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| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| director      = [[Vivek Agnihotri]]
| director      = [[Vivek Agnihotri]]
| producers      = Tej Narayan Agarwal<br />[[Abhishek Agarwal]] <br />[[Pallavi Joshi]]<br>Vivek Agnihotri<ref>{{cite news |title=The Kashmir Files line producer dies by suicide; heartbroken Anupam Kher writes that the news 'shook' him |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment-news/article/the-kashmir-files-line-producer-dies-by-suicide-heartbroken-anupam-kher-writes-that-the-news-shook-him/782425 |access-date=9 July 2021 |publisher=[[Times Now]] |date=9 July 2021}}</ref>
| producers      = {{Plain list|
*Tej Narayan Agarwal
*[[Abhishek Agarwal]]
*[[Pallavi Joshi]]
*Vivek Agnihotri<ref>{{cite news |title=The Kashmir Files line producer dies by suicide; heartbroken Anupam Kher writes that the news 'shook' him |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment-news/article/the-kashmir-files-line-producer-dies-by-suicide-heartbroken-anupam-kher-writes-that-the-news-shook-him/782425 |access-date=9 July 2021 |publisher=[[Times Now]] |date=9 July 2021}}</ref>
}}
| writer        = Vivek Agnihotri <br>Saurabh M Pandey
| writer        = Vivek Agnihotri <br>Saurabh M Pandey
| starring      = [[Darshan Kumar]]<br />[[Mithun Chakraborty]]<br />[[Anupam Kher]]<br />[[Pallavi Joshi]]<br />[[Chinmay Mandlekar]]<br />[[Prakash Belawadi]]<br />[[Puneet Issar]]<br />Bhasha Sumbli<br />[[Mrinal Kulkarni]]<br />Atul Srivastava<br />Prithviraj Sarnaik
| starring      = {{Plain list|
*[[Mithun Chakraborty]]
*[[Anupam Kher]]
*[[Darshan Kumar]]
*[[Pallavi Joshi]]
*[[Chinmay Mandlekar]]
*[[Prakash Belawadi]]
*[[Puneet Issar]]
}}
| music          = '''Score:'''<br />[[Rohit Sharma (composer)|Rohit Sharma]]<br />'''Songs:'''<br />[[Swapnil Bandodkar]]
| music          = '''Score:'''<br />[[Rohit Sharma (composer)|Rohit Sharma]]<br />'''Songs:'''<br />[[Swapnil Bandodkar]]
| cinematography = Udaysingh Mohite
| cinematography = Udaysingh Mohite
| editing        = Shankh Rajadhyaksha
| editing        = Shankh Rajadhyaksha
| studio        = [[Zee Studios]]<br />Abhishek Agarwal Arts
| studio        = [[Zee Studios]]<br />Abhishek Agarwal Arts
| distributor    = [[Zee Studios]]
| distributor    = Zee Studios
| released      = {{Film date|df=yes|2022|03|11}}
| released      = {{Film date|df=yes|2022|03|11}}
| runtime        = 170 minutes
| runtime        = 170 minutes<ref name=BBFC>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/the-kashmir-files-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0xmdazmtuw|title=The Kashmir Files|date= 9 March 2022|publisher=[[British Board of Film Classification]]|access-date=9 March 2022}}</ref>
| country        = [[India]]
| country        = India
| language      = [[Hindi]]
| language      = Hindi
| budget        =
| gross          = {{Estimation}} {{INR|12.05}} crore<ref name="bo" />
}}
}}


