A musical bridge across Kashmir’s bitter divide
The Hindu
Film-maker Danish Renzu’s short film urges Kashmiri Pandits to return and reclaim their heritage in the Valley
In a Valley riven by decades of conflict and loss, a musical film of less than six minutes is seeking to bridge the divide between the Kashmir’s Muslims and Pandits.
The 5:53-minute Ae Savere by a Kashmiri Muslim film-maker, Danish Renzu has an earnest message to the displaced Pandits: “return to your roofs in the Valley”.
With 1.18 lakh views within a month of the video’s release online, director Renzu, whose recent movie The Illegal made a noticeable mark on Netflix, said the protagonist of his musical short Viraat Dulari, played by actress Soni Razdan, shows the displaced community the way forward.
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