Starting scene of the movie, where Farooq Ahmed Bitta(played by Chinmay Mandlekar) shouts anti Indian slogans, was shot in Dehradun with real local people around Bitta. Initially people participated happily but soon forced makers to stop shoot after hearing anti Indian slogans. Then to convince people, they were shown previous Chinmay's movies. After knowing Chinmay had played Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's role, people allowed shoot to resume.
Sharda Pandit in 'The Kashmir Files' is based on two real life women - Girija Tickoo (a school teacher) and Mr. BK Ganjoo's wife.
The friends of Pushkar Pandit are named as Brahma, Vishnu, Mahesh and Hari.
Based on real events
25 years Earlier Mithun Chakraborty played the role of IAS Officer in hit movie Kalia (1997). Now In The Blockbuster movie The Kashmir Files (2022) Mithun Chakraborty also played the role of IAS Officer.