{{short description|2019 Indian conspiracy politicial thriller film by Vivek Agnihotri}} {{pp|small=yes}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2018}} {{Use Indian English|date=March 2018}} {{Infobox film | name = The Tashkent Files | image = The Tashkent Files poster.jpg | caption = Theatrical release poster | director = Vivek Agnihotri | writer = Vivek Agnihotri | screenplay = Vivek Agnihotri | producer = {{Unbulleted_list|Haresh Patel|Pranay Chokshi|Anuya Chauhan Kudecha|Vivek Agnihotri|Ritesh Kudecha|Sharad Patel}} | starring = {{ubl|Mithun Chakraborty|Naseeruddin Shah|Shweta Basu Prasad|Pankaj Tripathi|Mandira Bedi|Pallavi Joshi|Rajesh Sharma}} | cinematography = Udaysingh Mohite | editing = Sattyajit Gazmer | music = {{ubl|'''Songs:''' Rohit Sharma|'''Score:''' Satya Manik Afsar}} | studio = {{ubl|SP CineCorp|Vivek Agnihotri Creates}} | distributor = Zee Studios | released = {{Film date|2019|04|12|df=y|ref1=<ref name="taran">{{cite tweet|user=taran_adarsh| author=Taran Adarsh|date=19 March 2019|number=1107870385301708800|title=Mithun Chakraborty, Naseeruddin Shah, Shweta Basu, Pankaj Tripathi, Vinay Pathak, Mandira Bedi, Pallavi Joshi, Ankur Rathee and Prakash Belawadi... #TheTashkentFiles to release on 12 April 2019... Directed by Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri... Zee Studios release... First look poster: https://t.co/huxc6BQ10s}}</ref>}} | runtime = 144 minutes<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.gv.com.sg/GVMovieDetails#/movie/4881|title=The Tashkent Files|date=12 April 2019|publisher=Golden Village|access-date=12 April 2019|archive-date=13 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190513103617/http://www.gv.com.sg/GVMovieDetails#/movie/4881|url-status=live}}</ref> | country = India | language = Hindi | budget = {{INR|7.5 crore}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=5627|title=The Tashkent Files- Movie - Box Office India|website=boxofficeindia.com|access-date=6 April 2018|archive-date=6 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180406231254/https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=5627|url-status=live}}</ref> | gross = {{estimation}} {{INR|20.84 crore}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=5627|title=The Tashkent Files - Movie - Box Office India|website=boxofficeindia.com|access-date=6 April 2018|archive-date=6 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180406231254/https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=5627|url-status=live}}</ref> }}
'''''The Tashkent Files''''' is a 2019 Indian Hindi-language conspiracy politicial thriller propaganda film written and directed by Vivek Agnihotri.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.epw.in/engage/article/bollywoods-propaganda-wheels-have-been-set-motion |title=Bollywood's Propaganda Wheels Have Been Set in Motion |first=Sayandeb |last=Chowdhury |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190522171925/https://www.epw.in/engage/article/bollywoods-propaganda-wheels-have-been-set-motion |archive-date=22 May 2019 |website=Economic and Political Weekly}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/the-tashkent-files-movie-review-disgusting-propaganda-where-truth-is-a-luxury/story-ksjYEOwRuFzwU1Uakl0DWI.html |title=The Tashkent Files movie review: Disgusting propaganda in which truth is a luxury |first=Jyoti |last=Sharma Bawa |date=12 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190412114517/https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/the-tashkent-files-movie-review-disgusting-propaganda-where-truth-is-a-luxury/story-ksjYEOwRuFzwU1Uakl0DWI.html |archive-date=12 April 2019 |website=Hindustan Times}}</ref> It focuses on the mysterious death of former prime minister Lal Bahadur Shastri. It is the first installment in Agnihotri's ''The Files Trilogy'', followed by ''The Kashmir Files'' (2022) and ''The Bengal Files'' (2025). The film received overwhelmingly negative reviews from critics.
== Plot == {{More plot|date=December 2022}} Raagini Phule, a struggling journalist, receives a tip from an anonymous caller about investigating the suspicious circumstances surrounding Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri's death in Tashkent in 1966. Under government pressure, a panel of experts is formed, including Raagini herself, to examine the evidence.
The panel members, including politicians, historians, scientists, and journalists, fiercely debate the available material, drawing upon conspiracy theories, Cold War politics, and allegations of assassination. Ultimately, the film leaves the central mystery unresolved, raising questions about transparency and accountability in independent India.