'''''The Kashmir Files''''' is an upcoming Indian [[Hindi-language]] film written and directed by [[Vivek Agnihotri]] and produced by [[Abhishek Agarwal]] starring [[Mithun Chakraborty]] and [[Anupam Kher]]. The film tells the story of the [[exodus of Kashmiri Hindus]] in the early 1990's  due to the [[Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir|Kashmir Insurgency]]. The film was set to release theatrically worldwide on 26 January 2022, coinciding with [[Republic Day|India's Republic Day]], <ref>{{cite web |title=Anupam Kher, Mithun Chakraborty's 'The Kashmir Files' to release on Republic Day 2022|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/hindi/2021/nov/19/anupam-kher-mithun-chakrabortys-the-kashmir-files-to-release-on-republic-day-2022-2385617|date=19 November 2021|work=The New Indian Express |access-date=19 November 2021}}</ref> but was postponed due to the [[SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant|Omicron variant]] spread.<ref name="post:bh">{{Cite web |date=10 January 2022 |title=Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri's 'The Kashmir Files' release postponed amid rising COVID-19 cases|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/vivek-ranjan-agnihotris-kashmir-files-release-postponed-amid-rising-covid-19-cases/|access-date=10 January 2022 |work=Bollywood Hungama}}</ref> Now, the film is scheduled to release on 11 March 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 February 2022 |title=Vivek Agnihotri's The Kashmir Files to CLASH with Prabhas-starrer Radhe Shyam on March 11|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/vivek-agnihotris-kashmir-files-clash-prabhas-starrer-radhe-shyam-march-11/|access-date=8 February 2022 |work=Bollywood Hungama}}</ref>
'''''The Kashmir Files''''' is a 2022 Indian Hindi-language [[drama film]]<ref name=BBFC/> written and directed by [[Vivek Agnihotri]]. Produced by [[Zee Studios]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-02-08 |title=Vivek Agnihotri’s The Kashmir Files to CLASH with Prabhas-starrer Radhe Shyam on March 11 : Bollywood News |website=Bollywood Hungama |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/vivek-agnihotris-kashmir-files-clash-prabhas-starrer-radhe-shyam-march-11/ |access-date=2022-03-11}}</ref> the film depicts the situation surrounding the [[exodus of Kashmiri Pandits]] in 1990 at the beginning of the [[Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir|Kashmir Insurgency]].<ref>{{cite news |date=1 January 2020 |title=Vivek Agnihotri's The Kashmir Files to go on floors next month |publisher=[[Cinema Express]] |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2020/jan/01/vivek-agnihotris-the-kashmir-files-to-go-on-floors-next-month-16315.html |access-date=31 December 2020}}</ref> The film stars [[Anupam Kher]] as an exiled Kashmiri Pandit, [[Darshan Kumar]] as his grandson studying at the JNU, [[Pallavi Joshi]] as a JNU professor and [[Mithun Chakraborty]] as an [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]] officer.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Negi |first=Shrishti |date=2022-03-09 |title=The Kashmir Files Producer Pallavi Joshi: Am I Making the Film for Hindu Rashtra? I'm Just Telling a Story |url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/the-kashmir-files-producer-pallavi-joshi-am-i-making-the-film-for-hindu-rashtra-im-just-telling-a-story-4854995.html |access-date=2022-03-11 |website=News18}}</ref>
 
The film was initially set to release theatrically worldwide on 26 January 2022, coinciding with [[Republic Day|India's Republic Day]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Anupam Kher, Mithun Chakraborty's 'The Kashmir Files' to release on Republic Day 2022|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/hindi/2021/nov/19/anupam-kher-mithun-chakrabortys-the-kashmir-files-to-release-on-republic-day-2022-2385617|date=19 November 2021|work=The New Indian Express |access-date=19 November 2021}}</ref> but was postponed due to the [[SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant|Omicron variant]] spread,<ref name="post:bh">{{Cite web |date=10 January 2022 |title=Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri's 'The Kashmir Files' release postponed amid rising COVID-19 cases|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/vivek-ranjan-agnihotris-kashmir-files-release-postponed-amid-rising-covid-19-cases/|access-date=10 January 2022 |work=Bollywood Hungama}}</ref> and finally theatrically released on 11 March 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 February 2022 |title=Vivek Agnihotri's The Kashmir Files to CLASH with Prabhas-starrer Radhe Shyam on March 11|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/vivek-agnihotris-kashmir-files-clash-prabhas-starrer-radhe-shyam-march-11/|access-date=8 February 2022 |work=Bollywood Hungama}}</ref> The film faced two legal cases before its release, one of which led to a court order restraining certain scenes.<ref name="IT releases today" /> It was declared tax-free in [[Haryana]],<ref name="ANI tax-free">{{Cite news|date=11 March 2022|title='The Kashmir Files' film declared tax-free in Haryana|url=https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/the-kashmir-files-film-declared-tax-free-in-haryana20220311221608|url-status=live|access-date=11 March 2022|website=[[Asian News International]]}}</ref> [[Madhya Pradesh]],<ref name="TOI Madhya Pradesh">{{Cite news|date=13 March 2022|title='The Kashmir Files' becomes tax-free in Madhya Pradesh|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/the-kashmir-files-gets-tax-break-in-mp/articleshow/90187829.cms|url-status=live|access-date=13 March 2022|website=[[Times of India]]}}</ref> [[Gujarat]],<ref name="TOI Gujarat">{{Cite news|date=13 March 2022|title=Anupam Kher starrer 'The Kashmir Files' gets tax-free in Gujarat|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/anupam-kher-starrer-the-kashmir-files-gets-tax-free-in-gujarat/articleshow/90183117.cms|url-status=live|access-date=12 March 2022|website=[[Times of India]]}}</ref> and [[Karnataka]].<ref name="DH tax-free">{{Cite news|date=13 March 2022|title='The Kashmir Files' to be tax-free in Karnataka|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/state/top-karnataka-stories/the-kashmir-files-to-be-tax-free-in-karnataka-1090965.html|url-status=live|access-date=13 March 2022|website=[[Deccan Hearld]]}}</ref>
 
