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Line 68: ''The Kashmir Files'' received mixed reviews from film critics.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2022-03-13 |title=The Kashmir Files box office collection Day 1: Vivek Agnihotri film mints Rs 3.55 crore |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/box-office-collection/the-kashmir-files-box-office-collection-day-1-vivek-agnihotri-film-7816736/ |access-date=2022-03-13 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |date=2022-03-12 |title=Netizens on Twitter reveal that the screening of The Kashmir Files has been stopped in cinema halls |url=https://boxofficeworldwide.com/movies-latest-news/netizens-on-twitter-reveal-that-the-screening-of-the-kashmir-files-has-been-stopped-in-cinema-halls/ |access-date=2022-03-13 |website=Box Office Worldwide |language=en-US}}</ref> [[File:Anupam Kher at the Shirin Morani’s wedding reception (cropped).jpg|thumb|200px|Kher's performance in ''The Kashmir Files'' was generally praised by the film critics.<ref name="TKFHT">{{Cite news |date=10 March 2022 |title=The Kashmir Files movie review: Anupam Kher is the soul of this gut-wrenching film that's brazen and brutal |website=[[Hindustan Times]] |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/the-kashmir-files-movie-review-anupam-kher-is-the-soul-of-this-gut-wrenching-film-that-s-brazen-and-brutal-101646904407351.html |url-status=live |access-date=11 March 2022}}</ref><ref name="TKFDH">{{Cite news |date=12 March 2022 |title='The Kashmir Files' movie review: Anupam Kher is brilliant in this heart-wrenching story |website=[[Deccan Herald]] |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/the-kashmir-files-movie-review-anupam-kher-is-brilliant-in-this-heart-wrenching-story-1090519.html |url-status=live |access-date=12 March 2022}}</ref><ref name="TKFPV">{{Cite news |date=11 March 2022 |title=The Kashmir Files Review: Anupam Kher shines in the film that creates an impact but lacks balance |website=[[Pinkvilla]] |url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/reviews/kashmir-files-review-anupam-kher-shines-film-creates-impact-lacks-balance-1042736 |url-status=live |access-date=12 March 2022}}</ref>]]Stutee Ghosh of ''[[The Quint]]'' rated the film 3.5 out of 5 and found it to have made a compelling case for Kashmiri Pandits but wished for more nuance; Anupam Kher's acting was praised in particular.<ref>{{Cite news |date=10 March 2022 |title=Review: 'The Kashmir Files' Makes a Compelling Case For Kashmiri Pandits |website=[[The Quint]] |url=https://www.thequint.com/amp/story/entertainment/movie-reviews/the-kashmir-files-review-vivek-agnihotri-anupam-kher-mithun-chakraborty |url-status=live |access-date=11 March 2022}}</ref> Monika Rawal Kukreja of ''[[Hindustan Times]]'' described the film as "gut-wrenching [..], brazen and brutal", and commended Kher.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-10 |title=The Kashmir Files movie review: Anupam Kher is the soul of this gut-wrenching film that's brazen and brutal |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/the-kashmir-files-movie-review-anupam-kher-is-the-soul-of-this-gut-wrenching-film-that-s-brazen-and-brutal-101646904407351.html |access-date=2022-03-13 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref> Joginder Tuteja, reviewing for [[Rediff.com]], praised Agnihotri's subtle filmography and individual performances of the cast; noting the film to be a "real chronicle" of 90s' Kashmir, he rated 4 out of 5 stars.<ref>{{Cite web |last=TUTEJA |first=JOGINDER |title=The Kashmir Files Review |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/review/the-kashmir-files-review/20220311.htm |access-date=2022-03-13 |website=Rediff |language=en In contrast, Rohit Bhatnagar of ''[[The Free Press Journal]]'' found the screenplay as well as individual performances to be sloppy, thus failing to "translate the grief on the big canvas" and failing to make a mark; however, he admired the effort that went behind the film and rated 2.5 out of 5 stars.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bhatnagar |first=Rohit |date=11 March 2022 |title=The Kashmir Files review: A preachy tale of facts that lacks attention |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/bollywood/the-kashmir-files-review-a-preachy-tale-of-facts-that-lacks-attention |access-date=2022-03-12 |website=Free Press Journal |language=en}}</ref> Shilajit Mitra of ''[[The New Indian Express]]'' panned the film with a rating of 1 out of 5 stars — he castigated Agnihotri for exploiting the suffering of Kashmiri Pandits and doing away with all nuance in service of a "communal agenda" against the Muslim community.<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |last=Mitra |first=Shilajit |date=12 March 2022 |title=Movie Review{{!}} Kashmir Files, A limp attempt at provocation |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2022/mar/12/movie-review-kashmir-files-a-limp-attempt-at-provocation-2429076.html |access-date=2022-03-12 |website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> [[Shubhra Gupta]], a [[Rotten Tomatoes]] Top Critic, reviewing for ''[[The Indian Express]]'' gave the film a 1.5 out of 5 stars, and wrote that the film is uninterested in nuance and instead acts a sledgehammer with its presentation of "gory killings and lynchings". Describing it as a propagandist film aligned with the ruling party's discourse, the review states that "it does manage to tap into the grief of the displaced Pandits".<ref name=":5">{{Cite news |date=12 March 2022 |title=The Kashmir Files movie review: Anupam Kher is the emotional core of this overwrought film |website=[[The Indian Express]] |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/the-kashmir-files-anupam-kher-emotional-core-vivek-ranjan-agnihotri-7816266/ |url-status=live |access-date=12 March 2022}}</ref> | |||
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