The Kashmir Files film director Vivek Agnihotri has requested Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar to stop the screening of his latest film The Kashmir Files in Rewari. The request he made following the announcement of the district chief of a group “Panchnand” who announced that the movie would be screened for free and in the open. 

He took to Twitter to request CM ML Khattar, he wrote “Showing #TheKashmirFiles like this in open and free is a CRIMINAL OFFENCE. Dear @mlkhattar  ji, I’d request you to stop this. Political leaders must respect creative business and true Nationalism and Social service mean buying tickets in a legal and peaceful manner.”

A photo was released claiming that on Sunday at 6.30 pm in Swarna Jayanti Parkin Model Town, Rewari, a free screening of the movie in open would be held. The post carried the faces of former MLA Randhir Singh Kapriwas and Mukesh Kapdiwas, a young leader.

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Showing #TheKashmirFiles like this in open and free is a CRIMINAL OFFENCE. Dear @mlkhattar ji, I’d request you to stop this. Political leaders must respect creative business and true Nationalism and Social service means buying tickets in a legal and peaceful manner. pic.twitter.com/b8yGqdrmUh

— Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri (@vivekagnihotri) March 20, 2022

The Kashmir Files, starring Anupam Kher, Mithun Chakraborty, Pallavi Joshi, Darshan Kumar hit the silver screen on March 11. The film tells the plight of Kashmiri Pandits who were forced to flee their homes (Kashmir Genocide). Kashmiri Pandits were tormented, forcibly removed from their homeland, and slaughtered in 1990. The film seeks to inform the public about this horrible period in history.

The film is produced by Abhishek Agarwal, Tej Narayan Agarwal, Pallavi Joshi, and Vivek Agnihotri under the Zee Studios, IAmBuddha, and Abhishek Agarwal Arts banners. Udaysingh Mohite did camera work and Shankh Rajadhyaksha edited the movie. 

The film has been declared tax-free in Haryana and Madhya Pradesh.