The Jury at the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) said that they were left "disturbed and shocked" to see the controversial film The Kashmir Files in the competition section.
The Jury also noted that they felt the movie was "a propaganda vulgar movie" inappropriate to be in the competition section in an event like IFFI.
"We felt it was a propaganda vulgar movie, inappropriate to be a part of competition section of a prestigious festival that is organised by the Government of India", the jury noted in its remarks.
The remarks were made during the closing ceremony of the festival, by Nadav Lapid who was head of jury for the festival.
The closing ceremony was attended by several Indian politicians and ministers.
#Breaking: #IFFI Jury says they were “disturbed and shocked” to see #NationalFilmAward winning #KashmirFiles, “a propoganda, vulgar movie” in the competition section of a prestigious festival— organised by the Govt of India.
— Navdeep Yadav (@navdeepyadav321) November 28, 2022
🎤 Over to @vivekagnihotri sir…
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Guwahati (PTI): Investigation into the death of Assam's cultural icon Zubeen Garg is almost complete, and the charge sheet will be filed on December 12, a senior police officer said on Saturday.
Garg died while swimming in the sea in Singapore on September 19.
Special Director General of Police of Criminal Investigation Department (CID), Munna Prasad Gupta, while addressing a press conference here, said, "The investigation is almost complete. The details will be given in the charge sheet."
Gupta, who is leading the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing Garg's death, said seven arrests have been made so far and over 300 witnesses examined.
He refused to share further details, adding that more will be known once the charge sheet is submitted.