==Plot==
The movie depicts the situation surrounding the [[exodus of Kashmiri Pandits]] in 1990.
 
The plot is centered on the journey to Kashmir of a young student of the [[Jawaharlal Nehru University]] (JNU) named Krishna Pandit ([[Darshan Kumar]]), who was led to believe that his parents were killed in an accident, as told by his grandfather Pushkar Nath ([[Anupam Kher]]). He was also under the influence of a JNU professor Radhika Menon ([[Pallavi Joshi]]) who believes in the "Kashmir cause". After the death of his grandfather, he takes the ashes of his body to Kashmir when he learns about the true circumstances of his parents' death, which is fashioned after the killing of [[B. K. Ganjoo]] (an engineer killed in 1990).<ref name=Rohmetra>{{citation |last=Rohmetra |first=Amogh|title=The Kashmir Files tries showing 1990 exodus ‘truth’ but Vivek Agnihotri gives it death blow |newspaper=The Print |date=13 March 2022 |url=https://theprint.in/features/reel-take/the-kashmir-files-tries-showing-1990-exodus-truth-but-vivek-agnihotri-gives-it-death-blow/871254/}}</ref>
 
The film portrays the events surrounding the exodus as a "[[genocide]]", in which thousands of Kashmiri Hindus were massacred, women raped and children shot. The displaced families are shown living as refugees till today.<ref name="Shubhra Gupta">{{Cite news |last=Gupta |first=Shubhra |date=12 March 2022 |title=The Kashmir Files movie review: Anupam Kher is the emotional core of this overwrought film |website=[[The Indian Express]] |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/the-kashmir-files-anupam-kher-emotional-core-vivek-ranjan-agnihotri-7816266/ |url-status=live |access-date=12 March 2022}}</ref>


== Cast ==
== Cast ==
* [[Mithun Chakraborty]] as Brahma Dutt IAS 
* [[Anupam Kher]] as Pushkar Nath Pandit
* [[Darshan Kumar]] as Krishna Pandit  
* [[Darshan Kumar]] as Krishna Pandit  
* [[Mithun Chakraborty]]
* [[Pallavi Joshi]] as Radhika Menon
* [[Anupam Kher]] as Pushkar Nath Pandit
* [[Pallavi Joshi]] as [[Nivedita Menon]]
* [[Chinmay Mandlekar]] as [[Farooq Ahmed Dar|Farooq Ahmed Dar (Bitta Karate)]]
* [[Chinmay Mandlekar]] as [[Farooq Ahmed Dar|Farooq Ahmed Dar (Bitta Karate)]]
* [[Prakash Belawadi]]  
* [[Prakash Belawadi]] as Dr. Mahesh Kumar
* [[Puneet Issar]]
* [[Puneet Issar]] as DGP Hari Narain
* Bhasha Sumbli
* Bhasha Sumbli as Sharda Pandit
* Sourav Verma
* Sourav Verma as Afzal
* [[Mrinal Kulkarni]]
* [[Mrinal Kulkarni]] as Laxmi Dutt
* Atul Srivastava as Vishnu Ram
* Atul Srivastava as Vishnu Ram
* Prithviraj Sarnaik
* Prithviraj Sarnaik
* Amaan Iqbal as Karan Pandit


