The cinemas shut, the love stayed: Kashmir’s long romance with films
- Srinagar’s cinemas may have shut during years of unrest, but Kashmiris continued to follow and love films.
- Bollywood films kept that connection alive, with Kashmir often becoming a major location for Hindi cinema.
- The return of film festivals and floating cinema shows that Kashmir’s love for movies never really disappeared.
- New filmmakers now want to tell Kashmir’s own stories, beyond the usual images of conflict and scenic landscapes.
Source: theprint.in
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