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The film has amassed 9Mn+ Views and 300Mn+ streaming minutes in the first week of launch
The Kashmir Files is available in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, and Kannada with English subtitles and Indian Sign Language interpretation on ZEE5 Global
ZEE5 Global, the largest streaming platform for South Asian content, is set to premiere the much talked about film, The Kashmir Files, on 25th May in the UK and Europe. After receiving a record-breaking success at the box office, The Kashmir Files has recently broken records for its digital debut with the highest numbers in the first week of its release.
Available in multiple languages, including the original Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, and Kannada and English, and with Indian Sign Language interpretation, the film has garnered 9MN+ and 300MN+ views and streaming minutes respectively during the first week of its digital launch on May 13th. This is yet another achievement forZEE5, after registering a world record for being the first OTT platform to release a Bollywood commercial film with Indian Sign Language interpretation, making it accessible for viewers with a hearing disability.
Written and directed by the distinguished Vivek Agnihotri, the film stars veteran actors like Anupam Kher, Mithun Chakraborty, Pallavi Joshi and Darshan Kumaar in pivotal roles. The story narrates the void that still looms in the valleys of Kashmir. Director Vivek Agnihotri has done splendid work in narrating the emotional distress of the Kashmiri Pandits; echoing their sense of deprivation, the pain of departure, the fear of existence and the struggle to survive.
Talking about the film’s digital premiere on ZEE5 Global, director Vivek Agnihotri said,“Starting from its theatrical release to now its digital release, the love from the audience for The Kashmir Files has only grown spirit by spirit. This movie has been my most gratifying project so far and I am thankful to the viewers for accepting it, loving it and making it their own. The first week’s numbers for the digital premiere on ZEE5 are very encouraging and I hope that with ZEE5’s global reach, more and more people discover it and watch it”.
Actor Anupam Kher shared, “The Kashmir Files is a depiction of an incident that happened with our people, years ago and is still not known to so many. The success of the film is a testimony to the honesty with which Vivek and the crew have worked on this project. The film received appreciation from all over the nation and now for those who couldn’t watch it on the big screen, The Kashmir Files will be available on ZEE5 Global.”
Darshan Kumaar further shared, “The Kashmir Files is very close to my heart as it has been a career-defining film for me. I am overjoyed that it has turned out to be one of the highest-grossing Bollywood films of the year. I am looking forward to its premiere on ZEE5 Global and am excited for it to reach many more people.”
The Kashmir Files will be premiered on the 25th of May 2022 on ZEE5 Global in UK & Europe
Watch the official The Kashmir Files trailer here:
