The Kashmir Files stars Anupam Kher, Darshan Kumaar and Mithun Chakraborty in lead roles and Vivek Agnihotri has written and directed it. It recounts the horrors that unfolded in the 1990s when Kashmiri Pandits were forced to leave their homeland.
Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said on Sunday that the J&K administration is committed to ensuring a dignified return of Kashmiri pandits to the Valley
Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah on Sunday demanded a probe by retired Supreme Court judges into the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits from the valley in early 1990s.
Indian-Americans will hold events in over three dozen cities and towns across the US to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Kashmiri Pandit exodus to recognise the resilience of the community.
Exactly 30 years ago on January 19, 1990, the Kashmiri Pandits were forced to flee their homeland, the Kashmir Valley, as a result of being targeted by Islamic jihadis.
As many as five lakh Kashmiri Pandits were forced to leave Jammu and Kashmir on January 9, 1990 following a genocidal campaign unleashed by the militants. To mark the 30th anniversary of the mass exodus of Kashmiri Pandits from Jammu and Kashmir, members of the community took to social media to post video of themselves by narrating 'Hum Aayenge Apna Watan'
Shikara will hit the theatres on January 19, 2020, exactly 30 years after the traumatic events of 1990 that forced the Kashmiri Pandit exodus.
VIdhu Vinod Chopra's "Shakira" is scheduled to release on February 7, 2020.
"Global Kashmiri Pandit Diaspora (GKPD) will take up the genocide and ethnic cleansing of Pandits strongly at the UN and other important world fora as well as reputed human rights organisations in different countries of the world to build consensus of opinion on the issue," GKPD Chairman K L Chowdhury told reporters.
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