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Clip Dossier: Documenting OTT Platforms' Worst Offences

A research compilation gathering clips from films and web-series cited in a white paper on the misconduct of OTT platforms — from crude stereotypes to disturbing content served up to audiences.

Essays & Investigations · Anti-Hindu Narratives

An Open Letter to Alia Bhatt, Gucci's ‘Vegan’ Ambassador

An open letter challenging the contradiction between Alia Bhatt's vegan, pro-animal image and her role as global ambassador for Gucci, a brand PETA has long campaigned against for animal cruelty.

Celebrity Watch · Essays & Investigations

‘Bawaal’ and Bollywood's Habit of Mocking Gujarati Hindus

A review arguing that 'Bawaal' continues Bollywood's pattern of caricaturing the enterprising Gujarati Hindu community, on top of a plot riddled with holes and unmotivated characters.

Anti-Hindu Narratives · Movie Reviews

Why Does Bollywood Cast Only Hindu Men and Families as Toxic?

An analysis of how Hindi cinema repeatedly frames Hindu men as weak or abusive husbands and fathers, drawing on Laxmii, Atrangi Re, Gangubai Kathiawadi, Goodbye and more.

Anti-Hindu Narratives

A Satirical Guide to Writing an ‘Off-beat’ Bollywood Film

A tongue-in-cheek guide listing the recycled anti-Hindu tropes that supposedly 'intellectual' art-house films lean on to win festival applause and critical validation.

Essays & Investigations · Anti-Hindu Narratives

Why Manoj Muntashir's ‘Adipurush’ Apology Rings Hollow

A close reading of lyricist Manoj Muntashir Shukla's shifting statements before and after 'Adipurush', arguing his apology for the film's crude dialogue was damage control rather than genuine remorse.

Essays & Investigations · Sadhus, Sanskrit & Scripture

Anti-Hindu Narratives

Films and shows that stereotype, demonise, or vilify Hindus, their families, and traditions.

Afwaah (2023)

This film gaslights Love Jihad victims and declares their experiences as gossip.

Anti-Hindu Narratives · Movie Reviews

When Mahesh Bhatt locked lips with and wanted to marry his daughter Pooja Bhatt

Bollywood filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt kissed his daughter Pooja Bhatt during a photoshoot and wanted to marry her.

Anti-Hindu Narratives

Garbage (2018)

It is disappointing that such third-rate Hinduphobic mindsets represent Indian cinema abroad.

Anti-Hindu Narratives

3 Idiots (2009)

'All izz well' in B'wood even if they trigger rape victims, equate pooja with obscenity

Anti-Hindu Narratives

Films show Sanyasis poorly: Kerala HC

Comments of Kerala HC bench confirms what GOB has pointed out — Bollywood projects saffron-clad men as criminals.

Anti-Hindu Narratives

Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi (1958)

Ganguly brothers made this film with plagiarised songs. Shocked when it became a hit.

Anti-Hindu Narratives

Jeevan Mrityu (1970)

Romantic number also have Mughal-friendly agenda

Anti-Hindu Narratives

Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare

Unworthy Hindu husband pushing wife to inter-faith promiscuity

Anti-Hindu Narratives · Movie Reviews

Jodi Breakers (2012)

Film: Jodi Breakers

Anti-Hindu Narratives · Movie Reviews

Singham Returns (2014)

Super cop prays at Dargah to defeat villainous Hindu baba

Anti-Hindu Narratives · Movie Reviews

Wazir (2016)

Grieving KP father finds clarity in a mosque, not mandir

Anti-Hindu Narratives

Mard (1998)

Johnny Lever promotes anti-Hindu message — won't go to Mandir, won't eat prashaad

Anti-Hindu Narratives

Mujhse Shaadi Karogi (2004)

Slandering Hinduism by using Yajurveda mantras in a cheap context

Anti-Hindu Narratives · Movie Reviews

When A Film Inspired By Famed Indian Spy Ravindra Kaushik Changed His Character To Rehamatullah Khan

Real heroes portrayed with different religious identity onscreen

Anti-Hindu Narratives

After Gems of Bollywood Showed Shreyas Talpade Stomping on ‘Om’ Sign In A Movie, Actor Aplogises

We, at Gems of Bollywood, welcome the apology

Anti-Hindu Narratives

Song From Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar Plagiarised From This 1997 British Song

'Tere Pyaar Mein' beats plagiarised from a British song

Anti-Hindu Narratives

When Padma Awardees Javed Akhtar And Amitabh Bachchan Created Double-Meaning Anthem For Perverts