==Production==
==Production==
After the success of ''[[The Tashkent Files]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/the-tashkent-files/box-office/#bh-movie-box-office|title=The Tashkent Files Box Office|publisher=Bollywood Hungama|accessdate=31 December 2020}}</ref> director Vivek Agnihotri finished the script of The Kashmir Files after an extensive research on exodus of [[Kashmiri Hindus]] in 1990. Agnihotri stationed at an undisclosed location in the [[Himalayas]], completed the script. On 14 August 2019, Agnihotri announced the film with its first look poster saying, "''the film will be an honest investigation into one of the biggest human tragedies''".<ref>{{cite news |title=Vivek Agnihotri's The Kashmir Files to go on floors next month |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2020/jan/01/vivek-agnihotris-the-kashmir-files-to-go-on-floors-next-month-16315.html |access-date=31 December 2020 |publisher=[[Cinema Express]] |date=1 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=The Kashmir Files: Vivek Agnihotri announces new film through poster, announces its release on 15 August, 2020 |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/the-kashmir-files-vivek-agnihotri-announces-new-film-through-poster-announces-its-release-on-15-august-2020-7162381.html |access-date=31 December 2020 |publisher=[[Firstpost]] |date=14 August 2019}}</ref> Actor [[Anupam Kher]] joined the cast as the lead actor of the film in May 2020. The first schedule of the film was called off due the [[COVID-19 pandemic|coronavirus outbreak]].<ref>{{cite news |title=COVID 19 effect: Shooting of 'The Kashmir Files' called off |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/covid-19-effect-shooting-of-the-kashmir-files-called-off/articleshow/74673912.cms |access-date=31 December 2020 |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=17 May 2020}}</ref>  
On 14 August 2019, Agnihotri announced the film with its first look poster saying, "the film will be an honest investigation into one of the biggest human tragedies". Director Vivek Agnihotri completed the script, stationed at an undisclosed location in the [[Himalayas]]. The subject of the film was the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits that took place between the late 80s and early 90s.<ref>{{cite news |title=Vivek Agnihotri's The Kashmir Files to go on floors next month |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2020/jan/01/vivek-agnihotris-the-kashmir-files-to-go-on-floors-next-month-16315.html |access-date=31 December 2020 |publisher=[[Cinema Express]] |date=1 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=The Kashmir Files: Vivek Agnihotri announces new film through poster, announces its release on 15 August, 2020 |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/the-kashmir-files-vivek-agnihotri-announces-new-film-through-poster-announces-its-release-on-15-august-2020-7162381.html |access-date=31 December 2020 |publisher=[[Firstpost]] |date=14 August 2019}}</ref> As a part of production, Vivek Agnihotri claimed to have interviewed more than 700 emigrants from the exodus and recorded their stories over a period of two years <ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-07 |title=Vivek Agnihotri on The Kashmir Files: 'I wanted to make a film about people who did not pick up guns'-Entertainment News , Firstpost |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/vivek-agnihotri-on-the-kashmir-files-i-wanted-to-make-a-film-about-people-who-did-not-pick-up-guns-10416331.html |access-date=2022-03-11 |website=Firstpost}}</ref> Actor Anupam Kher joined the cast as the lead actor of the film in May 2020. The first schedule of the film was called off due the [[COVID-19 pandemic|coronavirus outbreak]].<ref>{{cite news |title=COVID 19 effect: Shooting of 'The Kashmir Files' called off |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/covid-19-effect-shooting-of-the-kashmir-files-called-off/articleshow/74673912.cms |access-date=31 December 2020 |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=17 May 2020}}</ref> [[Yograj Singh]] was removed for his speeches at the [[2020–2021 Indian farmers' protest]]<ins>,</ins><ref>{{cite news |title=Yograj Singh out of Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri's The Kashmir Files |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/lifestyle/yograj-singh-out-of-vivek-ranjan-agnihotris-the-kashmir-files-183221 |access-date=31 December 2020 |publisher=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)]] |date=12 December 2020}}</ref> and [[Puneet Issar]] was brought in as replacement.<ref>{{cite news |title=Puneet Issar Replaces Yograj Singh In 'The Kashmir Files' Post Singh's Derogatory Remark |url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/puneet-issar-replaces-yograj-singh-in-the-kashmir-files-post-singhs-derogatory-remarks/23144242 |access-date=31 December 2020 |publisher=[[Mid-Day]] |date=15 December 2020}}</ref>
A [[line producer]], Sarahna died during the production by committing suicide.<ref>{{cite news |title=The Kashmir Files line producer dies by suicide; heartbroken Anupam Kher writes that the news 'shook' him |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment-news/article/the-kashmir-files-line-producer-dies-by-suicide-heartbroken-anupam-kher-writes-that-the-news-shook-him/782425 |access-date=9 July 2021 |publisher=[[Times Now]] |date=9 July 2021}}</ref>


