Israeli film-maker sparks controversy with remarks on Kashmir movie

Israel’s envoy to India has denounced film-maker Nadav Lapid after he called a controversial Bollywood film on disputed Kashmir ‘propaganda’ and a ‘vulgar movie’ at the International Film Festival of India in Goa (Press Information Bureau/AP)

Israel’s envoy to India has denounced a film-maker from his country after he called a Bollywood blockbuster about disputed Kashmir “propaganda” and a “vulgar movie”, stoking a debate about recent history that fuels the ongoing conflict.

Naor Gilon said he was “extremely hurt” by Nadav Lapid’s comments that The Kashmir Files was unworthy of being screened at the highly acclaimed International Film Festival of India.