A central theme is the claim that the suffering and "genocide" of Kashmiri Pandits were deliberately suppressed by mainstream media, academia, and past political administrations.
Krishna’s quest for truth amidst a university environment depicted as sympathetic to separatist ideologies. A central theme is the claim that the
The film follows the journey of , a young college student who is shielded from the true circumstances of his parents' deaths by his grandfather, Pushkar Nath Pandit . After Pushkar's death, Krishna travels to Kashmir to scatter his ashes and begins to uncover a different version of his family history than the "accident" he was previously told about. The narrative alternates between two timelines: After Pushkar's death, Krishna travels to Kashmir to
While many events in the film are based on real-life incidents—such as the killings of B.K. Ganjoo and Girija Tikoo—some family members of the victims and historians have contested the film's specific portrayals and the way disparate events were consolidated into a single timeline for dramatic effect. Legacy and Impact Legacy and Impact