Sparkling rivers, regal Chinar trees, flowering meadows and snowcapped peaks, the beauty of Kashmir had been depicted in several hit Hindi movies like Aarzoo, Kashmir Ki Kali and Betaab until insurgency hit the valley.
Indian filmmakers mixed the dress and culture of Kashmir with Himachal Pradesh. Mission Kashmir, Jaal-the trap and other such generic films on Kashmir directly linked Islam with militancy in Kashmir.
Set in the Kashmir Valley, Yahaan is the story of an Indian army captain (Jimmy Shergill) who falls in love with a Kashmiri Muslim girl (Minissha Lamba). The film explores how the two lovers get caught in the crossfire between the army and the militants.
