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.
Filmmaker Sudipto Sen was one of the jury members at IFFI Goa 2022. He said that the jury head Nadav Lapid's remarks about The Kashmir Files are his personal opinion. He further added that they (jury) do not indulge in political comments.