Film: Jaadugar

Anti-Hindu Narratives

Gems Of Bollywood Was Sent A List Of Questions By Al Jazeera On Film Pathaan. Our Response

Gems of Bollywood responds to Al Jazeera

Anti-Hindu Narratives

Desperate 'SRKians' Are Sharing Old, Unrelated Visuals To Claim Houseful Shows Of Pathaan

A cinema hall in Tamil Nadu called out a user for calling the audience for film Varisu as that for Pathaan

Anti-Hindu Narratives

From Uttar Pradesh To Bihar To Karnataka, Protests Taken Out Against Film Pathaan

Posters were burnt, slogans were raised against the film and its lead actor Shahrukh Khan

Anti-Hindu Narratives

Controversial Journalist Barkha Dutt Gets Rightly Called Out For Labelling People Opposing Pathaan As 'Mobsters'

She called violent anti-CAA mobs as protesters and not mobsters despite cop Ratan Lal's death

Anti-Hindu Narratives

72 Reasons Behind Boycott Pathaan Trend

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Anti-Hindu Narratives

Last Major Film Of 2022 Was A Disaster. First Major Film Of 2023 Is Heading Towards It

The first weekend of Kuttey has been bad for the filmmakers

Anti-Hindu Narratives

This Year's Last Big-Budget Film, Cirkus, Is Also A Disaster

With the failure of Rohit Shetty’s ‘Cirkus’ (the final big-budget film of the year), it would be fair to say that 2022 ends with an important message that Bollywood would do well to remember — ‘formula films’ and expensive stars do not sell tickets anymore.…

Anti-Hindu Narratives

If There Is No Food On Their Table, Why Should Indians Watch Your Film Or Any Bollywood Film, Ratna Pathak Shah?

The Bollywood actress recently commented on the outrage against ‘Besharam Rang’

Anti-Hindu Narratives

When Shah Rukh Khan Expressed Hope His Son Would Be A Serial Molester And Druggie

The involvement of Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan Khan in a drug scandal may have shocked many Bollywood lovers but not those who remember this old video where Shah Rukh Khan happily expressed a wish that he wanted his son to be a druggie and a skirt-chaser.…

Anti-Hindu Narratives

When Deepika Padukone Fancied Rahul Gandhi As Prime Minister In An Interview And Joined Anti-BJP-RSS Sloganeering In JNU

She stood in solidarity with students protesting Citizenship Amendment Act

Anti-Hindu Narratives

Soft Porn + Cheap Lyrics In Song Called 'Hare Krishna, Hare Ram'

Using a chant for an item number with lewd lyrics

Anti-Hindu Narratives

When Shah Rukh Khan Confessed He Was Looking To Be A Porn Star

The song 'Besharam Rang' from upcoming film Pathaan may be making news for the most awkward reasons now, but Bollywood has relentlessly promoted the problematic ideology at the core of that song for ages — scores of skimpily-clad women dancing in an erotic manner to seduce a man in what seems like a…

Anti-Hindu Narratives

When Tabassum’s Mother Azghari Begum Became Shanti Devi By Opting For ‘Shuddhi’ From Swami Shraddhanand

Swami Shraddhanand was shot dead by a fanatic soon after

Anti-Hindu Narratives

Anil Kapoor — Shootout at Wadala (2013)

For the 'bhaand', shootout with cops is not as important as accurate portrayal of the underworld

Anti-Hindu Narratives · Celebrity Watch

Dharmaputra (1961)

B. R. Chopra fled Lahore with his family during Partition. Years later, he produced a movie directed by his younger brother Yash in which a Muslim man dies fighting the British while a Hindu colludes with them, burning Muslim houses and forcing Muslims to leave India.

Anti-Hindu Narratives

Aap Ke Saath (1986)

Man and grandpa bond over vulgar fantasies

Anti-Hindu Narratives

'Hanuman Bhakt' Cheats Woman By Marrying Her Using Fake Identity (Abhimanyu)

Anil Kapoor, playing a character named Abhimanyu in a film on the same name, traps a girl in a relationship through fraud, using a fake identity. He reveals his real identity only on the wedding night, much to her shock.…

Anti-Hindu Narratives

Rapist’s Punishment Is To Marry The Victim (Abhimanyu)

In 1989 film Abhimanyu, Pannalal (Shakti Kapoor) rapes Tulsi (Poonam Dhillon) and the only justice that the victim can think of is to get married to him. This is the message being sent to men — rape a girl and she will be forced to marry you.…

