The Kashmir Files: Court Halts the Release of the Film

Vivek Agnihotri's film The Kashmir Files was scheduled to hit the big screen on Friday.

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A court in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday restrained the promoters of ‘The Kashmir Files’ film from showing scenes depicting late IAF Squadron Leader Ravi Khanna.

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The order came after Nirmal Khanna, wife of the Indian Air Force officer, approached the court seeking removal of scenes depicting her husband, claiming it was contrary to facts.

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Ravi Khanna was one of the 4 IAF personnel shot dead in Srinagar on January 25, 1990, allegedly by a group led by Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front chief.

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The Kashmir Files is based on the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits from the valley and is directed by Vivek Agnihotri.

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The Kashmir Files cast includes Anupam Kher, Mithun Chakraborty, Darshan Kumar, Pallavi Joshi, among others.

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