Daily Times
April 23, 2021
Being a film buff for the better part of my life, I never imagined a time would come when Bollywood, one of the largest film industries in the world, would fall into the grip of an odious Hindutva regime; one that is ardently inspired by Nazism and other brands of fascism.
Bollywood itself represents a vital part of the cultural diplomacy that has been effective in projecting India’s soft power since the dawn of this century; when it began spreading its wings across the world, catering to not only Indian diasporas but also to the larger South Asian region, Middle East and the West.