India, May 1 -- For actor Darshan Kumaar, watching the terrifying footage that emerged from the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam brought back haunting memories of his time preparing for The Kashmir Files (2022). "I was shown the visuals of the victims of the exodus before the shoot started; sehen kar paana mushkil tha," says Darshan, who played a university student in the film that details the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits in the 1990s.

He elaborates, "The character I portrayed - the person now lives in the US. But even today, he cannot sleep with the lights off. Khauf hai unke andar abhi tak. When I saw the visuals from Pahalgam on the TV, I couldn't watch it."

Speaking about the victims of the attack, the 38-year-old gets re...