== Cast == {{Cast listing| * Mithun Chakraborty as Shyam Sunder Tripathi / The Unknown Caller<ref name="indianexp">{{cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/the-tashkent-files-naseeruddin-shah-and-mithun-chakraborty-to-star-in-film-on-lal-bahadur-shashtri-vivek-agnihotri-5020328/|title=The Tashkent Files: Naseeruddin Shah and Mithun Chakraborty to star in film on Lal Bahadur Shashtri|publisher=Indian Express|access-date=11 January 2018|archive-date=11 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180111103620/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/the-tashkent-files-naseeruddin-shah-and-mithun-chakraborty-to-star-in-film-on-lal-bahadur-shashtri-vivek-agnihotri-5020328/|url-status=live}}</ref> * Naseeruddin Shah as PKR Natrajan * Shweta Basu Prasad as Raagini Phule<ref>{{cite tweet|user=taran_adarsh|first=Taran|last=Adarsh|number=1108973023665676288|title=Shweta Basu Prasad is #RaaginiPhule...|date=22 March 2019}}</ref> * Mandira Bedi as Indira Joseph Roy * Pallavi Joshi as Aiysha Ali Shah * Rajesh Sharma as Omkar Kashyap * Vinay Pathak as Mukhtar * Pankaj Tripathi as Gangaram Jha * Vishwa Mohan Badola as Justice Kurian Abraham * Asif Basra as News Channel Editor * Prakash Belawadi as GK Ananthasuresh * Achint Kaur as Mrs. Natarajan * Yusuf Hussain as Mr. Bakshi * Prashant Gupta as Vishvendra Pratap Singh Rana * Ankur Rathee as Imran Qureshi * Francisco Raymond as Vasili Nikitich Mitrokhin * Kaushik Chakraborty as R. N. Chug * Alina Bejenaru as E. G. Yeremenko }}
== Production == The film was announced in January 2018 as India's first "crowd-sourced" thriller, with director Vivek Agnihotri inviting the public to share material related to Shastri’s death.<ref name="indianexp"/><ref name="timesnow">{{cite news|url=http://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment/news/bollywood-news/article/the-tashkent-files-vivek-agnihotri-lal-bahadur-shastri-death-public-appeal/196878|title=The Tashkent Files: Vivek Agnihotri urges fans to help solve Lal Bahadur Shastri's mysterious death|access-date=8 February 2018|publisher=Times Now|archive-date=5 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180305202744/http://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment/news/bollywood-news/article/the-tashkent-files-vivek-agnihotri-lal-bahadur-shastri-death-public-appeal/196878|url-status=live}}</ref> Books referenced include ''Political Mysteries'' by K. R. Malkani, ''Conversations with the Crow'' by Gregory Douglas, and the Mitrokhin Archive by Vasili Mitrokhin.<ref name="dailyo">{{cite web|title=Who killed Lal Bahadur Shastri?|url=https://www.dailyo.in/politics/lal-bahadur-shastri-vivek-agnihotri-who-killed-shastri-tashkent-files/story/1/33519.html|website=Dailyo|access-date=15 June 2021|archive-date=15 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210615031118/https://www.dailyo.in/politics/lal-bahadur-shastri-vivek-agnihotri-who-killed-shastri-tashkent-files/story/1/33519.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
=== Marketing and release === The first poster was released on 19 March 2019, announcing a 12 April 2019 theatrical release.<ref name="taran"/> The film was also made available on ZEE5.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Tashkent Files|url=https://www.zee5.com/movies/details/the-tashkent-files/0-0-73415|access-date=27 November 2019|website=ZEE5|archive-date=27 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221127063727/https://www.zee5.com/movies/details/the-tashkent-files/0-0-73415|url-status=live}}</ref> Agnihotri described it as the first installment of his trilogy of "untold stories of independent India," followed by ''The Kashmir Files'' (2022) and ''The Bengal Files'' (2025).<ref>{{cite news|date=13 September 2021|title=Vivek Agnihotri to complete trilogy, announces The Delhi Files|work=Cinema Express|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/hindi/news/2021/sep/13/vivek-agnihotri-to-complete-trilogy-announces-the-delhi-files-26602.html|access-date=19 March 2022|archive-date=19 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220319150913/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/hindi/news/2021/sep/13/vivek-agnihotri-to-complete-trilogy-announces-the-delhi-files-26602.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
== Soundtrack == {{Infobox album | name = The Tashkent Files | type = soundtrack | artist = Rohit Sharma | released = 30 April 2019<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/the-tashkent-files/zCXk3HBXSiQ_|title=The Tashkent Files – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack|date=6 April 2019|publisher=JioSaavn|access-date=30 April 2019}}</ref> | genre = Feature film soundtrack | length = 19:03 | label = Zee Music Company | misc = {{External media|audio1={{YouTube|LheaX-Lkh9s|Audio jukebox}}}} }}
The soundtrack was composed by Rohit Sharma, with lyrics by Aazad, Sharma, and Vivek Agnihotri.