Anti-Hindu Narratives

Bollywood Remake Of Tamil Film Changes Amitabh Bachchan's Car Number From 5252 To 786 (Sooryavansham)

In 1997 film Sooryavansham, the protagonist's number plate is 786, which in Arabic numerology means "in the name of Allah, the ever merciful, the ever compassionate". In the original Tamil film of the same name, the car's number plate has no such Islamic significance and is named a missable 5252.…

Anti-Hindu Narratives

Spectacular Fail: When Dialogues Written To Shame Hindus Ended Up Becoming Iconic (Shaurya)

Brigadier Rudra Pratap Singh's fiery speech in Shaurya (2008) looked every bit like it was written to shame Hindus for their supposed anti-Islamic bigotry, but the ‘secular-Communist’ project backfired spectacularly as the Brigadier character went on to be immortalised in memes on the Internet for ‘…

Anti-Hindu Narratives

Aarti As Background Score Of Funny Scene (Karamdaata)

In 1986 film Karamdaata, a character named Govinda, played by Mithun Chakraborty, tries to wake up Pinky (Amrita Singh) while his mother is doing aarti in front of Hindu deities. Pinky throws a tantrum, breaking many things in their house while Govinda’s mother frantically continues to recite the aa…

Anti-Hindu Narratives

'Ram' and 'Sita' As Servants (Krodh)

In 2000 film 'Krodh', two servants who are depicted as simpletons and speak colloquial Hindi, are named Ram and Sita. When they are introduced, they repeat 'Ram Ram' which is a common greeting among Hindus, in a comic way.…

Anti-Hindu Narratives

Song Shows Saif Ali Khan Thrusting His ‘Chooha’, That Is His Private Part, On 16-Year-Old (Yaar Gaddar)

"I have brought my chooha, where is your choohi," sings Padma Shri-awardee Nawab Saif Ali Khan as Jai Verma in film Yaar Gaddar (1994). To make sure the heroine really understands which rat he's talking about, he presses the female character's face against it, while she clearly looks uncomfortable.…

Anti-Hindu Narratives

Brothel is 'Mandir' Where 'Dancer' Gives 'Darshan' and 'Prasad'

Thugs of Hindostan has a problem with Mandirs

Anti-Hindu Narratives

Phir Hera Pheri (2006)

Baburao is the average practising Hindu to be mocked at.

Anti-Hindu Narratives

Holy Chant Bam Bhole Turned Into Its Parody, Bum Bole (Taare Zameen Par)

In 2007, Aamir Khan came out with Taare Zameen Par, a film on struggles of a child with learning disabilities and how a teacher helps him overcome those challenges. Even though the subject had nothing to do with religion, Khan introduced a song that went ‘Bum Bum Bole’, on obvious parody of ‘Bam Bam…

Anti-Hindu Narratives

Hindus Are Intolerant, Stab People With Trishul (pk)

In his film 'pk', director Rajkumar Hirani repeats the same gag of a character pulling down his pants from his previous film, '3 Idiots'. Only this time it is because of intolerant Hindus. The 'bhakts' of a fraud 'tapasvi' pierced his posterior with a trishul for reporting a story about their guru,…

Anti-Hindu Narratives

Hindu Women Are Raunchy, Pak Men Fight Terrorism (Indoo ki Jawani)

(H)Indoo ignores other men in her neighbourhood and throws herself at a Pakistani man she found at a dating site. Ironically, this man fights terrorists and saves her life in the movie. Narrative — Hindu men disappoint their women. Therefore, these women then lust after Pakistani Muslim men.…

Anti-Hindu Narratives

'I Don't Want To Be Mira. I Am Better Off As Shakira'

If you thought the entertainment industry's religious agenda was limited to movies, check out this song by Tina Jindal and Vishal Chawla mocking Sant Mirabai and Lord Krishna. The singer says she would rather be like Shakira and Heer.…

Anti-Hindu Narratives

Promoting Obscenity Among Kids Using Cartoons (Pati, Patni Aur Wo)

Bollywood's obsession with promoting obscenity under the pretext of artistic freedom is an old story. But did you know that it has been keen on getting young children addicted to lewd content? Check out the opening track of this U-certified (child-friendly) 1978 film showing the animated story of Ad…

Anti-Hindu Narratives

Brave Men Recite Kalma As Their Last Words (Jeete Hain Shaan Se)

