Vivek Agnihotri reacts after Ram Gopal Varma says he hates 'The Kashmir Files'[Watch]

Filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri has made a response after director-producer Ram Gopal Varma has said that he ‘hates’ the film. Reviewing a film for the first time. Ram Gopal praised The Kashmir Files, saying that it 'broke every rule in the book'. Sharing a video of himself talking about the film on his YouTube channel, he said that the film destroyed whatever he learned and thought was right.

The video opens with Ram Gopal Varma saying, “For the first time in my entire career, I am reviewing a film”. He continued, “I don’t really review the film’s subject or the controversial content, I want to review it as a filmmaker on how the film has been made.” He heaped praises how the movie was made, the storytelling as well as the characters. Ram Gopal also commended Anupam Kher’s performance in the movie.

Furthermore, Ram Gopal said, "Kashmir Files released and broke every rule in the book. It doesn't have stars. There is no intention in the director to impress the audience which is what every filmmaker will be trying to do. He wants to impress." He added that from now onwards when any director or filmmaker plans any new film 'they can't help but study and refer back to Kashmir Files'.

At the end, Ram Gopal concluded by saying, "I hate Kashmir Files because it destroyed whatever I learned, whatever I thought was right and whatever I thought was in at multiple times. I can't go back and I can't reinvent myself and can't rethink now, 'Oh, this is how it should be made'. No, can't. So I hate Kashmir Files whether it is the director or acting style or it is the way the screenplay was made...I hate all of them because you guys made me and all of the filmmakers I would say lose our identity...I hate all the people associated with Kasmir files but I love Vivek Agnihotri for making this happen."

Here's the review: