After The Kashmir Files was awarded at The National Awards, director-producer Vivek Agnihotri and Pallavi Joshi dedicated their achievement to victims of terrorism.
At the 69th National Film Awards, director Vivek Agnihotri’s blockbuster The Kashmir Files bagged two accolades. Actress Pallavi Joshi won Best Supporting Actress and the film was honoured with The Best National Integration Film. Hours after the winners were announced, Vivek Agnihotri and his wife Pallavi Joshi issued a statement, acknowledging the win.
In the statement, Vivek dedicated his awards to the victims of horrific genocide, and said, “I am in America and I started receiving calls from my friends from where I came to know that ‘The Kashmir Files’ has won the 69th National Film Awards in the category of National Integration Award. National Award is the prestigious award of India. Since starting I have been saying that The Kashmir Files is not my film and I was the only medium. This award I am dedicating on the behalf of our IamBuddha Production Company to all the victims of terrorists especially to the Kashmiri Hindus and besides that, in the whole corner of the world the Hindus who are facing terrorism, and this film is their voice, their sufferings so it belongs to them.”
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Pallavi Joshi, who has also co-produced The Kashmir Files with Vivek shared her thoughts about the win, and said, “I am in Chicago right now for the promotion of our new film The Vaccine War. I am very happy about winning this award, of course, every actor will be happy but I am happier that our film won the 69th National Award in the category of Best National Integration because that is very important for us. I dedicate this award to the entire Kashmiri Pundit community and all the prosecuted communities in the world who have suffered at the hands of terrorism.”
On the work front, Vivek and Pallavi will next bring The Vaccine War. On the occasion of India’s 77th Independence Day on August 15, 2023, Vivek Agnihotri announced the release date and unveiled the teaser of his upcoming film The Vaccine War, based on India’s battle against the Covid-19 pandemic. Sharing the teaser on his social media handles, the filmmaker wrote, “DATE ANNOUNCEMENT: Dear friends, your film #TheVaccineWar #ATrueStory will release worldwide on the auspicious day of 28th September 2023. Please bless us.”
