After breaking records and making new ones, Vivek Agnihotri recently announced that he’ll be working on his next film titled ‘The Delhi Files’. The film is reportedly based on the 1984 Sikh killings. Taking to Twitter, Agnihotri wrote – “I thank all the people who owned #TheKashmirFiles. For last 4 yrs we worked very hard with utmost honesty & sincerity. I may have spammed your TL but it’s important to make people aware of the GENOCIDE & injustice done to Kashmiri Hindus. It’s time for me to work on a new film”. In a subsequent tweet, Agnihotri embedded a just a hashtag as a tweet that read #TheDelhiFiles.

Many netizens took to Twitter and expressed their excitement and interest for Agnihotri’s next film. Bollywood actor Anupam Kher, who starred in The Kashmir Files, also wished luck to Agnihotri and said expressed his interest to be a part of the film.

The film is reportedly going to be based on the 1984 Sikh killings. The killings were triggered after former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was assassinated by two Sikh bodyguards. The assassination triggered killings across the country, with many historians labelling it as a ‘genocide’.

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1. The Facts of the Matter
2. Netizens Excited to See Agnihotri’s Next Film
3. Anupam Kher Expresses Interest for The Delhi Files
4. The Kashmir Files Effect
5. The 1984 Sikh Killings

The Facts of the Matter

In the current highly divisive socio-political climate, Vivek Agnihotri’s The Kashmir Files is a testament to where the winds of time are shifting. The film’s response – be it the current PM and Home Minister lauding it, or the box-office collection it recorded – made director Vivek Agnihotri a household name. As the film still continues to do remarkably well at the box office, director Vivek Agnihotri is planning to start a new project.

On April 15, Agnihotri took to Twitter and thanked people for ‘owning’ The Kashmir Files. He added that now it’s time for him to work on a new film.

In a subsequent tweet, Agnihotri revealed the name of the film – The Delhi Files in an embedded hashtag.

Netizens Excited to See Agnihotri’s Next Film

Many netizens who liked The Kashmir Files, expressed their excitement for Agnihotri’s next project.

Anupam Kher Expresses Interest for The Delhi Files

Meanwhile, actor Anupam Kher, who was appreciated for his acting in The Kashmir Files, also expressed his interest in working with Agnihotri for The Delhi Files. “Good luck dear @vivekagnihotri for #TheDelhiFiles!! I am sure as a filmmaker you will do great justice to another chapter of our past dealt wrongly. Looking forward to be part of it. #RightToLife.” Anupam Kher tweeted.

The Kashmir Files Effect

The Kashmir Files was earlier released on March 11. The film showcased the J&K Kashmiri Pandit exodus from the valley that transpired in the 1990s. Starring Anupam Kher, Mithun Chakraborty and Pallavi Joshi, the film was polarizing on several facets. While some historians and critics panned the film for historical inaccuracies, it received appreciation from various Hindu factions, and even Indian Prime Minister and Home Minister.

The 1984 Sikh Killings

1984 is one of the darkest years in the Indian history, which if written in history books, will be written in the crimson of the blood. In June 1984, the then Prime Minister of country Indira Gandhi, authorized removal of Sikh leader Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale and his followers from the Golden Temple. Official estimates reported over 5,000 civilians killed during the operation.

The incident, often known as ‘Operation Blue Star’ was followed by the assassination of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, who was gunned down by her Sikh bodyguards.

This triggered mass killings of Sikhs across the country, primarily in India’s capital New Delhi. Mobs killed Sikhs housed in cars, trains, or their own residences. Witness accounts tell about mobs vandalising Sikh establishments, gang-raping Sikh women, and pilaging anything and everything associated to Sikhs.

 

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