According to Forrest Gump, life is like a box of chocolates because “you never know what you’re going to get.”
Now, an Indian remake of the movie has been hit by boycott calls over years-old comments by its Muslim star, Aamir Khan.
It is the latest example of how Bollywood actors, particularly minority Muslims such as Khan, are feeling increased pressure under Hindu nationalist Indian Prime Minister Modi.
Laal Singh Chaddha, an Indian spin on the 1994 Hollywood hit with Tom Hanks, is expected to be one of India’s biggest films of the year. This is due in large part to its
Dad s death beats bail drive Father of a CAA activist passes away without being able to meet his daughter
A Twitter campaign spearheaded by students was scheduled to roll from 7pm to 9pm on Sunday seeking the release of Natasha Narwal from jail on bail, given the worsening health of her father and Covid patient Mahavir Narwal.
Around 6pm on Sunday, Mahavir Narwal passed away in a Haryana hospital.
Natasha, a Jawaharlal Nehru University student who led the women’s student group Pinjra Tod, has been in jail for almost a year for several cases related to the protests against the new citizenship regime, including the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).