Bollywood filmmaker says Islamophobia has spread into Indian cinema
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — Prominent Bollywood filmmaker Tigmanshu Dhulia has said growing Islamophobia across Indian society has seeped into the country’s influential film industry, acknowledging concerns over anti-Muslim prejudice in an industry that has historically projected India’s religious and cultural diversity. Dhulia, an acclaimed…
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — Prominent Bollywood filmmaker Tigmanshu Dhulia has said growing Islamophobia across Indian society has seeped into the country’s influential film industry, acknowledging concerns over anti-Muslim prejudice in an industry that has historically projected India’s religious and cultural diversity. Dhulia, an.
His address examined the state of India’s media and film industry amid concerns over censorship, political influence and declining creative freedom. Asked by veteran journalist and former Economic and Political Weekly editor Paranjoy Guha Thakurta whether Islamophobia had entered Mumbai’s film industry, popularly known.
What Happened
Bollywood has faced growing criticism over the portrayal of Muslims in an increasingly polarized India. Several commercially successful films in recent years have been accused by movie critics, scholars and Muslim groups of depicting Muslims as terrorists, invaders or demographic threats while.
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Dhulia also criticized the increasing corporatization of Bollywood and argued that commercial considerations had weakened storytelling, while maintaining that political ideology alone could not make successful cinema.
Asked whether fear of police complaints and legal action now influences what filmmakers write, he acknowledged practicing self-censorship.
Dhulia also linked the changing film environment to growing pressure on creative expression.
Dhulia noted that Bollywood once helped create a common cultural language through “Hindustani,” blending Hindi and Urdu words that could be understood across India’s linguistic and religious divides.
Why It Matters
Some politically charged films have also received public endorsements and tax concessions from governments controlled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party.
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