Pallavi Joshi

Pallavi Joshi on Tuesday bagged the Best Supporting Actress award for her performance in the film 'The Kashmir Files' at the 69th National Film Awards. Talking to ANI, Pallavi said, "Whenever one receives a national award, it feels really good... My expectations are very high now regarding audience view, after the level of recognition that 'The Kashmir Files' subject has got."She also talked about her role in 'The Kashmir Files' and said, "As an actor, I really enjoyed my role but at the same time as a human, it was very painful. But the character got a lot of recognition.""The President awarded me for the role, so I think nothing could be bigger than this to reply to those who said that films like 'The Kashmir Files' should not be made," she concluded. Pallavi Joshi received the award from President Droupadi Murmu at a ceremony that took place at the Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi.Union minister Anurag Thakur was also present at the ceremony.The awards were officially announced earlier in August 2023.Apart from this 'The Kashmir Files' also won the Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration.Director Vivek Agnihotri received the award on behalf of the team 'The Kashmir Files'.Helmed by Vivek Agnihotri, the film starred Anupam Kher, Pallavi Joshi, Mithun Chakraborty and Darshan Kumaar in the lead roles.'The Kashmir Files,' on the life of Kashmiri Pandits during the 1990 Kashmir insurgency, is based on first-generation video interviews of victims of the Kashmiri massacre, making an account of their pain, suffering, struggle and trauma.The movie, which was originally released on March 11, 2022, made it to the Oscars 2023 reminder list when the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) released the list of 301 feature films eligible for this year's Oscars.

Pallavi Joshi on Tuesday bagged the Best Supporting Actress award for her performance in the film 'The Kashmir Files' at the 69th National Film Awards on Tuesday.Pallavi Joshi received the award from President Droupadi Murmu at a ceremony that took place at the Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi.Union minister Anurag Thakur was also present at the ceremony.The awards were officially announced earlier in August 2023.On winning the award, Pallavi earlier told ANI, "For a minute I thought that this is probably a dream when I did this character of Radhika Menon (in The Kashmir Files), I told Vivek Agnihotri that this is probably one of my best performances but I am not going to get an award for this. When I heard this news, I thought that somebody was trying to just play a joke on me. So it took me a while to sink in. I'm so happy that this character was recognised."Apart from this 'The Kashmir Files' also won the Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration.Director Vivek Agnihotri received the award on behalf of the team 'The Kashmir Files'.Vivek earlier told ANI, "This is a moment of pride. I am happy that the pain of the Kashmiri Pandit community is being recognized by the country."Helmed by Vivek Agnihotri the film starred Anupam Kher, Pallavi Joshi, Mithun Chakraborty and Darshan Kumaar in the lead roles.'The Kashmir Files,' on the life of Kashmiri Pandits during the 1990 Kashmir insurgency, is based on first-generation video interviews of victims of the Kashmiri massacre, making an account of their pain, suffering, struggle and trauma.The movie, which was originally released on March 11, 2022, made it to the Oscars 2023 reminder list when the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) released the list of 301 feature films eligible for this year's Oscars.

"Vivek (Agnihotri, the director of 'The Kashmir Files') and I were always aware that there are elements that would not like to see the stark truth on the screen, but it is very unfortunate that a creative platform was used for a political agenda to preserve an old, false and jaded narrative about Kashmir," the 53-year-old actor wrote.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Pallavi Joshi (@pallavijoshiofficial)Coming down hard on the Israeli filmmaker while thanking those who jumped to the film's defence on social media, the 'Trishagni' actress added, "We are overwhelmed by the way people of India rose to defend 'The Kashmir Files' against the rude and vulgar statements of a genocide denier."Joshi went on to 'assure the audience' that 'The Kashmir Files' was. indeed, 'a people's film'.She added that her production house 'I Am Buddha' foundation "stands for India" and "will continue on the path of truth and resilience to keep making meaningful cinema with original Indian content".Addressing the closing celemony of the 53rd Internation Film Festival of India (IFFI) on Monday, Lapid said he was 'shocked' to see the film in the competition section of such a prestigious film festival.A video clip of the closing ceremony, showing the Israeli helmer making the controversial remarks, went viral on social media.His statement drew a fierce backlash from netizens, as well as actors Anupam Kher and Darshan Kumaar, who portrayed key roles in the film.Filmmaker Ashoke Pandit and Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) vice president Abhinav Prakash, too, lashed out at the Israeli filmmaker over his statement.The film, which is a portrayal of the alleged genocide and exodus of Kashmiri Pandits from the Valley in the 90s, released earlier this year and went on to become a major blockbuster.

Vivek Agnihotri hailed his wife and 'The Kashmir Files' producer Pallavi Joshi as 'the most successful female producer of India' on the occasion of her birthday.Taking to his Instagram handle, Vivek shared two pictures dedicated to his wife, with whom he shares two children.In the first photo, he could be seen posing with Pallavi, while the second picture reveals that their film 'The Kashmir Files' has crossed Rs 300 crore mark at the Indian box office."Happy birthday to the most successful female producer of India," Vivek tweeted for Pallavi, who also stars in the film as Professor Radhika Menon.The post accumulated more than a thousand comments including one from the 'The Kashmir Files' lead actor Anupam Kher."Happy Birthday dearest Pallavi. What a birthday gift God has presented you. Touch wood," he commented.The 'Kashmir Files' is a film based on the Kashmiri Pandit exodus of the 1990s. The movie has been at the centre of public debate since its release earlier this month.Vivek and Pallavi, who got married in 1997, were recently invited by the British Parliament to talk about the plight of the Kashmiri Pandits.

Director Vivek Agnihotri's The Kashmir Files was released in theatres on March 11. While the film opened with limited screens in India, the positive response to the film has led to an increase in the screen count for the film. A day after the release of the film, Vivek Agnihotri along with his actor-wife Pallavi Joshi, and producer Abhishek Agarwal met Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Abhishek mentioned that PM Modi had appreciative words for the movie.The Kashmir Files director Vivek Agnihotri, actor Pallavi Joshi and producer Abhishek Agarwal meet Prime Minister Narendra ModiAbhishek took to his Twitter handle to share pictures from the meet. "It was a pleasure to meet our Honble Prime Minister Shri. Narendra Modi Ji. What makes it more special is his appreciation and noble words about #TheKashmirFiles. We've never been prouder to produce a film. Thank you Modi Ji @narendramodi @vivekagnihotri #ModiBlessedTKF, he wrote in his tweet.Retweeting Abhishek's post, Vivek wrote, "I am so glad for you @AbhishekOfficl you have shown the courage to produce the most challenging truth of Bharat. #TheKashmirFiles screenings in USA proved the changing mood of the world in the leadership of @narendramodi."I am so glad for you The Kashmir Files stars Anupam Kher, Mithun Chakraborty, Darshan Kumar, Pallavi Joshi, among others. Written and directed by Vivek Agnihotri, the film narrates the story of the exodus of the Kashmiri Pandits during the Kashmir Insurgency.