Hindu characters chanting 'mantra' is subject to comedy and ridicule, but Muslim characters recite the 'kalma' when doing a brave, noble deed. If that is not double standards, then what is? Watch this gem from the blockbuster 'Jeete Hain Shaan Se', where Iqbal (Govinda) dies while saving Mithun's mo…

Anti-Hindu Narratives

Hindu Goddess Lakshmi Steals Money (Gair Kanooni)

Here is another gem written by Islamist writer and preacher Kader Khan where Sridevi plays a thug and scam artist named Lakshmi. Although Hindus believe Goddess Lakshmi enters their homes with prosperity and abundance on Deepavali, Bollywood's Lakshmi steals from people and mocks devotees inside the…

Anti-Hindu Narratives

'Om Jai Jagadish Hare' Is An Ode To Fraud Gods (PK)

Riddle this: What is common amid cartels converting people with the lure of Jannat and Aamir Khan's pk? Both promote the idea that the Gods of Sanatan Dharma are frauds and worthy of scorn. Anti-terrorism squads may catch the former, but the latter is a proud member of the National Film Archives.…

Anti-Hindu Narratives

Mosque Stands Tall In Scene Where Alien Chases Shiva, Flings Trishul (pk)

In pk, Aamir Khan chases the “fearless Shiva”, that is, a man dressed as Shiva. In the chase, Khan disrobes a sadhu, flings a Trishul and spits paan in front of a Hindu devotee in prayer. All this while a wide shot of a mosque towers over the “fake and scared” Shiva. Enraged? Wonder how […]

Anti-Hindu Narratives

Family Shamed For Opposing Love Jihad (Mimi)

What is wrong if a significantly older Muslim man impregnates a young Hindu girl? Nothing, says Bollywood. Instead, it wants you to laugh at the girl's shocked parents. If they oppose such a blessed union, they are just bigots who don't deserve our sympathies.…

Anti-Hindu Narratives

Temples Prop Up Anywhere, Hindus Worship Out Of Fear (pk)

Even though the Delhi High court pulled up the state government earlier this year for allowing illegal mazars and dargahs to prop up in the middle of the road, Bollywood would have you believe that such construction is a solely Hindu phenomenon.…

Anti-Hindu Narratives

Pictures Of Hindu Deities Next To Footwear Pile, Urination Wall Is Funny (pk)

Aamir Khan may be scared of living in a Hindu-majority country, but it doesn't stop him from making films denigrating the Hindu faith. Take this scene from PK, for example, where a briefcase adorned with stickers of Hindu deities is put near a pile of footwear, right next to a wall where PK urinates…

Anti-Hindu Narratives

Paresh Rawal — A Career In Hindu Reform In Under Two Minutes (Part 2)

Actor-turned-politician Paresh Rawal has a successful filmography as a comic and supporting actor. However, it remains to be known why he finds denigrating Hindus, Hindu customs and their devi-devta as funny in his films. Look at this link below.…

Anti-Hindu Narratives

Paresh Rawal — A Career In Hindu Reform In Under Two Minutes (Part 1)

Derision towards all that is sacred to practising Hindus seems to be a sure-shot way to thriving in Bollywood. Actor-turned-BJP MP Paresh Rawal's filmography swells with several movies that say it is okay to insult Sanatan Dharam while glorifying the virtues of "5 waqt namaz".…

Anti-Hindu Narratives

Linking 'Hari Om' With slapstick Humour (Anokhi Ada)

Watch this clownish-yet-unfunny scene from Anokhi Ada where Mehmood experiments with a "Jawaani ki goli". The tablet shows a reverse effect and turns him into an old man. The moment he turns old, Mahboob blurts out "Hari Om".…

Anti-Hindu Narratives

The Real Faithfuls Always Make Time For Worship, Unlike Hindus (Mumbai Saga)

Even if he is a hardened criminal, the real faithful will make time for prayer no matter what. His connection to his God is direct, unlike the shallow tilakdhaari Hindu, who keeps yearning for the VIP queue for darshan at the temple.…

Anti-Hindu Narratives

Communist Political Propaganda Served As Entertainment (Yeh Desh)

Writer Kamleshwar, a known communist, plugged the communist agenda in this film 'Yeh Desh', featuring Jeetendra and Kamal Hassan. He didn't stop at calling the factory owner the bad guy. He also had to name them Dharamdas and Deshbandhu. Now guess, what are the good guys in this film called?…

Anti-Hindu Narratives

Adultery + Pregnancy = Ramayan (Hungama 2)