Later Agnihotri removed actor [[Yograj Singh]] from the film after his speech against [[Hindus]] at farmer's protest<ref>{{cite news |title=Yograj Singh out of Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri's The Kashmir Files |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/lifestyle/yograj-singh-out-of-vivek-ranjan-agnihotris-the-kashmir-files-183221 |access-date=31 December 2020 |publisher=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)]] |date=12 December 2020}}</ref> and brought in [[Puneet Issar]] as replacement.<ref>{{cite news |title=Puneet Issar Replaces Yograj Singh In 'The Kashmir Files' Post Singh's Derogatory Remark |url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/puneet-issar-replaces-yograj-singh-in-the-kashmir-files-post-singhs-derogatory-remarks/23144242 |access-date=31 December 2020 |publisher=[[Mid-Day]] |date=15 December 2020}}</ref> [[Mithun Chakraborty]] fell ill due to stomach infection during second schedule, but completed his portion few hours later.<ref>{{cite news |title=Mithun Chakraborty shoots The Kashmir Files despite serious infection |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/mithun-chakraborty-shoots-the-kashmir-files-despite-serious-infection-1751693-2020-12-21 |access-date=31 December 2020 |publisher=[[India Today]] |date=21 December 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Mithun Chakraborty falls ill on the sets of 'The Kashmir Files'; shoot comes to halt |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/mithun-chakraborty-falls-ill-on-the-sets-of-the-kashmir-files-shoot-comes-to-halt/articleshow/79833685.cms |access-date=31 December 2020 |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=21 December 2020}}</ref> A [[line producer]], Sarahna died during the production by allegedly committing suicide.<ref>{{cite news |title=The Kashmir Files line producer dies by suicide; heartbroken Anupam Kher writes that the news 'shook' him |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment-news/article/the-kashmir-files-line-producer-dies-by-suicide-heartbroken-anupam-kher-writes-that-the-news-shook-him/782425 |access-date=9 July 2021 |publisher=[[Times Now]] |date=9 July 2021}}</ref> During the final phase of shooting, director Agnihotri fractured his leg on the set.<ref>{{cite news |title='द कश्मीर फाइल्स' के सेट पर डायरेक्टर विवेक अग्निहोत्री को लगी चोट, पैर में हुआ फ्रैक्चर |url=https://hindi.news18.com/news/entertainment/bollywood-director-vivek-ranjan-agnihotri-leg-fractured-on-set-of-the-kashmir-files-ss-3395661.html |access-date=31 December 2020 |publisher=[[News18 India]] |date=30 December 2020}}</ref>
== Critical reception ==
''The Kashmir Files'' has received mixed reviews from film critics.<ref name="IE box office">{{Cite web |date=2022-03-13 |title=The Kashmir Files box office collection Day 1: Vivek Agnihotri film mints Rs 3.55 crore |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/box-office-collection/the-kashmir-files-box-office-collection-day-1-vivek-agnihotri-film-7816736/ |access-date=2022-03-13 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>
 
