WATCH: PM Narendra Modi's STRONG SUPPORT to 'The Kashmir Files' - 'Freedom of speech Jamaat have gone berserk'

PM Narendra Modi praised the movie The Kashmir Files today.

Lending his support to the makers of the movie 'The Kashmir files', PM Narendra Modi today said that some people are running a conspiracy to discredit a "movie made on facts and research". 

"The entire Jamaat (gang) that raised the flag of freedom of expression has been furious for 5-6 days. Instead of reviewing the film on the basis of facts and art, there's a conspiracy to discredit it," PM Narendra Modi said. "Why was no one ever to make a movie on emergency? It was such a big moment in history?"

"Why has no authentic movie has ever been made on 1947 partition," PM Modi questioned. "I am not interested in any particular movie. I am interested in the presentation of facts as it is."

PM Narendra Modi further said that the film has shown the truth which was suppressed for years. "Those who tried to hide the truth are opposing the film now," he said. Hailing the film PM Modi said: "Through such films, people come to know about the truth and understand who was responsible for any incidents in the past. Who exploited or who did the correct thing, films like these try to project."

"The Kashmir Files is a very good movie. All of you should watch it. More movies like Gandhi and Kashmiri Files need to be made for people to know the truth," he said.

Recently, many BJP ruled states exempted the film from entertainment tax, with some Chief Ministers even explicitly backing the movie. On Tuesday, the Uttar Pradesh government had also declared the film tax free.`The Kashmir Files`, which was released in theatres on March 11, stars Anupam Kher, Mithun Chakraborty, Pallavi Joshi, Darshan Kumaar and others.

"They people have a problem with a person bringing out the truth on the basis of facts and figures"

He added that the film industry has a very big role to play when it comes to displaying history, adding, "You watch movies on Martin Luther King, Nelson Mandela, but a very few movies have been made on Mahatama Gandhi".  

Modi appreciated the movie and suggested that such movies should be made more often.