In Hungama 2, Ramayan is a code word for pregnancy from adultery. We also didn't miss the scene where Rajpal Yadav's character says, "Allah Kasam, I won't forget old religion when I fake a new one" (to woo a woman, in this case). Going further, Shilpa Shetty worships 'Maa Hungama'.…

Anti-Hindu Narratives

Should Invader-glorifier K Asif Get Padma Award? (Mughal-e-Azam)

BJP politician Vijay Goel must have an excellent reason for seeking Padma Vibhushan (India's second-highest civilian award) for K Asif — writer-director of the contorted historical drama Mughal-E-Azam. We wonder what that reason is.…

Anti-Hindu Narratives

Lampooning Janeudhari Hindu Is Best Comedy (Money Hai Toh Honey Hai)

Writer Muazzam Beg wants you to laugh at janeudhaari Hindu characters chanting mantras and observing daily rituals. Practising Hindus are shown as lusty characters who lose focus from their prayers when they see a woman in bikini.…

Anti-Hindu Narratives

Trashing Hindu Families And Preachers Who Oppose Love Jihad (pk)

Hindu families in India don't want their daughters to marry Pakistani Muslims because saffron-clad 'fraud' babas are brainwashing them to become bigots. These are not excerpts from Zakir Naik's lecture. It is the concluding message of Aamir Khan's pk.…

Anti-Hindu Narratives

Harichandra Ramchandra Mirchandani = Harami

Golmaal (2006) has a problem with people named after Lord Rama

Anti-Hindu Narratives

Declaring Hindu Deities As 'Missing' Is Comedy (pk)

Watch this scene where alien pk (Aamir Khan) distributes pamphlets looking for Hindu bhagwans he "can't find". As if this alien had seen Allah sitting in the seventh sky. Why else would Khan's character not question the existence of the supreme power in his own faith?…

Anti-Hindu Narratives

Reading Quranic Ayats To Terrorists Will De-radicalize Them (Batla House)

ACP Sanjay Kumar (John Abraham) carries a hardbound copy of the Quran with him, reads it with exaggerated reverence and insists that no 'sachcha Mussalman' can be a terrorist (even though the latter willingly accepts the charges).…

Anti-Hindu Narratives

When Anu Malik Plagiarised Israeli National Anthem (Diljale)

Serial plagiarist Anwar Malik aka Anu Malik used the Israeli National Anthem 'Hatikvah' for a song in 1996 film 'Diljale', which featured Ajay Devgn and Sonali Bendre. The plot of this film is another gem by itself.…

Anti-Hindu Narratives

Hindu Submits To Mosque's Aura And 'Bhar Do Jholi Meri Ya Muhammad' (Bajrangi Bhaijaan)

"Bhar Do Jholi Meri Ya Muhammad" used to appear in Pakistani films (Bin Badal Barsaat) where the protagonist sought solace in a dargah. Gradually, it seeped to the other side of the border where Bollywood used it for Hindus characters in distress.…

Anti-Hindu Narratives

Naming A Drunkard And Liar Character After Hindu Deity (Anokhi Ada)

In this clip from Anokhi Ada (1973), written by Mushtaq Jalil and Rafi Ajmeri, elderly 'Ramu Kaka' lies (and falsely swears in the name of Dharma) to borrow money from Jeetendra, only to spend it at the local liquor shop and eve-tease young bartender 'Radhika', who calls him uncle.…

Anti-Hindu Narratives

Two-Minute Hindu-Hate Crash Course As Film's Opening (Anokhi Ada)

In less than two minutes of starting, film Anokhi Ada (produced by Kundan Kumar, written by Rafi Ajmeri and story by Mushtaq Jalili) sums up most of the anti-Hindu agenda of Bollywood. 1) Pandit is dhongi, uses his knowledge to cheat people. We wonder why aren't pir babas portrayed like this?…

Anti-Hindu Narratives

Lusty Saffron-Clad Sadhu Distorts Bhajans, No Devotee Notices (Aansoo Aur Muskaan)

Popular culture influences popular perceptions. So when a famous singer lampoons a bhajan as an ode to so-called 'A-listers' in Bollywood's fraternity and lusts after a devotee, while dressed as a Sadhu in saffron robes, you can be assured of how Sadhus must be perceived by the non-questioning audie…

Anti-Hindu Narratives

'Tarqeeb Number 420', That Is Mass Molestation, Is Heroic Act (Bandish)