[[File:Anupam Kher at the Shirin Morani’s wedding reception (cropped).jpg|thumb|200px|Kher's performance in ''The Kashmir Files'' was generally praised by the film critics.<ref name="TKFHT">{{Cite news |date=10 March 2022 |title=The Kashmir Files movie review: Anupam Kher is the soul of this gut-wrenching film that's brazen and brutal |website=[[Hindustan Times]] |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/the-kashmir-files-movie-review-anupam-kher-is-the-soul-of-this-gut-wrenching-film-that-s-brazen-and-brutal-101646904407351.html |url-status=live |access-date=11 March 2022}}</ref><ref name="TKFDH">{{Cite news |date=12 March 2022 |title='The Kashmir Files' movie review: Anupam Kher is brilliant in this heart-wrenching story |website=[[Deccan Herald]] |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/the-kashmir-files-movie-review-anupam-kher-is-brilliant-in-this-heart-wrenching-story-1090519.html |url-status=live |access-date=12 March 2022}}</ref><ref name="IT">{{cite news |last1=Narula |first1=Chaiti |title=Review: The Kashmir Files opened, the bandage ripped off. What do you see? |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/review-the-kashmir-files-opened-the-bandage-ripped-off-what-do-you-see-1921895-2022-03-07 |access-date=13 March 2022 |work=[[India Today]] |date=7 March 2022 |language=en}}</ref>]]
 
Chaiti Narula of ''[[India Today]]'' gave the film 4 out 5 stars, calling the film "an eye-opener" and praising the performances.<ref name="IT"/> Stutee Ghosh of ''[[The Quint]]'' rated the film 3.5 out of 5 and found the film to have made a compelling case for Kashmiri Pandits but wished for more nuance; Anupam Kher's acting was praised in particular.<ref>{{Cite news |date=10 March 2022 |title=Review: 'The Kashmir Files' Makes a Compelling Case For Kashmiri Pandits |website=[[The Quint]] |url=https://www.thequint.com/amp/story/entertainment/movie-reviews/the-kashmir-files-review-vivek-agnihotri-anupam-kher-mithun-chakraborty |url-status=live |access-date=11 March 2022}}</ref>
Monika Rawal Kukreja of ''[[Hindustan Times]]'' praised Agnihotri's realist take on the events and showered praises on cast performances.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-10 |title=The Kashmir Files movie review: Anupam Kher is the soul of this gut-wrenching film that's brazen and brutal |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/the-kashmir-files-movie-review-anupam-kher-is-the-soul-of-this-gut-wrenching-film-that-s-brazen-and-brutal-101646904407351.html |access-date=2022-03-13 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref>
Joginder Tuteja, reviewing for [[Rediff.com]], praised Agnihotri's subtle filmography and individual performances of the cast; noting the film to be a "real chronicle" of 90s' Kashmir, he rated 4 out of 5 stars.<ref>{{Cite web |last=TUTEJA |first=JOGINDER |title=The Kashmir Files Review |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/review/the-kashmir-files-review/20220311.htm |access-date=2022-03-13 |website=Rediff |language=en}}</ref>
Avinash Lohana of ''[[Pinkvilla]]'' scored the film at 3 out of 5 stars, praising the cast performances—particularly that of Kher's—and behind-the-scenes research but criticized the lack of balance.<ref>{{Cite news |date=11 March 2022 |title=The Kashmir Files Review: Anupam Kher shines in the film that creates an impact but lacks balance |website=[[Pinkvilla]] |url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/reviews/kashmir-files-review-anupam-kher-shines-film-creates-impact-lacks-balance-1042736 |url-status=live |access-date=12 March 2022}}</ref> Likewise, Jagadish Angadi of ''[[Deccan Herald]]'' was effusive in his praise about Agnihotri's documentation of various aspects of the conflict.<ref>{{Cite news |date=12 March 2022 |title='The Kashmir Files' movie review: Anupam Kher is brilliant in this heart-wrenching story |website=[[Deccan Herald]] |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/the-kashmir-files-movie-review-anupam-kher-is-brilliant-in-this-heart-wrenching-story-1090519.html |url-status=live |access-date=12 March 2022}}</ref>
 
