Filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri defended his film Kashmir Files after it won the Nargis Dutt award for best film on national integration at the 69th National Film Awards. Agnihotri's wife, Pallavi Joshi, expressed her joy at the recognition, stating that it meant a lot to them as the film's message was national integration. Agnihotri dismissed criticism that the film was divisive, stating that it was about genocide and should be recognized as such. He also accused the Abdullah family of conspiring to create an "Islamic Republic of Kashmir." The National Conference and the Peoples Democratic Party criticized the film's recognition.

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