Are you aware of the Arabic term 'Taharrush'? If not, read about it right away. It is a barbaric mass rape ritual involving scores of men surrounding one girl. Watch this clip below from Bandish (1980), featuring Rajesh Khanna, who calls molesting women half his age as his 'Tarqeeb 420'.…

Anti-Hindu Narratives

Our Love is 'Pure Like Quran', Sings Hindu Couple (Pyaar Zindagi Hai)

Watch this clip from 'Pyaar Zindagi Hai' (2001), where the hero croons that his love is "pak, like Quran" with the reverent hand gestures. To this, the heroine falls on his feet, stares hard at the top of his pant and says, "I will worship you like you are Bhagwaan" This movie came out in […]

Anti-Hindu Narratives

When Allah Locket Is Hero Of The Film (Geraftaar)

Watch this gem of a scene from Geraftaar (1985) where a young boy named Karan is drowning. While all others are mere bystanders screaming in panic, only one little boy named Hussain dares to dive in. What makes this child so courageous, you wonder? It is the power of his Allah locket.…

Anti-Hindu Narratives

Breaking Murti Of Hindu Deity Is Comedy (DDLJ)

If Shahrukh Khan can be credited for promoting Women's Hockey in his films, then perhaps he can also be held responsible for encouraging the vandalization of Hindu idols in 'Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge'.…

Anti-Hindu Narratives

Vilifying Hindu Gods To Justify Lechery (Mehboob Mere Mehboob)

The main characters in this movie are from Urdu-speaking Muslim families. But when they are busy with their amatory dance numbers, they claim to be like Lord Krishna and Gopikas. Any Hindu would be appalled at equating such debauchery with a spiritual metaphor, but who cares about Hindu sentiments i…

Anti-Hindu Narratives

Double-Meaning Comments And Groping is Comedy (Mehboob Mere Mehboob)

Film: Mehboob Mere Mehboob (1992) Actors: Pratibha, Roy Mukherjee, Mohnish Behl Producer: Bharat Shah Dialogues: Aziz Quisi A woman complains that Ranjha forcibly disrobed her to "look for two pigeons under her dupatta", and many women laugh at her story.…

Anti-Hindu Narratives

Promotion Of Smoking For Children In Byomkesh Bakshi

Looks like the United Front government in 1997 had no qualms in promoting smoking among children. They used the most popular sleuth icon of the 90s to do so. Below is a scene from Byomkesh Bakshi, Season 2, Episode "Balak Jasoos" telecast in 1997 on the state-owned Doordarshan.…

Anti-Hindu Narratives

Using Bhajans As Excuse To Hit On Women (Manchali)

In Bollywood, Namaz deserves a dignified and meditative setting, while Bhajans are just an excuse for the hero to flirt with the heroine. Watch this gem featuring Sanjeev Kumar and Leena Chandavarkar in 'Manchali', a movie written by communist Krishan Chander.…

Anti-Hindu Narratives

Mockery of Mahabharata And Krishna (14 Phere)

Dushshasan disrobing Draupadi and Krishna being beaten up is what passes off as comedy in film 14 Phere. Can Bollywood try these jokes from stories of other faiths? Film features Vikrant Massey and Kriti Kharbanda.

Anti-Hindu Narratives

Border (2002)

An interesting but not-so-surprising observation when it comes to the idea of Muslim man-Hindu woman relationships is that while ‘secular’ Bollywood pushes this propaganda subtly, the openly Islamist Lollywood promotes it blatantly.…

Anti-Hindu Narratives

Movie Reviews

Full-length critical reviews of individual Bollywood films.

Yaadein (2001)

Berating Sanskrit, Hinduism is vital for the hero and his "cool uncle Raj".

Movie Reviews · Anti-Hindu Narratives

Jai Hind (1999): Voyeurism Dressed Up as Patriotism

A short review of Manoj Kumar's 'Jai Hind', highlighting an absurd disrobing scene that betrays Bollywood's fixation on female nudity even within a supposedly patriotic film.

