Welcome to Kashmir

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Welcome to Kashmir
Directed byTariq Bhat
Written byTariq Bhat and Ashpak Mujawar
Produced byNiharika Tariq and Filmstock Creations
StarringMateena Rajput, Ahmad Shahab
Music byIshfaq Kawa and Javed Ali
Production
company
Filmstock Creations
Distributed byFilmstock Creations
Release date
26 May 2023
Running time
120 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Welcome To Kashmir is an Indian Hindi-language thriller film directed by Tariq Bhat [1] [2] [3] and produced by Filmstock Creations. [4] [5] [6] [7] It stars local actors, Mateena Rajput, Ahmad Shahab, Simran Ahuja, Niharika Tariq and Rehan Tariq. [8] It was released on 26 May 2023. [9] [10] [11] It is known to be first Bollywood film which stars actors from Kashmir. [12] [13] [14] [15] [16]

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Cast

Release

The film was released on 26 May 2023. It got a great response in Srinagar. [9] [21] [5]

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