agnihotri: Vivek Agnihotri, director of The Kashmir Files, given Y-category security | Hindi Movie News

NEW DELHI: The Central authorities has accorded ‘Y’ class safety cowl to ‘The Kashmir Information’ director Vivek Agnihotri with CRPF cowl pan India, authorities sources stated on Friday.

Seven to eight commandos of the CRPF will guard Agnihotri around the clock underneath the ‘Y’ class safety.

The third-highest class of safety within the nation has been given to Agnihotri due to the filmmaker’s elevated risk notion after the discharge of the ‘The Kashmir Information’ film.

Because the movie’s launch, Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri has been receiving a number of threats on social media, publish which his safety was enhanced by the Centre. The movie, which focuses on the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits from the Valley within the Nineteen Nineties, has been mired in controversy with the BJP and Opposition events having conflicting views on it.

The critically acclaimed movie has been appreciated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in addition to Union house minister Amit Shah. The film, which had launched in theatres on March 11, stars Anupam Kher, Mithun Chakraborty, Pallavi Joshi, Darshan Kumaar, and others.

At a BJP Parliamentary Social gathering assembly on Tuesday, PM Modi expressed his help for the just lately launched movie ‘The Kashmir Information’ in opposition to makes an attempt, he claimed had been being made to discredit it. Bringing out the reality in the suitable method, stated the PM is all the time in favour of the nation.’Kashmir Information’, directed by filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri revolves across the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits within the yr 1990.

Alternatively, Opposition events are criticizing the movie for exhibiting “half-truth”.

Samajwadi Social gathering chief Akhilesh Yadav took a jibe at leaders of Bharatiya Janata Social gathering for backing the movie ‘The Kashmir Information’ and stated that that if the film ‘The Kashmir Information’ could be made on Kashmir, then ‘Lakhimpur Information’ will also be made.

Previous to the discharge of his movie, Agnihotri deactivated his Twitter account and claimed that he had been receiving demise threats. On February 19, Agnihotri had put out a message on his Instagram account, saying that he had deactivated his Twitter deal with. Explaining the rationale behind it, he claimed in an open letter that he was receiving demise threats that had been “mentally difficult”.

The movie has been declared tax-free in a number of states together with Uttar Pradesh, Tripura, Goa, Haryana, Gujarat, and Uttarakhand.

(With inputs from businesses)