The Kashmir Files Movie Review: — Please don’t shut your eyes, it’s right on your face.
For all intents and purposes, I review very few movies. I still watch a lot of movies, but most of them aren’t worth commenting on. Even though I watched The Batman last week, I didn’t bother to write a review. The Kashmir Files, on the other hand, is not just a film worth viewing, but also worth discussing. This is a difficult film to evaluate. Because this is more of a case file than a movie. It’s impossible to dismiss this as merely a piece of the amusement. This one film does the best it can to capture the whole Kashmiri Pandit Genocide.
Let us now turn our attention to the good features of the situation.
The Kashmir Files has been on my radar as a must-see film since the deceptively marketed film ‘Shikara,’ which looked like it dealt with the Kashmiri Pandit massacre but was actually a love tale set against the backdrop of the holocaust. The Tashkent Files, directed by the same director, was a good picture. Then the trailer for this film was released, and it was completely unexpected. This time, the trailer wasn’t deceptive advertising! The film is disturbing and eye-opening in equal measure. The majority of people are unaware of the events shown in the film. The majority of people are unaware of the events shown in the film. So this is fresh information for a lot of people, not to mention a discussion starter about a recent genocide that was disregarded and overlooked.
The easiest way to characterize this film is to compare it to an Indian Schindler’s List but without a happy ending. The exiled Pandits were never able to return home. They were never properly compensated.
The tale spans many time periods throughout the film, yet the narrative thread is well-knit, and the audience is never confused as to which time period the picture is in. The acting is mostly superb, however, there are a few bad supplementary performances sprinkled throughout. Mithun Da’s magic is based on his firsthand knowledge of the horrors as well as the inactivity of the Indian government at the time.
Darshan Kumaar is portrayed as a new-age JNU student who wishes to move on from the past. He says, “Forgive and forget.” But it turns out he has no idea what’s going on. His acting is passable, not groundbreaking, but realistic and genuine.
Pallavi Joshi is still appealing as the stereotypical (so-called) liberal professor who makes students into activists at JNU, and her function is to display the stereotypical (so-called) liberal professor who transforms students into activists. Her acting is so lifelike that it’s tough to tell the difference between the actress and her performance.
What this picture lacks in terms of directing and performance is crispness and attention to detail. At times, the cheap budget shows. Some startling situations are well-shot, but the visual effects are weak. The last sequence was supposed to be startling, but the extras’ performance prevents it from reaching masterpiece status.
In terms of storyline, the present time period tale has no conclusion because none of the plots can be completed in real life, hence they are left unresolved.
But none of this is significant. As I previously stated, this film is more than just cinema; it is an information piece in the shape of a film intended to teach the world about recent events in Kashmir. No one talks about, outrages about, or even acknowledges the wholesale extermination of Indians in their own country.
The film achieves its purpose. The narration and tempo are quick, but not dull or overbearing. It also displays the ‘other side’s point of view and does not treat the audience as fools.
But none of this is significant. As I previously stated, this film is more than just cinema; it is an information piece in the form of a film intended to inform the world about recent events in Kashmir. No one talks about, outrages about, or even mentions the mass genocide of Indians in their own country.
The film achieves this goal. The narration and pace are quick, but not boring or overbearing. It also shows the ‘other side’s point of view and does not treat the audience as fools.
Overall, this is a film that I was looking forward to seeing, and it does not disappoint. This is a must-see for all Indians who want to learn about a real-life incident that occurred in our own country and that we are unaware of.
