Puneet Issar

Puneet Issar

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Date of Birth
Nov 6, 1959
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Age
66 Years
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Known For
Indian Cinema
Actor Director
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Career Stats

Total Movies 5
Debut Year Coming Soon
Awards Won Coming Soon
Box Office ₹606 Cr
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Box Office Summary

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₹341 Cr
The Kashmir Files
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Recent Movies

The Bengal Files
The Bengal Files
Action, Thriller
Sep 2025
Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam
Dr. Hedgewar
Dr. Hedgewar
Action, Thriller
Aug 2025
Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam
The Kashmir Files
The Kashmir Files
Action, Thriller
Mar 2022
Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam
ISmart Shankar
ISmart Shankar
Action, Thriller
Jul 2019
Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam
Ready
Ready
Action, Thriller
Jun 2011
Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam
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Vivek Agnihotri's The Bengal Files Censor Certificate and Record Runtime Revealed Bollywood
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Vivek Agnihotri's The Bengal Files Censor Certificate and Record Runtime Revealed

Mumbai, August 27 - National Award-winning filmmaker Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri is all set to release the third instalment and possibly the final film in his acclaimed Files trilogy with The Bengal Files, which releases on September 5. The movie has been making headlines in the media just like the previous films for its political commentary, which has been the hallmark of the franchise. This upcoming film portrays the tragic events surrounding Direct Action Day, also known as the 1946 Great Calcutta Killings on 16 August 1946. Ahead of the film's release, the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) has cleared the movie, and like The Kashmir Files, it has also got an A certificate. What makes the update even more significant is the film's approved runtime, which is 3 hours and 24 minutes (204 minutes). This not only makes The Bengal Files the longest film in Agnihotri's trilogy, surpassing The Kashmir Files (2 hours 50 minutes) and The Tashkent Files (2 hours 24 minutes), but also positions it among the longest mainstream Hindi films ever released. In recent times, it is easily the longest Bollywood film, beating Ranbir Kapoor's Animal (201 minutes). Given its certification and extended runtime of The Bengal Files, trade experts believe the film is being positioned as an epic-scale socio-political drama meant to leave a lasting impact. Agnihotri, known for his politically charged storytelling, has previously sparked nationwide discussions with his hard-hitting narratives. With The Bengal Files, the director is expected to dive into yet another controversial and emotionally intense chapter of Indian history. Produced by Abhishek Agarwal Arts and I Am Buddha Productions, the movie stars Darshan Kumar, Pallavi Joshi, Simrat Kaur, Mithun Chakraborty, Anupam Kher, Saswata Chatterjee, Namashi Chakraborty, Rajesh Khera, Puneet Issar, Priyanshu Chatterjee, Dibyendu Bhattacharya, Sourav Das, and Mohan Kapur in key roles. Stay tuned...

The Bengal Files Box Office Collection | All Language | Day Wise | Worldwide Box Office
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The Bengal Files Box Office Collection | All Language | Day Wise | Worldwide

Here is the Hindi movie The Bengal Files box office collection, which is a reality drama film. This film is directed by Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri and produced by I Am Buddha and Abhishek Agarwal Arts. ## The Bengal Files stars Mithun Chakraborty, Pallavi Joshi, Simrat Kaur, Darshan Kumar, Anupam Kher, Saswata Chatterjee, Puneet Issar, Sourav Das, Eklavya Sood, and Rajesh Khera in key roles. ## The Bengal Files Review - Coming Soon! ## The Bengal Files Box Office Collection Day Wise | All Language DayIndia Net Collection Day 1 [1st Friday] ₹ - Cr * may earn Total ₹ - Cr ## India Net Collection ₹ - Cr ## Worldwide Collection ₹ - Cr ## Overseas Collection ₹ - Cr ## India Gross Collection ₹ - Cr ## The Bengal Files Budget: ₹ - Cr * Approx ## The Bengal Files Verdict: Coming Soon ## The Bengal Files Screen count ## India: - * expected ## Overseas: - * expected ## Worldwide total: - ## Release Date: 5th September 2025 ## For more and the latest news about Bollywood Box Office Collection, Stay tuned to us.

