00:00The film festival has started yesterday. It's a very welcome initiative on part of the government of India as well
00:06as the government of Jumar and Kashmir.
00:07But you know that here there are two issues of film shootings, because Kashmir has a lot of promotion on
00:14the international level, and also domestically.
00:16That's why our tourism industry has a lot of progress.
00:23Because this is directly connected with tourism industry,
00:26and the local stakeholders, especially the tourism stakeholders, who work on the ground,
00:32should collaborate with them, and they should have been a part of yesterday's gathering.
00:37We have seen non-entities, unfortunately, let me be very blunt about it.
00:42And the local stakeholders, artists, line producers, local filmmakers,
00:49and the local filmmakers, who have not given the support of the film industry,
00:52who have not given the support of the film industry,
00:54which is very disrespectful for all of us.
00:57That's the reason, you know, my organization,
01:00and you know, you'll see local filmmakers also speaking about this.
01:04So I think that if we have taken the support of the film industry,
01:07then it will increase the support of the film industry.
01:09And this will become a good level of the event.
01:11With the result, Kashmir's tourism industry will be very useful.
01:14Is there any tourism groups that have not given the support of the film industry?
01:19No, no, no, not at all. Nobody has been invited.
01:21You know, ours is the largest organization, of course, you know.
01:25For that matter, other bigger associations like Chamber,
01:27and the local filmmakers, the line producers,
01:30they also have not been invited, unfortunately,
01:33for because of the reasons best known to them.
01:35You know, it's a grave mistake,
01:37and when people come to the future,
01:38if there are events, then local stakeholders can take on board.
01:42This is a great role of the tourism industry.
01:45We have seen, as has been the practice in the past,
01:47like this events,
01:48the local stakeholders,
01:49as far as tourism stakeholders,
01:51was talking about the stakeholders,
01:52then it became successful here.
01:55It became successful here.
01:57I think that the amount of money that is worth it,
02:01I will not tell you,
02:02the amount of money that is worth it,
02:05in this film festival,
02:08there will not be enough output,
02:09there will not be enough output,
02:10there will not be enough output.
02:12They have been invited to the Kashmiris,
02:14in a respectful way to whom the artist or the film maker or the film director,
02:22or I have been the director of the festival of the six editions of the film festival,
02:26and they have not called me respectfully,
02:28so who will they call it?
02:30So, I don't think there will be a big benefit for tourism or the film industry,
02:35I don't think there will be a big budget for this film festival.
02:37If there is such a big budget for this film festival,
02:39then who will it?
02:40Only for banners and standees for the whole India,
02:45banners, hoardings, and this is for the entire India.
02:48In fact, what will it get from Kashmiris artists or the film makers?
02:54Or do you think that the tourism will be boosted by this?
02:57I don't think Kashmiris artists or the film industry will be boosted by this film festival.
03:00I don't think there will be a lot of festivals here.
03:06There were 5-5-5-10 films in Kashmiris or Jammu film makers.
03:12I don't know what they have done,
03:14how they have been doing the process of curating the film festival,
03:18and what has been their aim.
03:21What is their purpose of the film festival?
03:23It's not clear to me.
03:25It means that their coordination is very bad.
03:28You won't believe that I have 30-40 messages and calls,
03:33even now.
03:34We are not leaving the gate.
03:35We have registered.
03:37How do we get to the film?
03:39Where will the film be?
03:40Where will the film be?
03:40When will the film be?
03:41I am not a part of this film festival.
03:46But they have my number only.
03:48Just see that their number is not with anyone.
03:52They lack that connection with the public.
03:54Whereas I am connected with the whole Bollywood,
03:57whole of India, whole of Kashmir and Jammu.
04:00People are connecting with me.
04:01I can show you the records in my phone.
04:04Messages.
04:04How many people are contacting me?
04:07If you are doing this film festival,
04:08I am saying that I am not doing it.
04:10Give us this to our entry pass.
04:12A music band calls me at the morning.
04:23That means people are more connected with me,
04:26but the government is away from me.
04:27What will happen to them?
04:29But a general crowd,
04:31I should say.
04:32A crowd is something else.
04:34But a special invite is something else.
04:38I don't think I encourage them.
04:40I don't think I encourage them.
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