{{Tracklist | headline = Track listing | total_length = 19:03 | extra_column = Singer(s) | title1 = Saare Jahan Se Acchha | extra1 = Jayaraman Mohan, Arya Acharya, RJ Archana, RJ Anuraag Pandey, RJ Rohini, Ekdant Kalakshetra, Swara Sharma, Nyonishi Cousins | lyrics1 = Rohit Sharma, Vivek Agnihotri | length1 = 3:42 | title2 = Radha Tori Batiyaan Thumri | extra2 = Ritesh Rajnish Mishra | lyrics2 = Aazad | length2 = 3:42 | title3 = Thumri Jugalbandi Rock | extra3 = Ritesh Rajnish Mishra, Geet Sagar | lyrics3 = Aazad | length3 = 3:14 | title4 = Sab Chalta Hai Rock | extra4 = Geet Sagar | lyrics4 = Rohit Sharma, Aazad | length4 = 3:50 | title5 = Sab Chalta Hai Electronica | extra5 = Rohit Sharma | lyrics5 = Aazad | length5 = 2:18 | title6 = Sach Chalta Hai | extra6 = Geet Sagar | lyrics6 = Aazad, Rohit Sharma | length6 = 2:17 }}
== Reception == === Critical response === ''The Tashkent Files'' received overwhelmingly negative reviews. On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a 0% approval rating based on 8 reviews.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Tashkent Files |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_tashkent_files |access-date=March 13, 2022 |website=Rotten Tomatoes |publisher=Fandango Media |archive-date=22 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220122073637/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_tashkent_files |url-status=live }}</ref>
Devesh Sharma of ''Filmfare'' gave two and half stars out of five; it was a 'melodramatic' episode with loud and over the top acting coupled with bombastic dialogues. Sharma found the film to be biased against a certain political party and wondered about its release during the national elections, which were running concurrently.<ref name="filmfare">{{cite web |last1=Sharma |first1=Devesh |title=Movie Review: The Tashkent Files |url=https://www.filmfare.com/reviews/bollywood-movies/movie-review-the-tashkent-files-33275.html |website=Filmfare |access-date=12 April 2019 |archive-date=12 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190412052507/https://www.filmfare.com/reviews/bollywood-movies/movie-review-the-tashkent-files-33275.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
Writing for Scroll.in, Nandini Ramnath found it to be a politically motivated work that did not have any rigor and failed to be an effective conspiracy thriller.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ramnath |first1=Nandini |title='The Tashkent Files' movie review: Vivek Agnihotri puts the hysterics into history |url=https://scroll.in/reel/919767/the-tashkent-files-movie-review-vivek-agnihotri-puts-the-hysterics-into-history |website=Scroll.in |date=12 April 2019 |access-date=12 April 2019 |archive-date=12 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190412054836/https://scroll.in/reel/919767/the-tashkent-files-movie-review-vivek-agnihotri-puts-the-hysterics-into-history |url-status=live }}</ref> Saibal Chatterjee, writing for ''NDTV'' rated the film with half star out of five — the research that went into the production was equivalent of a Google search film-making and overall, it was "junk."<ref name="ndtvcr">{{cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/the-tashkent-files-movie-review-in-a-word-junk-1-2-a-star-out-of-5-2021923|title=The Tashkent Files Movie Review: In A Word, Junk|access-date=12 April 2019|website=NDTV|first=Saibal|last=Chatterjee|archive-date=12 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190412094311/https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/the-tashkent-files-movie-review-in-a-word-junk-1-2-a-star-out-of-5-2021923|url-status=live}}</ref> Jyoti Sharma Bawa, reviewing for the ''Hindustan Times'' rated it one out of five stars and reiterated Chatterjee.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-04-12 |title=The Tashkent Files movie review: Disgusting propaganda where truth is a luxury |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/the-tashkent-files-movie-review-disgusting-propaganda-where-truth-is-a-luxury/story-ksjYEOwRuFzwU1Uakl0DWI.html |access-date=2019-04-12 |website=Hindustantimes.com/ |archive-date=16 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200116104645/https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/the-tashkent-files-movie-review-disgusting-propaganda-where-truth-is-a-luxury/story-ksjYEOwRuFzwU1Uakl0DWI.html |url-status=live }}</ref> ''Mid-Day'' gave one and a half stars out of five — all the research that went into the work was derived from internet, esp. social media.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-04-13 |title=The Tashkent Files Movie Review: Juhu-Versova ka JFK |url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/the-tashkent-files-movie-review-juhu-versova-ka-jfk/20734153 |access-date=2019-04-26 |website=mid-day |archive-date=26 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190426072354/https://www.mid-day.com/articles/the-tashkent-files-movie-review-juhu-versova-ka-jfk/20734153 |url-status=live }}</ref>
