Skip to main content

Netanyahu Invites, Khans Declines - The Bollywood Hypocrisy

Bollywood Hypocrisy

THE PRIME MINISTER OF ISRAEL, Benjamin Netanyahu invited the entire Hindi film fraternity for an event called “Shalom Bollywood”. Some attended while a few didn’t. But, if you think it's as simple as that, like "it should be up to the priority of the invitee and those having a busy schedule may skip the event", you might be wrong. Politics is the case:
The interesting part is that the people who didn't show up in the event are the same ones who were keen for lifting the ban on Pakistani artists who were banned to work in India on the wake of fidayeen attack on Indian army in Uri, carried out by the guerrilla army of Pakistan.

According to their logic, for the sake of arts, we should allow people from a "terrorist state" to come, make name, fame, money and return back to the safe haven of terrorists. While for the sake of not hurting the feeling of Muslim nations, these people decided to remain absent from the event when a foreign dignitary of the stature of Mr Netanyahu, on his visit to the country, wished to meet them.

I do not disagree with the argument that Art is boundless and artists know no boundaries”, I do not even take offence with the Pakistani artists working in Bollywood. But the occasion and context in which the argument was applied, I do have a problem with Bollywood hypocrisy. Indeed, art is boundless, that’s why Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said: The world loves Bollywood, Israel loves Bollywood, I love Bollywood. The love for Bollywood in places like Israel is quite surprising. The reach of Bollywood films to places other than the Indian subcontinent reinforces the gravity of the statement of art being free from political boundaries.

Aamir Khan claims to be patriotic. But he, at several times, proved that his love for his religion overcome his ‘alleged’ love for India. He is the one who was enrolled in "atithi devo bhava" (guests are gods) Ad preaching the populace to show hospitality in receiving guests (tourists). It seems that Netanyahu was not an "atithi" to Aamir. He might be an excellent actor, but he is equally hypocrite. Salman Khan enjoys a massive fan base. He doesn't claim to be patriotic like Aamir but he goes around every Bollywood function to perform his weird dance moves — that youth of "this country" make a trend. Shah Rukh Khan, too, never tried to show an overwhelming feeling of patriotism like Aamir in 'real' life. Neither does he carry hardcore followers as Salman. So, there was nothing surprising from his side. But, as a popular Indian actor, he could've attended the event.

Bravo Imtiaz Ali was the only established Muslim artist who was present at the event without caring about fatwa or the boycotting of his films in the Islamic states (ISIS excluded). Yet, the question is, can his presence cover the absence of all other Muslims stars of Bollywood?

Now, don't expect me to talk about every single of them. The three Khans along with the other Muslim artists have ruled the Hindi film industry because of the love and admiration of their fellow countrymen. They should've considered this fact. Basically, what our "filmstars" did is — they displayed solidarity with the religious propaganda of the Muslim world. But, while doing that they've shown that they're a Muslim first before an Indian.

India doesn’t want to give a religious angle to such things despite the fact that it is only the members of a particular religion involved in a lobby — of organizing a silent protest against the coming of Israeli PM on the Indian soil. The group that preaches tolerance have no tolerance themselves. Their attitude shows that they are the ones who need to learn the principles of tolerance first.

It is not like India doesn't have a sympathy for Palestine cause. India has repeatedly taken risk of supporting Palestine when almost everyone outside of the Muslim world chose to abandon them. Recently, India voted in favour of a UN General Assembly resolution rejecting U.S. recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. It was New Delhi's principled stand against the United States at a time when liberal ideology has weakened. And by the way, the sympathy of the Muslim world to Palestine is so effective that they have ended up creating Hamas, a terrorist organisation, and call it a People's Struggle against Occupants.

To wrap up, I'd just like to say that whether the arrogant Muslim Bollywood stars attend an event of national importance or not, it doesn't really matter. The intention here is only to highlight the double standard of Bollywood which needs to be exposed, especially to those who blindly follow and worship them.

Anyways, the Shalom Bollywood event has been successfully commenced with this:

Also Read: The Sensational Case of Salman Khan and Black Bucks, After Two Decades Justice Served?

Comments

Popular posts from this blog

The Marvels Of Board Exams

AFTER AN EXHILARATING HOLI, comes the boring and haunting board exam, the exam for which no amount of preparation gives an impression of sufficiency. Students across the nation get excited as well as depressed. They are ‘excitingly depressed’. Excited to give the final exam of their school life, to enter into a new world, and depressed thinking what society would say if their marks won't be that good. Sharma Ji’s meritorious child is making things worse. While the level of questions asked in the exams has become easy these days, the quality of students being produced is decreasing, WhatsApp, Social Media and expansion of internet are to blame. The internet and smartphones may help students in their higher studies, but it misfires in case of younger kids. It only serves as a distraction, the biggest of modern times. Earlier, when kids go out to play some sports , it was treated as a distraction from studies. But now, it has been understood clearly that it wasn't seeing...