The Bengal Files Director Vivek Agnihotri Responds Strongly to John Abraham's Criticism of The Kashmir Files Bollywood
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The Bengal Files Director Vivek Agnihotri Responds Strongly to John Abraham's Criticism of The Kashmir Files

Mumbai, August 22 - National award-winning director Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri is gearing up for the release of political drama The Bengal Files, which is the third piece in Agnihotri's Files trilogy after National Award-winning movies The Tashkent Files (2019) and The Kashmir Files (2022). The upcoming movie revolves around the Calcutta riots of August 16, 1946, which were triggered after the All-India Muslim League called for Direct Action Day to demand a separate homeland. The movie has been in the media headlines for various reasons, which was expected. Recently, Bollywood star John Abraham shared his opinion on films like The Kashmir Files and Chhaava, and labelled them as the extreme right wing's ideological films, which he said are not good for society. He expressed that he would never make films like The Kashmir Files to "sway people in a hyper-political environment". Abraham's comments left many people furious, including director Agnihotri. During an interview with Padmaja Joshi of NDTV, the filmmaker, who worked with Abraham in 2007's sports drama Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal, reacted to the actor's comment about The Kashmir Files. "John is not a historian, an intellectual, a thinker, or a writer. He has been making very, very jingoistic films like Satyameva Jayate, too. He made Diplomat and all those kinds of films. He must have said that for a variety of reasons. If you had told me some great historian had said this, I would have understood it. I don't care about what he's saying. When was India's atmosphere not hyper-political? When was it that Hindu-Muslim and caste issues never existed in India?" – Agnihotri The filmmaker further said, "He is known for driving motorbikes and showing his body and eating protein, he should focus on those things, film-on mein naa hi ghuse toh behtar hai (better if he doesn't get into talking about films)." Produced by Abhishek Agarwal Arts and I Am Buddha Productions in association with Zee Studios, The Bengal Files stars Darshan Kumar, Pallavi Joshi, Simrat Kaur, Mithun Chakraborty, Anupam Kher, Saswata Chatterjee, Namashi Chakraborty, Rajesh Khera, Puneet Issar, Priyanshu Chatterjee, Dibyendu Bhattacharya, Sourav Das, and Mohan Kapur. It is scheduled to release on September 5th. Stay tuned...

Vivek Agnihotri Renames 'The Delhi Files' To 'The Bengal Files'; Announces New Release Date Bollywood
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Vivek Agnihotri Renames 'The Delhi Files' To 'The Bengal Files'; Announces New Release Date

Mumbai, June 10 - Filmmaker Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri has renamed his upcoming film The Delhi Files: The Bengal Chapter on public demand. The political drama has now been titled as The Bengal Files: Right To Life, which is the third film in Agnihotri's Files trilogy after The Tashkent Files (2019) and The Kashmir Files (2022). ## Taking to social media on Tuesday, Agnihotri shared the new title along with a poster of the film, which examines the horrific communal violence that took place in undivided Bengal during the 1940s. The filmmaker announced that the teaser of the movie will be out on June 5, while the film will hit the big screen on September 5 this year. ## The Bengal Files: Right To Life delves into historical events such as the Direct Action Day and the Noakhali riots. Agnihotri has described these incidents as a "Hindu genocide" and expressed his intent to bring to light a largely neglected chapter of Indian history. "This is the truth, and I know it will attract a lot of criticism, but that will not deter me from saying the truth," he said in a recent interview. ## Produced by Abhishek Agarwal Arts and I Am Buddha, the film stars Mithun Chakraborty, Anupam Kher, Pallavi Joshi, Puneet Issar, Govind Namdeo, Mohan Kapur, and Satwant Kaur, among others, in key roles. The film's trailer will be launched on August 16. ## BIG ANNOUNCEMENT: The Delhi Files is now The Bengal Files. Teaser coming this Thursday, 12 June 2025 at 12 PM. In cinemas on 05 September 2025.দ্য দিল্লি ফাইলস এখন দ্য বেঙ্গল ফাইলস। টিজার আসছে আগামী বৃহস্পতিবার, ১২ই জুন ২০২৫, দুপুর ১২টায়।ছবিটি প্রেক্ষাগৃহে মুক্তি… pic.twitter.com/tzXEEYdS28— Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri (@vivekagnihotri) June 10, 2025 ## Stay tuned...

