Though Kashmir is omnipresent in political discourse, very little is truly known of Kashmiri culture or the effects of territorial conflict on the Kashmiri way of life. In particular, the cinematic representation of Kashmir has been overly simplistic, either as a pristine paradise or as a breeding ground for terrorists. In the trailer for No Fathers in Kashmir, Noor asks Maji (the two children protagonists) if Maji knows any terrorist. Here, the frustrations of a muzzled Kashmir raising slogans of “azadi” is not meant to signify secessionist demands. Kashmir, then, is also seen to transcend existing cages of being either Pakistan’s jugular vein, or India’s atoot ang, or a rogue secessionist state.