The Kashmir Files director Vivek Agnihotri courts another controversy as he says 'Bhopalis are assumed to be homosexuals'

Name: The Kashmir Files director Vivek Agnihotri courts another controversy as he says 'Bhopalis are assumed to be
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Description: The Kashmir Files director Vivek Agnihotri is receiving flak on social media as a video of him talking about people of Bhopal and homosexuals has gone viral.

The Kashmir Files director Vivek Agnihotri is receiving flak on social media as a video of him talking about people of Bhopal and homosexuals has gone viral.

By Nikita Thakkar
| Updated: March 25, 2022 4:45 PM IST

The Kashmir Files directed by Vivek Agnihotri is currently the most discussed film. Starring Anupam Kher, Darshan Kumaar, Pallavi Joshi, and others - The Kashmir Files has sparked a discussion over the situation of Kashmiri Pandits and what they endured during the insurgency. Apart from the spectacular performances, the film has been mired in controversies since its release. From The Kapil Sharma Show to donating money earned by the film, director Vivek Agnihotri has rules headlines and how. Once again, he is in the news because of the comments he made on Bhopalis. Also Read - Dhaakad screening: After Tejasswi Prakash-Karan Kundrra's TejRan, paparazzi ask Munawar Faruqui-Nazila for their hashtag [VIDEOS]

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A video of Vivek Agnihotri from an interview has gone viral on social media that has him saying that Bhopalis are assumed to be homosexuals. He says, "I have grown up in Bhopal, but I do not want to call myself a Bhopali because that carries a certain connotation. If someone calls himself a Bhopali, it generally means that person is a homosexual.. someone with ‘nawabi‘ fantasies." This video was taken before he arrived in Bhopal to attend the film festival organized by RSS affiliate Chitra Bharti. Also Read - Boycott Dhaakad: 5 reasons why netizens are angry and upset with Kangana Ranaut

Vivek Agnihotri is receiving a lot flak for the same. Politician Digvijaya Singh too hit back at him in a tweet that read, "Vivek Agnihotri Ji this must be your personal experience but not of any common Bhopali. I am also in contact of Bhopal and Bhopalis since 77 but never experienced it. ‘Company matters’."

विवेक अग्निहोत्री जी यह आपका अपना निजी अनुभव हो सकता है।
यह आम भोपाल निवासी का नहीं है।
मैं भी भोपाल और भोपालियों के संपर्क में 77 से हूँ लेकिन मेरा तो यह अनुभव कभी नहीं रहा।
आप कहीं भी रहें “संगत का असर तो होता ही है”।#KashmirFiles @vivekagnihotri https://t.co/L98WIQvgd2

— digvijaya singh (@digvijaya_28) March 25, 2022

Vivek Agnihotri is yet to respond the same. Watch this space for more updates.

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ByNikita Thakkar
| Updated: March 25, 2022 4:45 PM IST