Movie Reviews · Misogyny & Exploitation

Karz (1980)

George Benson's 1978 hit was remade as this song

Movie Reviews · Anti-Hindu Narratives

Lost (2023)

Film: Lost

Movie Reviews · Anti-Hindu Narratives

Kitaab (1977)

Promoting perversion and regressive gender ideas among children

Movie Reviews · Anti-Hindu Narratives

Raksha Bandhan (2022)

Film : Raksha Bandhan

Movie Reviews · Anti-Hindu Narratives

Hera Pheri (1976)

Maligning Lord Hanuman, misinterpreting Ramayana's Lanka Dahan as massacre

Movie Reviews · Anti-Hindu Narratives

Baadshah (1999)

Molesting a woman during action scene is Bollywood's idea of comedy

Movie Reviews · Anti-Hindu Narratives

Sanghaar — A lesser-known film on Palghar Sadhus

This YouTube short film on the 2020 Palghar mob lynching case featuring Puneet Issar

Movie Reviews · Anti-Hindu Narratives

Pyasa Shaitan (1984)

Film: Pyasa Shaitan

Movie Reviews · Anti-Hindu Narratives

Almost Pyaar With DJ Mohabbat — Villainising Parents Of Hindu Girls Who Elope With Muslim Men

The film has been written and directed by Anurag Kashyap

Movie Reviews · Anti-Hindu Narratives

Bombay Rose — Hindu Woman Dreams of Harem

This 2019 animation film glorifies the Mughals, promotes Love Jihad

Movie Reviews · Anti-Hindu Narratives

Indoo Ki Jawani (2020)

Outrageous pro-Pakistan, anti-Hindu propaganda that went unnoticed because it is extremely crass

Movie Reviews · Anti-Hindu Narratives

भारत के तारणहार पठान और पाकिस्तान की ISI के शत्रु है पूर्व सैनिक और हिंदू वैज्ञानिक – फ़िल्म पठान की कहानी

एक पठान, पाकिस्तान के एक ISI एजेंट की मदद से, भारत को एक घातक वायरस से बचाता है, जिसे एक हिंदू वैज्ञानिक ने बनाया है। यह हाल ही में रिलीज़ हुई बॉलीवुड फिल्म पठान की कहानी है, जिसका कई शहरों में बड़े पैमाने पर विरोध हो रहा है।

Movie Reviews · Anti-Hindu Narratives

Pathaan: Saved by a Pathaan and the ISI from a Hindu ‘Virus’

A review of 'Pathaan', in which an ISI agent helps the hero stop a deadly virus engineered by a Hindu scientist — with a former Indian soldier once again cast as the rogue villain.

Movie Reviews · Anti-Hindu Narratives

Manchali (1973)

Hindu praying spaces are meant for wooing women

Movie Reviews · Anti-Hindu Narratives

The Family Man Season 2

Web Series: The Family Man Season 2

Movie Reviews · Anti-Hindu Narratives

Double XL (2022)

Meet Zorawar Rehmani, who would rescue Saira Khanna and Rajshri Trivedi

Movie Reviews · Anti-Hindu Narratives

Yaadon Ki Baaraat (1973)

'Chura Liya Hai Tumne' was an uncredited rip-off of an 1969 English song.

Movie Reviews · Anti-Hindu Narratives

Bhoot Police (2021)

Bollywood's greedy, lusty tantriks are always Hindus

Movie Reviews · Anti-Hindu Narratives

Satte Pe Satta (1982)

Desperate for a girl at night? Kidnap her

Movie Reviews · Anti-Hindu Narratives

Khuda Gawah (1992)

Bollywood's secularism — allow prayers for Khuda inside Mandir

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India’s Most Wanted (2019)

Film: India’s Most Wanted

Movie Reviews · Anti-Hindu Narratives

Hey Ram (2000)

Film: Hey Ram

Movie Reviews · Anti-Hindu Narratives

War (2019)

Urduwood's action films are incomplete without mocking Hindus and extolling "sachcha musalman"

Movie Reviews · Anti-Hindu Narratives

Agneepath (1990)

Gun-wielding Krishnan Iyer screaming at Bhagwan

Movie Reviews · Anti-Hindu Narratives

Thank God (2022)

Temples are sites of evil, 'man's tyohar' genre and more

Movie Reviews · Anti-Hindu Narratives

Dharm Karam (1975)

Using women as titillating PR to sell films started decades ago

Movie Reviews · Anti-Hindu Narratives

Kucch To Hai (2003)

Film: Kucch To Hai

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In Lajja, Hindu Society Is Hopelessly Evil And All Its Women Are Victims

All women are victims and named after Maa Sita while antagonising men are named after Lord Ram

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Guddu Rangeela (2015)

Promoting alcohol during "bhajans", insulting name of Lord Hanuman

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Behen Hogi Teri (2017)

Lord Shiva is always helpless in "funny" scenes

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Delhi-6 (2009)

The Hindus of Delhi-6 are a despicable lot

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Kya Meri Sonam Gupta Bewafa Hai (2021)

Men fall for women who drink beer at Jagrans

Movie Reviews · Anti-Hindu Narratives

Raavan Leela/ Bhavai (2021)

Bollywood's "funny" Ram-Leela skits are obsessed with maligning all that is sacred to Hindus

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Shershaah (2021)

Why is a Hindu woman imploring Allah for rebirth?

