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USA: Oye! Times readers Get FREE $30 to spend on Amazon, Walmart…Post the announcement of 5 National awards for Haider, its director Vishal Bhardwaj went public declaring he wanted to dedicate his National awards to the evicted Kashmiri Pandits' population of the valley.
Vishal, in his magnanimous wisdom, also added that Kashmiri Pandits like Vidhu Vinod Chopra and Anupam Kher should make films highlighting the plight of the community.
Known always to be outspoken, Anupam who is currently in Mauritius spoke up against Vishal Bhardwaj's statement.
"How insensitive and patronizing can you get, Mr Bhardwaj," Anupam said, the hurt in his voice carrying across the seas. "Firstly you make a pro-militant film showing the Indian army as the villains in the Valley. Then you don't care to represent the Kashmiri Pandits' viewpoint at all anywhere in the film. I never held any of this against you. As a talented filmmaker it's your prerogative to project whatever perception suits your creativity. In fact, after I saw the film I never expressed my deep misgivings
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