Sunny Deol's 'Border 2' Officially Announced Bollywood
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Sunny Deol's 'Border 2' Officially Announced

Mumbai, June 13 - Filmmaker J. P. Dutta has joined hands with producer Bhushan Kumar of T-Series to announce the sequel to War epic Border. The movie was announced on the 27th anniversary of the first movie which is one of the biggest Indian blockbusters ever. ## Sunny Deol, who scored a mega-blockbuster with Gadar 2 last year, will be returning to reprise his role as Maj. Kuldip Singh Chandpuri in Border 2 which will be directed by Anurag Singh and produced by Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar, JP Dutta, and Nidhi Dutta under the banners of T-Series and JP Films. ## The blockbuster sequel has been in the news since last and the makers finally made it official. While the rest of the cast is yet to be announced, actor Ayushmann Khurrana is said to be playing one of the prominent roles in the film. ## The shoot of Border 2 is expected to commence by the end of this year or early 2025 and it will most likely hit the big screens on Republic Day 2026. ## Ek fauji apne 27 saal purane waade ko pura karne, aa raha hai phirse.India's biggest war film, #Border2.Produced by Bhushan Kumar , Krishan Kumar, JP Dutta & Nidhi Dutta will be directed by Anurag Singh #TSeries #JPFilms@iamsunnydeol @JPFilmsOfficial #BhushanKumar #JPDutta… pic.twitter.com/tDAFbRyBye— T-Series (@TSeries) June 13, 2024 ## Border, which was released on June 13, 1997, was a huge box-office blockbuster with a worldwide gross collection of over 64 crores. It was written, directed, and produced by JP Dutta and also starred Suniel Shetty, Jackie Shroff, Akshaye Khanna, Sudesh Berry and Puneet Issar alongside a supporting cast including Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Tabu, Raakhee, Pooja Bhatt, and Sharbani Mukherjee in key roles. The movie was set during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 and is based on the events of the Battle of Longewala (1971).## Stay tuned...

Box Office: The Kashmir Files Reaches 250 Crores Net; Becomes 13th Biggest Hindi Movie Bollywood
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Box Office: The Kashmir Files Reaches 250 Crores Net; Becomes 13th Biggest Hindi Movie

Mumbai, April 11 - Filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri's all-time blockbuster, "The Kashmir Files" has stormed past the 250 crores net mark and becomes the 13th biggest Hindi grosser of all time. The hard-hitting drama movie, based on true facts, took 32 days to reach the box office milestone. ## "The Kashmir Files" box office run so far has been phenomenal as no one had thought this film would reach this far. It opened with a decent 3.55 crores, but once the public opinion was out, it became unstoppable. The demand for the tickets was such a huge that it even knocked down Prabhas-starrer "Radhe Shyam", and Akshay Kumar's "Bachchhan Paandey" a week later. ## Produced by Abhishek Agarwal in association with Zee Studios and I Am Buddha, TKF's box office run is slowing down with new releases taking the charge, but it has accomplished its job, in fact, it has crossed even the highest of expectations trade had before the release. It currently stands at 250.10 crores. ## Among the biggest Hindi movies of all time at the domestic box office, TKF is at number 3 and is most likely to settle with that. It needs another 21 crores more to topple "Dhoom 3" to become the 12th biggest Hindi movie, but this looks like a Hercules task at this point in time. TKF, however, outscored another all-time blockbuster "URI The Surgical Strike" (244.14 Cr) for the 13th spot. ## Overseas, the Anupam Kher-headed movie has added approx. 45 crores, pushing the worldwide gross cume to 335 crores, becoming the 26th outright Hindi movie worldwide. ## Based on the painful exodus of the Kashmiri Pandits during the Kashmir insurgency, The Kashmir Files stars Anupam Kher, Darshan Kumar, Pallavi Joshi, Mithun Chakraborty, Chinmay Mandlekar, Prakash Belawadi, Puneet Issar, Bhasha Sumbli, Mrinal Kulkarni, Atul Srivastava, among others in key roles.## Stay tuned...