The Story Behind WhatsApp Stirring Campaign To Stop Fake News And Rumours In India

After the government's timely reprimand to the ridiculously popular messaging app famous for reducing the barrier of distance between people, making business communication and note sharing easier — all with high privacy; and equally infamous for propagating provocative messages, fake news and rumours which, on several occasions, have resulted in the creation of a violent and murderous mob even costing lives of many, and then showing middle finger to the law enforcement bodies along with the judiciary, the app now appears to be taking things a little more seriously. The government, on last year, had slapped the Facebook-owned WhatsApp with legal notices with a clear warning that it would consider the messaging platform as an abettor in the spread of toxic rumours resulting in disharmony among citizens with law and order problems for the state, and will have to face the legal consequences in failing to put adequate checks for the same. As the world's largest democracy w...

The Whistle For The 2019 Political Battle Is Blown And The Bahubali Ready

ON THE VERY FIRST DAY OF 2019, with an exclusive interview to the ANI, Narendra Bahubali made his intentions crystal clear. That the Bahubali is not gratified with just one term and is ready to battle for the another. For the critics, it would be interesting to find out if there is going to be any Katappa or it’ll be a Katappa-less battle. Ok, let's be serious. Politics is a serious subject, no? Let’s talk about Smita Prakash who seems to be Mr Modi's preferred choice of journalists in order to move and shake the political discourse of the nation. Speaking of her, I must tell you, the lady is a very great listener. To interview someone like Modi, you need to be a good listener rather than a good speaker. Because, you know, he goes on and on… and on. Eventually, he ends up wooing you. Though not if you have some predefined political goals or loyalty to a particular party. The interview was much-needed from him to upgrade his party’s morale for the bigger battle ah...

The Official Arrival Of #MeToo In India

American civil rights activist and founder of neo-feminist movement #MeToo, Tarana Burke asked women to open up about sexual harassment they've experienced in the past, or facing it right now. She said, “ You don’t have to tell your story, you just have to say Me Too. ”  Since then, there have been shocking accounts of women describing their unfortunate experiences, and thereby holding a mirror to the civilised society. They range from stories of assault to stalking to intimidation. With each further account making clear that there was a systemic pattern of abuse and silence. Now as a hashtag, #MeToo symbolises solidarity and support of thousands and is today one of the most momentous contemporary movements globally. The reason for the success of this movement, obviously, is the popularity of social media and the involvement of many well-known people mainly from the entertainment industry of Hollywood. MeToo Arrives India Now, it seems that MeToo has arrived India. ...

Does India As A State Obliged Towards Her Citizens For Providing Them Employment?

As the Modi-led BJP government has failed to rescue India from Job crisis in its five-year term, the question is whether the government has done enough to maintain the equilibrium in the job market of the country? And whether or not the government should be held liable for creating this crisis in the first place? Screenshot from movie 3 idiots Article 41 {Right to work, to education and to public assistance in certain cases} under DPSP says: “The State shall, within the limits of its economic capacity and development, make effective provision for securing the right to work, to education and to public assistance in cases of unemployment, old age, sickness and disablement, and in other cases of undeserved want.” The DPSP cannot be enforced by any court, but the principles laid down in this part are nevertheless fundamental in the governance of the country, and it should be the duty of the State to apply these principles in making laws. We also need to look back to Mo...

Accidental Prime Minister Compels India To Talk Manmohan Singh And Corruption Before Election, A Review

The media advisor to former prime minister Manmohan Singh, with his boring job, has been able to commercialize a story of his boss right to the screen. No one would have imagined this possibility when the book was launched in the midst of the 2014 election; when it also made a buzz with the allegations giving birth to controversies. But with the change of government after the election, things cooled down and people forgot their highly qualified yet good-for-nothing economist PM. Only till next election though. ⭐⭐ (2/5) Directed by - Vijay Ratnakar Gutte Starring - Anupam Kher, Akshaye Khanna, Suzanne Bernert Storyline: Non-fiction, dramatized biography of former PM Manmohan Singh Prime characters  Sanjay Baru: Media advisor to the PM and the narrator Manmohan Singh: The Accidental Prime Minister (2003-2014) Sonia Gandhi: The villain-in-chief, is an evil Italian woman using proxies to get hold of power and control things remotely through Manmohan Singh Rahul Gandhi: ...

The Padmavaat Circus — A Brief Summary

OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS, the nation has witnessed a bizarre issue. We have been battling with the question of whether a film should be allowed to screen or not. It is definitely a matter of concern if a movie is not allowed to be showcased, and even more if the makers and artists receive threats. But, don't you think we gave it more importance than what it really deserved? It certainly was not worthy of the space for prime time debates every single day as if it is the “only” thing India is concerned about. From the beginning, I was appalled by the duration of time Padmavati remain in the news. After the news, they do a stupid TV debate about the same. We then also saw TV anchors giving a "no-objection certificate" to the movie happily. It was at a time when the film had not been even sent to the CBFC.  But, there was a journalist/anchor who was showing the educational crisis in the country instead of a frivolous debate of whether Padmavati to be allowed to rel...