Mamata Banerjee Faces Defamation Notice from ‘The Kashmir Files’ Makers

New Delhi: Vivek Agnihotri, Pallavi Joshi, and Abhishek Agarwal, the makers of ‘The Kashmir Files’ movie sent a defamation notice to West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday for her May 8 statement that that ‘The Kashmir Files’ and upcoming film on Bengal were funded by the BJP.

In a four-page defamation notice to Mamata Banerjee, they demanded an unconditional video apology from her. They threatened to opt for legal action if the TMC chief did not apologize for her comment.

On May 8, in a press conference, Mamata Banerjee questioned the motives of an upcoming film “The Delhi Files” on the Bengal genocide of 1946-47 and 1971 said to have been provoked by the Khilafat ideology. She alleged that ‘The Kashmir Files’ and now ‘The Delhi Files’ had been made at BJP’s behest and were works of fiction.

‘The Kashmir Files’ makers claimed that Mamata’s statement had damaged their reputation and had caused their friends, relatives and well wishes to call them with questions like whether the films were funded by BJP and whether they were fiction.

The filmmaker said their movies were based on active research.