Vivek Agnihotri shared this image. (courtesy: vivekagnihotri)

Mumbai:

Filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri on Thursday introduced that he won’t settle for any award from Filmfare, the place his movie “The Kashmir Files” is nominated in varied classes together with the very best director.

The filmmaker is upset that the poster for greatest director nominees of the 68th version of Filmfare Awards, shared by the publication on social media, options the stills of lead actors of the nominated movies, as a substitute of the administrators.

Vivek Agnihotri is vying for the very best director trophy alongside the likes of Sanjay Leela Bhansali (“Gangubai Kathiawadi”), Anees Bazmee (“Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2”), Ayan Mukerji (“Brahmastra: Part One Shiva”), Sooraj Barjatya (“Uunchai”) and Harshvardhan Kulkarni (“Badhaai Do”).

In a press release, posted on Twitter, the filmmaker mentioned he’ll “politely refuse to be part of these unethical and anti-cinema awards”.

“According to Filmfare, other than the stars, nobody has a face. Nobody matters. That’s why, in the sycophant and unethical world of Filmfare, master directors like Sanjay Bhansali or Sooraj Barjatya have no faces. Sanjay Bhansali looks like Alia Bhatt, Sooraj like Mr. Bachchan and Anees Bazmi like Kartik Aaryan.

“It’s not {that a} filmmaker’s dignity comes from Filmfare Awards however this humiliating system should finish. Therefore, as my protest and dissent towards a corrupt, unethical and sycophant institution of Bollywood, I’ve determined to not settle for such awards,” Vivek Agnihotri said.

Written and directed by Vivek Agnihotri, the film depicts the exodus of Kashmiri Hindus from Kashmir following the killings of people from the community by terrorists.

Featuring Anupam Kher, Darshan Kumar, Mithun Chakraborty and Pallavi Joshi, the movie opened to polarised reactions on March 11 but became one of the most commercially successful Hindi films of 2022.

Besides best director, “The Kashmir Files” is also nominated in categories like best film, best actor, best-supporting actor, best screenplay and best editing.

“I refuse to be a part of any oppressive and corrupt system or awards which treats writers, administrators and different HODs & crew members of a movie inferior to and/or as slaves to stars.

“My congratulations to all those who win and more to those who do not. The brighter side is that I am not alone. Slowly but steadily, a parallel Hindi film industry is emerging,” Vivek Agnihotri mentioned.

ANNOUNCEMENT:
FILMFARE AWARDS

I learnt from media that #TheKashmirFiles is nominated in 7 classes for the 68th Filmfare Awards. But I politely refuse to be a part of these unethical and anti-cinema awards. Here is why:

According to Filmfare, aside from the celebs, no one has… pic.twitter.com/2qKCiZ8Llh

— Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri (@vivekagnihotri) April 27, 2023

Hosted by famous person Salman Khan, the Filmfare Awards will likely be held on Thursday at Jio World Convention Centre right here.

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