The Kashmir Files Team Reunites For Two More Films Based On True Stories Bollywood
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The Kashmir Files Team Reunites For Two More Films Based On True Stories

Mumbai, April 11 - The blockbuster team of "The Kashmir Files", which shocked the entire Indian film industry with its historic box office run, has joined forces once again for two more films based on the true unreported stories of Indian history. ## Producer Abhishek Agarwal, Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri, and Pallavi Joshi announced their new collaboration on Monday (April 11). To be produced under the banners of Abhishek Agarwal Arts and I Am Buddha, the new films will showcase the brutally honest tales of humanity on the big screen. The announcement was made on the birthday of Abhishek Agarwal. ## More details about the movies will be announced soon.## A very happy birthday to Tiger Producer @AbhishekOfficl. Gives me great pleasure to announce a new collaboration between @AAArtsOfficial & @i_ambuddha. Love. Always. pic.twitter.com/UMP9Maay2M— Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri (@vivekagnihotri) April 11, 2022 ## "The Kashmir Files", which is based on the painful exodus of the Kashmiri Pandits, has been one of the biggest blockbusters of Indian cinema. Despite the production budget of 15-20 crores, the movie has so far grossed over 340 crores worldwide, including approx. 290 crores in India. ## Directed by Vivek Agnihotri, "The Kashmir Files" stars Anupam Kher, Darshan Kumar, Pallavi Joshi, Mithun Chakraborty, Chinmay Mandlekar, Prakash Belawadi, Puneet Issar, Bhasha Sumbli, Mrinal Kulkarni, Atul Srivastava, among others in key roles.## Stay tuned...

Box Office: The Kashmir Files Nears 250 Crores; Scored 16th Biggest 4th Week In Hindi Bollywood
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Box Office: The Kashmir Files Nears 250 Crores; Scored 16th Biggest 4th Week In Hindi

Mumbai, April 8 - Vivek Agnihotri's "The Kashmir Files" has slowed down a bit over the 4th week after running riot in the first three weeks. In the 4th week, where TKF faced a duel challenge due to "RRR" and "Attack", scored 9.95 crores net, pushing the total domestic net to 247.17 crores. ## Among the all-time highest 4th-week collection Hindi movies, "The Kashmir Files" lends at number 16. It overtakes "Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety" (8.88 Cr.), "Tanu Weds Manu Returns" (8.4 Cr.), "Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani" (8.34 Cr.), "Ready" (8.12 Cr.), and "Raazi" (7.95 Cr.) in the top 20 list of all time. ## Check out - Bollywood Highest 4th Week Collection Movies## "The Kashmir Files", which tells the tale of a painful exodus of the Kashmiri Pandits during the Kashmir insurgency, will cross 250 crores net at the domestic box office during the 5th weekend. It will become only the 13th Hindi movie to do so and is most likely to finish its lifetime run with the rank. ## The Anupam Kher-fronted movie has already earned the status of an all-time blockbuster and it provides the best return to the investors of the movie. Made on the budget of around 20 crores, TKF has done an unthinkable at the box office not just in India but overseas as well. It has grossed over 44 crores outside India, which helped the total worldwide gross to reach approx. 335 crores. It is the highest-grossing Hindi film in post-pandemic times. ## Produced by Abhishek Agarwal Arts, Zee Studios, Pallavi Joshi, and Vivek Agnihotri, "The Kashmir Files" has exceeded all the low trade expectations. Before its release on March 11, the movie was projected to finish below 50 crores in its lifetime box office run, which is nowhere close to the actual numbers.## The movie stars Anupam Kher, Darshan Kumar, Pallavi Joshi, Mithun Chakraborty, Chinmay Mandlekar, Prakash Belawadi, Puneet Issar, Bhasha Sumbli, Mrinal Kulkarni, Atul Srivastava, among others in key roles.## Stay tuned...

Box Office: The Kashmir Files Surpassed URI: The Surgical Strike Bollywood
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Box Office: The Kashmir Files Surpassed URI: The Surgical Strike

Mumbai, April 4 - Filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri's "The Kashmir Files" has slowed down at the box office but not before accomplishing its job. Based on the painful exodus of the Kashmir Pandits, has become one of the biggest box office success stories of all time in Indian cinema. ## "The Kashmir Files" was released on March 11 and opened below 4 crores. It later billed upon the strong word of mouth and became unstoppable after the first day. The movie broke into the top 10 all-time biggest Hindi films by entering the 200 crores net club. It is currently the only Bollywood film to reach 200 crores net in post-pandemic time. ## The Anupam Kher-fronted movie has now surpassed all-time blockbuster "URI: The Surgical Strike" to become the 13th biggest-grosser Hindi movie at the domestic box office. It netted approx. 7.30 crores in the 4th weekend which took its total net cume to 244.50 crores. The Vicky Kaushal-starrer movie had scored 244.14 crores in its lifetime run and is currently the 14th biggest Hindi movie. ## Produced by Abhishek Agarwal Arts, Zee Studio, Vivek Agnihotri, and Pallavi Joshi, "The Kashmir Files" has also entered the top 10 movies in Delhi-Utter Pradesh. It is currently at the 8th spot in the mentioned region with 64.35 crores. Worldwide, TKF has already crossed 300 crores gross (307 cr.), which is the first since "Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior" in January 2020. ## The movie stars Anupam Kher, Mithun Chakraborty, Pallavi Joshi, Puneet Issar, Darshan Kumar, Prakash Belawadi, Mrinal Kulkarni, and Chinmay Mandlekar in key roles. ## Stay tuned...

Vivek Agnihotri's 'The Kashmir Files' Cleared To Release In UAE Without Any Cut Bollywood
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Vivek Agnihotri's 'The Kashmir Files' Cleared To Release In UAE Without Any Cut

Mumbai, March 30 - Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri's domestic all-time blockbuster, "The Kashmir Files", in a major step, has been cleared to release in the United Arab Emirates. The movie has been passed without any cuts and rated 15+ for the UAE audience, confirmed the filmmaker. ## The Anupam Kher-fronted movie will be released on April 7th on Thursday. "BIG VICTORY: FINALLY, got the censor clearance from UAE. Rated 15+ passed without any cuts. Releasing on 7th April (Thursday). Now, Singapore", Agnihotri wrote on Twitter and shared his portrait.## BIG VICTORY: FINALLY, got the censor clearance from UAE. Rated 15+ passed without any cuts. Releasing on 7th April (Thursday). Now, Singapore. (Thanks Sanu for this portrait). pic.twitter.com/MsQTXowvNu— Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri (@vivekagnihotri) March 30, 2022 ## "The Kashmir Files" is based on the true stories of the painful exodus of the Kashmiri Pandits. The movie is produced by Abhishek Agarwal Arts, Zee Studios, Pallavi Joshi, and Vivek Agnihotri. Made on a 20 crores budget, the movie stars Darshan Kumar, Pallavi Joshi, Mithun Chakraborty, Chinmay Mandlekar, Prakash Belawadi, Puneet Issar, Bhasha Sumbli, Mrinal Kulkarni, Atul Srivastava, among others in key roles.## The movie has done phenomenal business so far and grossed over 300 crores worldwide in just 19 days. In India, it has become the 15th all-time highest net earning movie in Hindi with a total of 232.97 crores. The gross total stands at 265 crores. ## Stay tuned...

