“Shikara- The Untold Story of Kashmiri Pandits” Motion Poster is Out, Watch it!!!

Vidhu Vinod Chopra has reported his next film titled Shikara, in view of Kashmiri Pandits. The creators have released the motion poster of the film amid the countdown to its trailer which is planned to release on January 7.

The 37-second video starts with a few voices protesting in the background, "You infidels, leave our Kashmir". It alludes to January 19, 1990, when a large number of Kashmiri Pandits had to escape their country, deserting everything, never to return. It shows a look at a few people clustered at a camp trusting that their turn will leave.

A voice announces that 30 years after their mass migration, their story will at long last be told on January 19, 2020. The motion poster, in the end, finishes with a lone Shikara (narrow wooden boat) put in clear waters of the Dal Lake in the midst of stunning excellence and unending silence.

The synopsis of the motion poster read, "What is it to know the agony of being a refugee in your own country? The year 1990 saw the biggest forced migration in independent India whereby more than 4,00,000 Kashmiri Pandits had to flee from the Kashmir Valley. Almost 3 decades later, most have been unable to return.

Shikara is the story of resilience in the face of insurmountable odds. It's also the story of a love that remains unextinguished through 30 years of exile. A timeless love story in the worst of times."

The movie has been directed, edited and produced by Vidhu of Parineeta fame, in association with Fox Star Studios. It is set to hit the theaters on February 7, 2020. The movie producer shared the motion poster on Twitter with the subtitle, "A Love Letter from Kashmir advances its release." It was prior planned to release on February 21. The film comes around six months after the repeal of Article 370.