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Lapid, who said he was disturbed and shocked at The Kashmir Files being chosen for the Indian Panorama section, is clearly a man used to speaking his mind.
IFFA film critic Nadav Lapid landed in a controversy when he made negative comments about the Indian film The Kashmir Files, starring Anupam Kher.
Lapid has won top awards at the Berlin and Locarno film festivals, and the French honour Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres. He is also no stranger to IFFI. His 2014 film 'The Kindergarten Teacher' was screened at the Festival and Sarit Larry, its lead star, was awarded Best Actor (Female).Coin
The Kashmir Files row at IFFI 2022: The Israeli auteur, Nadav Lapid, has always been known for taking anti-establishment stance.
Talking about his 2019 film 'Synonymes', which premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival and then went on to win the Golden Bear, Nadav Lapid had said to the Toronto-based NOW magazine that "the Israeli collective soul is a sick soul".