Vivek Agnihotri says Akshay Kumar praised TKF ‘majboori mein’,claims none of the actors messaged him personally

The director claimed that as celebs promoted their films, they were asked about The Kashmir Files and that’s when they appreciated the historical drama film. Since they were put on spot, they said some good things about the Anupam Kher, Mithun Chakraborty-starrer but none of the celebs messaged Vivek personally, reveals the director.

Vivek also took a dig at Akshay Kumar who had only good things to say about The Kashmir Files when it was released. Vivek said that Akshay was at an event when he was about the film and he had to praise it “majboori mein.”

“Woh toh majboori mein ab kya bolega aadmi jab 100 log saamne khade hoke sawaal puchenge Kashmir Files. ‘Aapki film nahi chali aur woh chal gayi’ toh kya bolsakte hai?, (translation: What can you say in front of 100 people when someone asks you that your film did not work but The Kashmir Files did) ” Vivek told RJ Raunac.

He further added, “Ek aadmi ne mujhe message nahi kiya…Sablog apni film promote karne jaate hai aur media waalein unse Kashmir Files ke baare mein puch lete hai. Toh unhe majboori mein kuch bolna padhta hai. Par apne mann se kisine kuch nahi bola. (translated: No one texted me, everyone was asked about the Kashmir Files by media when they were promoting their film so they praised it but they did not do it from the heart.)”

Akshay’s Bachchan Pandey had released in the same week as The Kashmir Files and it was touted as a box office bomb. The film starred Kriti Sanon, Arshad Warsi and Jacqueline Fernandez in pivotal roles. The Kashmir Files, on the other hand, grossed ₹339.78 crore worldwide and became one of the highest grossing films of the year.