A review over ''India Today'' rated it one out of five stars and noted it to be a politically motivated film that did not have any logic and might be easily dispensed with.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/reviews/story/the-tashkent-files-movie-review-vivek-agnihotri-murders-logic-in-lal-bahadur-shastri-death-mystery-1500203-2019-04-12|title=The Tashkent Files Movie Review: Vivek Agnihotri murders logic in Lal Bahadur Shastri death mystery|author=Samrudhi Ghosh |date=April 12, 2019 |magazine=India Today|access-date=2019-04-12}}</ref> A review over ''The Hindu'' noted it to be an ideological slideshow that exploited Shastri's death to attack left, secular and socialist ideologies and institutions and though based on an engaging topic, was a 'hotch-potch of hearsay, juvenile arguments' that ultimately lend to utter confusion rather than any conviction.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/the-tashkent-files-movie-review/article26818036.ece|title='The Tashkent Files' movie review: History in the time of conspiracies|last=Rosario|first=Kennith|date=2019-04-12|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-04-12|issn=0971-751X|archive-date=20 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200920022944/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/the-tashkent-files-movie-review/article26818036.ece|url-status=live}}</ref> Another review over ''News18 India'' rated it one out of five stars and noted it to be a politically motivated film with unconvincing arguments, that made for a dull watch.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/the-tashkent-files-movie-review-a-dull-and-drab-conspiracy-theory-film-2100029.html|title=The Tashkent Files Movie Review: A Dull and Drab Conspiracy Theory Film|website=News18|date=12 April 2019|access-date=2019-04-12|archive-date=25 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190525041911/https://www.news18.com/news/movies/the-tashkent-files-movie-review-a-dull-and-drab-conspiracy-theory-film-2100029.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
A review in ''The First Post'' asserted it to be a politically motivated film and rated it two out of five stars. Noting Agnihotri to neither have the finesse nor the potency to sketch a conspiracy thriller, the reviewer deemed it to be a cheap trick, that was high on hysteria but lacked logic amidst a focus-less frenzied storytelling that did not venture beyond the realms of Google.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/tashkent-files-movie-review-high-on-hysteria-and-hamming-vivek-agnihotris-film-comes-off-as-a-cheap-trick-6435571.html|title=The Tashkent Files movie review: High on hysteria and hamming, Vivek Agnihotri's film comes off as a cheap trick|date=2019-04-12|website=Firstpost|access-date=2019-04-12|archive-date=20 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190920214716/https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/tashkent-files-movie-review-high-on-hysteria-and-hamming-vivek-agnihotris-film-comes-off-as-a-cheap-trick-6435571.html|url-status=live}}</ref> A review in ''The Indian Express'' deemed it to be the ideal politically-motivated fiction for the 'post-truth, fake news era' — a series of eye-roll moments with unintentionally hilarious dialogues.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/the-tashkent-files-movie-review-5672255/|title=The Tashkent Files movie review: This Vivek Agnihotri film is a series of eye-roll moments|date=2019-04-12|website=The Indian Express|access-date=2019-04-12|archive-date=10 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200610180726/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/the-tashkent-files-movie-review-5672255/|url-status=live}}</ref> ''ThePrint'' found it to be a shoddy jab at film-making that harnessed a mish-mash of unformed characters and incomplete plots devoid of logic.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://theprint.in/opinion/vivek-agnihotris-tashkent-files-adds-confusion-to-many-conspiracies-over-shastris-death/220535/|title=Vivek Agnihotri's Tashkent Files adds confusion to many conspiracies over Shastri's death|last=Pothukuchi|first=Madhavi|date=12 April 2019|work=ThePrint|access-date=12 April 2019|archive-date=12 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190412111958/https://theprint.in/opinion/vivek-agnihotris-tashkent-files-adds-confusion-to-many-conspiracies-over-shastris-death/220535/|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Bollywood Hungama'' gave one and a half stars out of five.<ref name="Hungama">{{Cite web|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/the-tashkent-files/critic-review/the-tashkent-files-movie-review/|title=The Tashkent Files Review 1.5/5 {{!}} The Tashkent Files Movie Review {{!}} The Tashkent Files 2019 Public Review|last=Hungama|first=Bollywood|website=Bollywood Hungama|date=12 April 2019|access-date=2019-04-12|archive-date=8 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221108150600/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/the-tashkent-files/critic-review/the-tashkent-files-movie-review/|url-status=live}}</ref>
