Panaji, Nov 29 (PTI) An otherwise controversy-free 53rd edition of the International Film Festival of India was rocked by the comments of Israeli filmmaker and festival’s international jury head Nadav Lapid who labelled “The Kashmir Files” as “propaganda” at the closing ceremony of the movie gala.
The nine-day festival, which started in Goa on November 20, was up for a glittering close on Monday but Lapid’s remarks overshadowed the presence of Indian film personalities Asha Parekh, Chiranjeevi, Akshay Kumar, Ayushmann Khurrana and Rana Daggubati among others.
The event was also attended by Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Singh Thakur, Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Dr L Murugan and Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant.
