Israeli filmmaker, Nadav Lapid was invited by India to chair the panel of judges at the International Film Festival of India 2022 that had just concluded at Goa.
Lapid had the audacity to call the movie, "Kashmir Files" a propaganda film that did not have an iota of truth in its contents. Can't understand his gumption to trash another creative filmmaker's efforts. Seems to be downright ill mannered. The sad fact is that a few Indian film personalities - who, incidentally look for limelight to fall on them, albeit, even for a short while - have tomtommed his remarks.
He is an acclaimed filmmaker and has also expressed his opinions on issues that he feels strongly about. His beliefs and values have illuminated, his films, highlighting inner conflicts, the idea of nationalism and the complicated issue of his Jewish identity. Moreover, he has been one of the 250 signatories to a letter by the Israeli filmmaking community opposing their government's white washing the Palestinian occupation by giving grants to Jewish settlers in the West Bank.
What is audacious about his comments is that he doesn't believe that the brutality meted out to the Kashmiri Pundits by the Muslim population of Jammu and Kashmir had taken place. The Kashmir Files gives the authentic version of what had happened.
How dare he call it propaganda? He definitely has no credentials to sit in the jury if he was so biased and hadn't cared to study and understand the facts.
How do dubious, uncouth guys get invitations to participate in such events, I wonder?
Tailpiece.
Got up around a half past 6, the chores and was ready by 10.
Carried out the Wednesday aarathi of the house and washing machinex of the bed linen.
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