Movie Review: The Kashmir Files Tragic, dark, sad masterpiece.

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The Kashmir Files is one of those low-budget films which usually get ignored at the box office and gain more popularity on their subsequent OTT/home video releases. However, the tremendously positive response to the film made me book my ticket and experience this dark, tragic masterpiece about the plight of Kashmiri Pandits, on the big screen. And it was absolutely worth it.


I might have seen a lot of realistic violent films, but I wasn't prepared for the shocking violence and distressing moments this film had to offer. In fact, a lot of it caught me off-guard, and even the fellow viewers could be heard getting shocked at several moments. The makers haven't held back and it reflects. This is a mature film, and hence the A (18) rating seems justified. One more good thing here is that there are no typical song-and-dance numbers, and the entire duration is just focused on the storytelling. In fact, I never felt like it was watching a 170 minute long film; it all happened and went so fast, but not without leaving an impact.

While most of the violence is gruesome and hard to watch due to the fact that it happened in real life, most of the film is more focused on the drama: the suffering and aftermath of the genocide. I can't really imagine this film without Anupam Kher; he has given an outstanding performance and once again proved himself as one of the greatest actors in Indian cine world. Other actors such as Mithun Chakraborty were also superb, but the most surprising was Chinmay Mandlekar, who managed to make me hate him throughout the duration. I can also say the same for the brilliant Pallavi Joshi. Another good performer was Darshan Kumar, who beautifully portrayed his role and showcased some impressive dialogue delivery at the right time.

The film is incredibly tragic, dark and sad: due to which there were moments I couldn't stop my tears. The film hits you really, really hard and leaves you with a number of thoughts. But even cinematically, this film is a gem. Splendid cinematography, background score and editing made this film achieve the desired impact. And lastly, director Vivek Agnihotri extracted the best performances from his cast and delivered a heartbreakingly realistic but intriguing account of the genocide I'm sure a lot of us didn't even know about before. I'm glad I watched it in cinemas instead of waiting for the OTT release. Please go to cinemas and support this masterpiece. I hope we all will have something to learn by the time the film comes to an end.

Raj Sharma

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