In contrast, [[Shubhra Gupta]] of ''[[The Indian Express]]'' gave the film a 1.5 out of 5 stars; uninterested in nuance, the film was effectively a work of propaganda aligned with the ruling party's discourse, that aimed to stoke the "deep-seated anger" of Pandits and tap into the grief of a displaced community.<ref name="Shubhra Gupta"/>
Rohit Bhatnagar of ''[[The Free Press Journal]]'' found the screenplay as well as individual performances to be sloppy, thus failing to "translate the grief on the big canvas" and make any mark; however, he admired the effort that went behind the film and rated 2.5 out of 5 stars.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bhatnagar |first=Rohit |date=11 March 2022 |title=The Kashmir Files review: A preachy tale of facts that lacks attention |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/bollywood/the-kashmir-files-review-a-preachy-tale-of-facts-that-lacks-attention |access-date=2022-03-12 |website=Free Press Journal |language=en}}</ref>
Shilajit Mitra of ''[[The New Indian Express]]'' panned the film with a rating of 1 out of 5 stars — he castigated Agnihotri for exploiting the suffering of Kashmiri Pandits and doing away with all nuance in service of a "communal agenda" against the Muslim community.<ref name="Shilajit Mitra">{{Cite web |last=Mitra |first=Shilajit |date=12 March 2022 |title=Movie Review{{!}} Kashmir Files, A limp attempt at provocation |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2022/mar/12/movie-review-kashmir-files-a-limp-attempt-at-provocation-2429076.html |access-date=2022-03-12 |website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>
 
== Release and box office ==
The film has been declared tax-free in [[Haryana]],<ref name="ANI tax-free" /> [[Madhya Pradesh]],<ref name="TOI Madhya Pradesh" /> [[Gujarat]],<ref name="TOI Gujarat" /> and [[Karnataka]].<ref name="DH tax-free"/> ''The Kashmir Files'' was released in over 630 screens in India on 11 March 2022.<ref name="IE box office" /> The film earned {{INR}}3.55 crore at the domestic box office on its opening day. On its second day, the film showed a growth of 139.44% and earned {{INR}}8.50 crore, taking its total domestic box office collection to {{INR}}12.05 crore.<ref name="bo">{{cite web |title=The Kashmir Files Box Office |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/the-kashmir-files/box-office/ |access-date=12 March 2022 |website=Bollywood Hungama}}</ref> After the successful opening, the screens were increased to 2000 on 13 March 2022 and a weekend target of  {{INR}}24 crore set.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mankad |first=Himesh |date=2022-03-13 |title=Box Office: The Kashmir Files set to emerge first blockbuster of pandemic; Targets a Rs 24 crore weekend |url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/box-office/box-office-kashmir-files-set-emerge-first-blockbuster-pandemic-targets-rs-24-crore-weekend-1044747 |access-date=2022-03-13 |website=Pinkvilla |language=en}}</ref>
 
== Litigation ==
A [[public interest litigation]] (PIL) was filed by an Uttar Pradesh resident<ref name="IT releases today">{{Cite news |last=Keshri |first=Shweta |date=11 March 2022 |title=Vivek Agnihotri's The Kashmir Files releases today all over India |work=India Today |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/vivek-agnihotri-s-the-kashmir-files-releases-today-all-over-india-1924274-2022-03-11}}</ref> which sought a stay on the film's release on grounds that the film may portray the Muslims as killers of the Kashmiri Pandits, presenting what it described as a one sided view that would hurt the sentiments of Muslims and could trigger [[Violence against Muslims in India|violence against Muslims]].<ref name="IT plea dismissed">{{Cite web |last=Vidya |date=8 March 2022 |title=Plea against The Kashmir Files dismissed by Bombay High Court |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/plea-against-the-kashmir-files-dismissed-by-bombay-high-court-1922316-2022-03-08 |access-date=2022-03-10 |website=India Today}}</ref> The PIL was dismissed by a Bombay High Court on technical grounds.<ref name="IT plea dismissed" />
 
A lawsuit was filed by the widow of an Indian Armed Forces squadron leader who died during the Kashmir Insurgency. The widow's lawsuit said that the film portrayed a false depiction of events vis-a-vis the husband and sought a stay on its release. Accordingly, the court restrained the makers from showing relevant scenes.<ref name="IT court stays">{{Cite web |last=Dipali |first=Patel |date=10 March 2022 |title=Court stays release of Vivek Agnihotri's The Kashmir Files |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/court-stays-release-of-vivek-agnihotri-s-the-kashmir-files-1923950-2022-03-10 |access-date=2022-03-10 |website=India Today}}</ref>


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