Box Office: The Kashmir Files Crosses 300 Crores Gross Worldwide Bollywood
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Box Office: The Kashmir Files Crosses 300 Crores Gross Worldwide

Mumbai, March 30 - Filmmaker Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri's "The Kashmir Files" has crossed the milestone of 300 crores gross at the worldwide box office and becomes the first Bollywood movie since Ajay Devgn's "Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior" (2020) to reach the milestone. ## Based on the true stories of the painful exodus of the Kashmiri Pandits, TKF has grossed 265 crores (232.97 cr. net) domestically and approx. 38 crores overseas over 19 days. The total worldwide gross collection now stands at 303 crores. It has become the 35th Bollywood movie to achieve the box office landmark. ## The Anupam Kher-fronted movie has also become the 15th highest net earning Hindi film in India of all time. It crossed "Kick" (231.85 cr.), "Krrish 3" (231.79 cr.), "Chennai Express" (227.13 cr.), "Bharat" (212.03 cr.), and "Housefull 4" (210.3 cr.) in the top 20 list. ## Produced by Abhishek Agarwal Arts, Zee Studios, Pallavi Joshi, and Vivek Agnihotri, "The Kashmir Files" has exceeded all the low trade expectations. Before its release on March 11, the movie was projected to finish below 50 crores in its lifetime box office run, which is nowhere close to the actual numbers. ## Due to the release of SS Rajamouli's "RRR", TKF has slowed down a bit but it has still enough fuel left to sail through. It will cross the 250 crores net mark over the 4th weekend and might reach the 300 crores mark in its lifetime run. It has already become Vivek Agnihotri's highest-grossing film of his career by a long margin. ## The 20 crores budget film also stars Darshan Kumar, Pallavi Joshi, Mithun Chakraborty, Chinmay Mandlekar, Prakash Belawadi, Puneet Issar, Bhasha Sumbli, Mrinal Kulkarni, Atul Srivastava, among others in key roles. ## Stay tuned...

Filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri Is Invited By The British Parliament To Speak About The Plight Of Kashmiri Pandits Bollywood
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Filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri Is Invited By The British Parliament To Speak About The Plight Of Kashmiri Pandits

Mumbai, March 29 - Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri's "The Kashmir Files" is getting wide acknowledgment not only in India but also by other countries. The movie, which was released on March 11, has been doing wonders at the Indian box office, and now, the British Parliament has invited the filmmaker to speak about the plight of Kashmiri Pandits, upon whom the movie is based. ## Sharing the news about being invited by the British Parliament, Vivek Agnihotri told Subhash K. Jha (via Bollywood Hungama), "That's right, my wife Pallavi and I have been invited to the British parliament. We will be heading there next month. The Kashmir Files was made with the express purpose of taking the message of the Kashmir Pandits' genocide to every corner of the world. I am glad we are getting there". ## "The Kashmir Files" has truly been a trendsetting film that has done exceptional business at the box office. Billed on high emotions, the movie is based on the painful exodus of Kashmiri Pandits during the insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir. The movie has grossed over 290 crores worldwide and is one of the highest-grossing films of 2022. ## Produced by Abhishek Agarwal Arts in association with Zee Studios and Pallavi Joshi, and Vivek Agnihotri, the movie stars Anupam Kher, Pallavi Joshi, Mithun Chakraborty, Darshan Kumar, Chinmay Mandlekar, Mrinal Kulkarni, Puneet Issar, Prakash Belawadi, Bhasha Sumbli, among others in key roles. ## Stay tuned...