The Kashmir Files

"Right to Justice"

2022 2h 50m HI

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7.1

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★7.1TMDB · 107

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Synopsis

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Based on a true tragedy, the emotionally triggering film sheds light on the plight of Kashmiri Pandits (Hindus), a religious minority in the 1990s Kashmir valley, who were compelled to flee their homes by the Islamic militants.

“Right to Justice”

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Cast

Mithun Chakraborty
IAS Brahma Dutt
Anupam Kher
Pushkar Nath Pandit
Darshan Kumaar
Krishna Pandit
Pallavi Joshi
Radhika Menon
Chinmay Mandlekar
Farooq Malik Bitta
Puneet Issar
DGP Hari Narain
Prakash Belawadi
Dr. Mahesh Kumar
Mrinal Kulkarni
Laxmi Dutt

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Vivek Agnihotri
Writers: Vivek Agnihotri, Saurabh M. Pandey
Languages: Hindi
Countries: India

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RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 170 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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ERA

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Released 4 years ago.

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ERA

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Part of the "Untold Stories of Independent India Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Vivek Agnihotri, shot by Uday Singh Mohite. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Swapnil Bandodkar. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Shankh Rajadhyaksha shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Mithun Chakraborty and Anupam Kher and Darshan Kumaar carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Right to Justice".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Vivek Agnihotri directs. Uday Singh Mohite behind the camera. Swapnil Bandodkar scores. Shankh Rajadhyaksha cuts. A long sit — settle in. Produced in India. Dialogue in Hindi.

Trivia

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1Clocks in at 170 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
2Released 4 years ago.
3Part of the "Untold Stories of Independent India Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Vivek Agnihotri, shot by Uday Singh Mohite. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Swapnil Bandodkar. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Shankh Rajadhyaksha shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Mithun Chakraborty and Anupam Kher and Darshan Kumaar carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Right to Justice".
9IMDB entry: tt10811166 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 22 themes, including "propaganda", "politics", "killing", "controversy".