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Analysis: Bollywood’s Relationship With Narendra Modi’s BJP Under The Microscope As Elections In World’s Largest Democracy Get Underway
Bollywood, Narendra Modi and the delayed Sabarmati Report movie are under the microscope as Indian elections get underway.
By June 5, the world will have discovered whether controversial Prime Minister Narendra Modi ’s incumbent Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has been given a third term — a result widely expected coming as his tenure at the very top enters its second decade. Rather than influencing voter choices, Sidharth Bhatia, a founding editor of The Wire, one of the few remaining independent newspapers in India, said the clutch of movies “probably confirm people’s views and prejudices.” “Now there have been so many films, their impact is bound to be diluted,” he added. In a 2015 TV interview, Shah Rukh Khan criticized the government, stating: “Religious intolerance and not being secular in this country is the worst kind of crime that you can do as a patriot.” Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath shot back, warning him to “remember that if a huge mass in society boycotts his films, he would have to wander the streets like a normal Muslim.”
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