Owing to the film’s popularity, ‘The Kashmir Files’ was declared tax-free in several states. Later, a politician from Rewari, Haryana, had announced free screening of the movie. An irked Vivek Agnihotri requested the CM of Haryana Manohar Lal Khattar to stop the show, calling it a ‘criminal office’. The filmmaker had tweeted, “WARNING: Showing #TheKashmirFiles like this in open and free is a CRIMINAL OFFENCE. Dear @mlkhattar ji, I’d request you to stop this. Political leaders must respect creative business and true Nationalism and Social service means buying tickets in a legal and peaceful manner.”
