Indian filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri exposed the Pakistan double entendre for using the song in his film The Kashmir Files during the political turmoil.
This came about after Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan was arrested by the country’s security forces on Tuesday, May 9, on corruption charges. Since then, the neighbouring country has seen several violent protests as Imran’s supporters clash with the military and the ruling establishment.
To keep the former Prime Minister’s supporters motivated to continue fighting against the ruling establishment, his official Instagram handle used the sound track “Hum Dekhenge” from Vivek Agnihotri’s film The Kashmir Files on the Hindu genocide in the Kashmir Valley, carried out by Pakistan-sponsored Islamists.
Showcasing the power of Indian cinema and alluding to the use of his copyrighted song, the filmmaker highlighted the irony of it as his film was attacked by Pakistanis.
He took to his official Twitter handle, shared a video of Imran Khan, and wrote, “IRONY OF PAKISTAN: See the power of Indic cinema. The official account of @ImranKhanPTI is using the official song of #TheKashmirFiles illegally in his official video on Instagram.”
He shared another tweet: “For the ill informed, this is written by Faiz Ahmad Faiz. We bought the rights from Faiz House. There are many versions. This is our legal copyright version.”
Talking about Vivek Agnihotri’s The Kashmir Files, the film was attacked by Pakistanis and was based on the Pakistan-sponsored Islamist terrorism in Kashmir from 1989 to 1990 that compelled Kashmiri Hindus to leave Jammu & Kashmir.
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