New Delhi: Director-producer duo Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri and his wife Pallavi Joshi are soaking in the beauty of Kashmir, as they went on a shikara ride on Dal Lake in Srinagar after promoting their new series ‘The Kashmir Files Unreported’.
While sipping the traditional Kashmiri Kahwa chai, the couple also revealed that they had long been craving for some relaxing moments in between their strenuous work schedules and nothing could have been better than choosing Kashmir.
Talking about the beauty of Kashmir and Dal Lake, Vivek Agnihotri said: “Yeh Vishwa ki sabse khubsoorat jagah hai aur yeh sabse khubsoorat lake hai (this is the most beautiful place in the world and this is the most beautiful lake)”.
Pallavi Joshi further added that the shikara ride made her remember the unforgettable memories picturing Shashi Kapoor, Shammi Kapoor, and Sharmila Tagore.
As such, she believes that Kashmir has truly laid the foundation of Indian cinema and will continue to do so in the future as well. Indeed, that is not far from the truth because Kashmir before the onset for terrorism and disturbance in 1990’s was the hotspot of Bollywood for shooting their movies, shooting their most picturesque scenes in areas such as Srinagar, Baramulla, Anantnag and Kupwara along with many areas of Jammu such as Rajouri, Raichi, Poonch etc.
As Shikaras represent the aspect of romance, Vivek elaborated on his equation with Pallavi at home saying, “Ghar pe direction nahi order chalta hai. Pehle main order se ladhta tha lekin ab bas wohi hai, that’s it. Unity in diversity. Ek ka order hai aur ek follower hai.”
When asked about family vacations, “Main toh proud Mumbaikar hoon, born and raised in Mumbai. Mujhse toh bhai paani aur samundar kabhi chutne nahi wala hai. Mujhe samundar se bohot pyaar hai (I’m a proud Mumbaikar, born and raised in Mumbai, the sea and water will never leave me metaphoricall),” Pallavi Joshi concluded.
While Vivek Agnihotri loves scripting his films amid hilly regions, Pallavi Joshi finds solace on the lake front.
Woven together through real life anecdotes, survivor testimonies and archived footage ‘The Kashmir Files Unreported’ will shine light on many of the uncomfortable and disturbing realities, and will have its premiere soon on ZEE5. (IANS)
