I see a lot of angry reviews here. The ire might be justified but what I would request the critics to consider this. That somebody has finally had the guts to pick a such a critical never-told story and presented it to masses. Finally. How many people of India were aware of this brutal event. On international circuit, it has never been even acknowledged.
The presentation is sugar-coated and flowery but why should this be the first time that anybody tells the story. Why do not some of you bunch up and hire a director to tell your story the way you think would convey the whole truth?
I believe that the story will now be re-told as a comment or critique to the narration of this film. So this film needs to given its due for at least scratching the surface.
My biggest disappointment with the movie is that the filmmaker could not find a Kashmiri pandit actors to essay the roles. I love the actors and they did a really good job in their roles, I think, but when the whole world is rife with conversation on cultural mis/appropriation, the point needs to be made.
The presentation is sugar-coated and flowery but why should this be the first time that anybody tells the story. Why do not some of you bunch up and hire a director to tell your story the way you think would convey the whole truth?
I believe that the story will now be re-told as a comment or critique to the narration of this film. So this film needs to given its due for at least scratching the surface.
My biggest disappointment with the movie is that the filmmaker could not find a Kashmiri pandit actors to essay the roles. I love the actors and they did a really good job in their roles, I think, but when the whole world is rife with conversation on cultural mis/appropriation, the point needs to be made.