OTT space gets political
Politics has never really been a favoured subject for Bollywood filmmakers. In a country where mainstream cinema never
┬а | ┬а9 Jan 2021 5:10 AM GMT
Politics has never really been a favoured subject for Bollywood filmmakers. In a country where mainstream cinema never really got out of the grip of censor woes and protest groups, the Hindi film industry by and large avoided cinema that spoke of politics and politicians.
There have been cases in the past, after all, when themes pertaining to politics faced trouble. Kissaa Kursee Kaa was banned from release during Emergency owing to its satirical depiction of democracy in the country. Aandhi was banned a few months after release because it was felt that the film bore shades of Indira Gandhi and her politics. Parzania, depicting a fictional story against the backdrop of the 2002 Gujarat riots, was banned in that state, and so was Firaaq. Inshallah Kashmir won a National Award, but was denied release, allegedly for showing the torture of ex-militants at the hands of armymen. Bollywood cinema has naturally hesitated looking at Indian politics and political themes while setting up fictional drama.