of the situation which forced Kashmiri Pandits to flee in 1990.
Read: Make 'The Kashmir Files' entertainment tax-free: BJP in Lok Sabha