Anusha Iyengar, reviewing for ''Times Now'', gave two out of five stars, praising the story but taking issues with over-the-top dramatization that reeked of amateurish storytelling.<ref name="Hungama" /> Manavi Kapur, reviewing the film at ''Business Standard'', found it unworthy for even a daytime opera slot.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/entertainment/the-tashkent-files-review-bit-of-truth-mixed-with-lies-presented-as-fact-119041201270_1.html|title=The Tashkent Files review: Bit of truth mixed with lies, presented as fact|last=Kapur|first=Manavi|date=2019-04-12|work=Business Standard India|access-date=2019-04-13|archive-date=25 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190825195346/https://www.business-standard.com/article/entertainment/the-tashkent-files-review-bit-of-truth-mixed-with-lies-presented-as-fact-119041201270_1.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Shilajit Mitra, reviewing for ''The New Indian Express'' remarked it to be an exhausting head-spin of a political propaganda, that became weirder with time.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/reviews/hindi/2019/apr/12/nbspthe-tashkent-files-review-a-tacky-thriller-that-feels-longer-than-the-cold-war-11009.html|title=The Tashkent Files review: A tacky thriller that feels longer than the Cold War|website=Cinema Express|date=12 April 2019 |access-date=2019-04-26|archive-date=9 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809205222/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/reviews/hindi/2019/apr/12/nbspthe-tashkent-files-review-a-tacky-thriller-that-feels-longer-than-the-cold-war-11009.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Stutee Ghosh of ''The Quint'' found it to be a prejudiced, amateurish and cringe-worthy film with an uninspiring storytelling that banked on crowd-sourced research; she rated one star out of five.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thequint.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/the-tashkent-files-review-film-by-vivek-agnihotri-doesnt-solve-mystery-shashtri-death|title='The Tashkent Files' – Prejudiced, Amateurish and Cringe-Worthy|date=2019-04-12|website=The Quint|access-date=2019-04-26|archive-date=26 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190426072745/https://www.thequint.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/the-tashkent-files-review-film-by-vivek-agnihotri-doesnt-solve-mystery-shashtri-death|url-status=live}}</ref>
=== Box office === Despite critical reception, the film performed strongly at the box office, completing 100 days in theatres.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-07-19|title=The Tashkent Files: Small-budget film's dream run at box office, completes 100 days|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/entertainment/the-tashkent-files-small-budget-films-dream-run-at-box-office-completes-100-days/1649878/|access-date=25 August 2019|website=The Financial Express}}</ref>
== Accolades == {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" |- ! Year !! Award !! Category !! Recipient(s) !! Result !! Ref. |- ! rowspan="2"|2021 | rowspan="2"|National Film Awards | Best Supporting Actress || Pallavi Joshi || {{Won}} || <ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-03-22|title=Pallavi Joshi on National Film Award win for ''The Tashkent Files''|url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/pallavi-joshi-on-national-film-award-win-for-tashkent-files-this-will-definitely-shut-critics-up-3562076.html|website=News18|access-date=22 March 2021}}</ref> |- | Best Dialogues || Vivek Agnihotri || {{Won}} || <ref>{{Cite news|title=Vivek Agnihotri dedicates National Award for ''Tashkent Files'' to Shastri|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/exclusive-vivek-agnihotri-on-national-award-win-for-tashkent-files-i-dedicate-this-award-to-shastriji/articleshow/81634483.cms|work=The Times of India|date=22 March 2021}}</ref> |}
== Adaptation == ''Who Killed Shastri?: The Tashkent Files'' is a non-fiction book by Vivek Agnihotri based on his research for the film. It was published in August 2020 by Bloomsbury India.<ref name="dailyo"/>
== References == {{Reflist}}
== External links == * {{IMDb title|tt8108268}} *{{Bollywood Hungama movie|the-tashkent-files}} {{Portal bar|India|Film|Bollywood}}
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