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1. www.abc.net.au › news › 2023/08/10'You have to suck up or shut up': The clampdown on Bollywood ...

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   Aug 9, 2023 · In India, the Modi government is accused of waging a war on Bollywood and using it for party propaganda. ... Dancers perform to songs from the Bollywood film Adipurush at a launch event in Mumbai ...

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2. scroll.in › reel › 1065984A dummy’s guide to propaganda films in Bollywood - Scroll.in

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   Apr 2, 2024 · The anti-Bollywood movie skips conventional elements of romance, choreographed songs, glamour or humour. ... big-name Bollywood producers are queuing up to add propaganda movies to their slate ...

3. www.france24.com › en › asia-pacificBollywood makes a song and dance for Modi ahead of Indian ...

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   Apr 11, 2024 · In the lead-up to the 2024 elections, Bollywood’s instrumentalisation as a propaganda tool has risen to new heights, according to Nandini Ramnath, critic and film editor at Scroll.in, a leading ...

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5. thediplomat.com › 2023 › 02Bollywood Film ‘Pathaan’ Pushes Back Against Modi Regime’s ...

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   Feb 14, 2023 · Significantly, the success of “Pathaan” is also a watershed for the Bollywood film industry, where films have increasingly become propaganda vehicles for the Modi government’s divisive agenda.

6. www.theatlantic.com › magazine › archiveCan Bollywood Survive Modi? - The Atlantic

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   Jun 10, 2021 · Bollywood has been central to the creation of India’s national myth. Its movies are full of dance and song, but their genius lies in the ability to weave serious issues—social justice, women ...

7. indianexpress.com › article › entertainmentWhen All India Radio banned Bollywood songs in 1952 for ...

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   Apr 13, 2023 · The show suggests that the ban of Hindi film music was the direct result of the ongoing Cold War between USA and USSR. The show suggests that USSR was interested in using Indian film stars for their propaganda, which was supported by a section of the Indian government and since the Indian filmmakers did not comply, their music was banned by AIR.

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   What makes a propaganda movie different from a Bollywood movie?

   • The ecosystem behind the propaganda film sets itself apart from Bollywood, an industry that is denigrated as a cesspool of nepotists, hedonists, Hindu-bashers and seditionists. The anti-Bollywood movie skips conventional elements of romance, choreographed songs, glamour or humour.

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   Why did USSR ban Hindi film music?

   • The show suggests that the ban of Hindi film music was the direct result of the ongoing Cold War between USA and USSR. The show suggests that USSR was interested in using Indian film stars for their propaganda, which was supported by a section of the Indian government and since the Indian filmmakers did not comply, their music was banned by AIR.

   When All India Radio banned Bollywood songs in 1952 for ‘ruining young

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   Why are Bollywood movies so popular?

   • Its movies are full of dance and song, but their genius lies in the ability to weave serious issues—social justice, women’s rights, gay rights, interreligious marriage—into entertainment. Bollywood films are at once commercial and political. They epitomize the pluralism of India. And in today’s political climate, that makes them a target.

   Can Bollywood Survive Modi? - The Atlantic

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   What is a BJP propaganda film?

   • Rather, propaganda films advocate for the BJP government’s concerns through loosely fictionalised events and characters. They evangelise for Hindutva, the ideology underpinning the BJP and its allied organisations. They have a ripped-from-the-headlines quality, with storylines analysing current affairs.

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   Is Bollywood a political tool?

   • But some critics say since Modi became prime minister, Bollywood has been more intentionally transformed into a political tool. "I think this government and the prime minister Mr Modi himself, for the first time, has mobilised cinema as a propaganda tool," says Professor Bhaskar. Modi is hugely popular in India.

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   What does 'propaganda' mean?

   • Derived from Latin and meaning to spread or propagate, the word “propaganda” can be applied to Films Division newsreels extolling government programmes as well as wartime efforts to boost the national spirit. In the current context, it simply means the pro-government film, or more specifically, the pro-Bharatiya Janata Party government film.

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9. www.epw.in › engage › articleBollywood's Propaganda Wheels Have Been Set in Motion

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   May 21, 2019 · Bollywood's Propaganda Wheels Have Been Set in Motion. by. Sayandeb Chowdhury. In this election season, propaganda in Indian cinema has come of age. Once upon a time in Hollywood, socially conscious cinema would be frowned upon. It was a standing joke in Hollywood that a studio-era executive, on hearing a sober, earnest script with deep ...