Thanks to his explosive comments at the IFFI ,those Indians who hadn’t even heard of Israeli filmmaker Nadav Lapid are suddenly checking his filmography, which contains such significant works as
The Kindergarten Teacher , Synonyms and
Ahed’s Knee.Nadav has always raised his voice against oppression and the curb of freedom. However his scathing remarks on
The Kashmir Files is way out of league for a jury selected to view films at an international film festival.
With the Israeli envoy to India openly condemning Nadav’s tirade against
The Kashmir Files, calling it an abuse of hospitality, Nadav has little choice left but to apologise.
However, knowing his propensity to speak his mind would he apologise? It seems unlikely that he would do so considering he has headed several juries of international film festivals and is fully aware of the protocol. It seems improbable that he made the remarks against
The Kashmir Files without giving it a great deal of thought.
A source very close to
The Kashmir Files feels Lapid was “put up to it”.
“Otherwise why would he pick on a film that his jury had watched and appreciated?’ the source wonders.
One thing is for sure: Nadav Lapid will have to apologise or be responsible for strained relations between India and Israel.