Movie Reviews · Anti-Hindu Narratives

Was The Real Mission of 'Mission Kashmir' to Blame Hindus for Persecution And Glorify Terrorists?

A manipulative narrative blaming the Hindus for the 1989 KP genocide

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Sanju (2018)

Hindu deities aren't formidable enough to stop people from immoral deeds

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Hero Hiralal (1988)

Insulting name of Bhagwan, slapping lady-love, spitting in customer’s food

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Masoom (1996)

Using children to normalise vulgarity in boyhood

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Haider (2014)

Anybody who loves India is a villain in this out-and-out propaganda film

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Suhaagan (1986)

How to insult Hindu deities in name of interpretation of Ramayana

Movie Reviews · Anti-Hindu Narratives

Badi Behen (1993)

Hindu family of 'Dwarkaprasad' and 'Lakshmi' keeps a painting of the word "Husain" in their house. Hussain means beautiful or handsome in Arabic.

Movie Reviews · Anti-Hindu Narratives

Chhoti Si Baat (1976)

Film: Chhoti Si Baat

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Shaurya (2008)

When an anti-Army monologue backfired and how

Movie Reviews · Anti-Hindu Narratives

Naseeb (1997): Distorting the Ramayan for Cheap Jibes

A review of the Govinda-starrer 'Naseeb', pointing to a scene that pushes the familiar 'Ram was a misogynist' slur and misrepresents revered figures of the Hindu epics.

Movie Reviews · Sadhus, Sanskrit & Scripture

Do Premee (1990)

Aashrams promote intoxication and alcohol

Movie Reviews · Anti-Hindu Narratives

Toofaan (2021)

Promoting LJ and Lollywood themes in a wannabe Rocky template

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Chehre (2021)

Promoting blatant hatred for the kafir, even in a mystery thriller.

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Sarkar (2005)

Only dreaded goons pretend to be Hindu saints, atheist Godfather reforms them

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Aankhen (1993)

Film: Aankhen

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Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa (1994)

Shooting at flipped Swastika, plagiarizing 'Rasputin' & 'In Zaire'

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Maa Aur Mamta (1970)

If only Hindus stop being communal, all religions can co-exist peacefully

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Housefull-2 (2012)

True love should make you want to change religion

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Tohfa (1984)

Film: Tohfa

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Karma (1986)

Suicide bomber with heart of gold, equating Bharat Ma with lover

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Vidhaata (1982)

Stereotyping the Dakshin Bharatiya Hindu as a loony nutcase, then calling him a 'Harami'.

Movie Reviews · Anti-Hindu Narratives

Dhamaka (2021)

Why is Bollywood obsessed with pushing the 'Hindu Terrorist' narrative?

Movie Reviews · Anti-Hindu Narratives

Bhrashtachar (1989)

Cringed at JNU's Mahishasur Diwas? Bollywood has been doing worse for years

Movie Reviews · Anti-Hindu Narratives

Rang De Basanti (2006)

Tilakdhari villain shuns his religion to emerge as good guy in the end

Movie Reviews · Anti-Hindu Narratives

Shakti (2002)

When Bollywood remade true story of a woman who fought Islamic fundamentalism into a fictional tale of ’worse-than-Taliban-Hindus’

Movie Reviews · Anti-Hindu Narratives

Coolie (1983)

Superstar endorses blocking public spaces for namaz

Movie Reviews · Anti-Hindu Narratives

Bemisaal (1982)

A publicity campaign for Mughal rule posing as a film

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Mere Baap Pehle Aap (2008)

Bollywood can’t remake Malayalam hit 'Ishtam' without projecting aversion to Hinduism

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Deewaar (1975)

A 176-minute advertisement on the divine powers of 786

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Ginni Weds Sunny (2020)

Film—Ginni Weds Sunny

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Mumbai Dairies 26/11 (2021)

Unnecessarily dragging pooja-paath into violent Jihad

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Yateem (1988)

Started menstruating? Time to think of motherhood

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Bade Miyan Chhote Miyan (1998)

Portraying a clownish Rastafarian villain as "Jatadhari", a common reference to Shiva

Movie Reviews · Anti-Hindu Narratives

Abhimanyu (1989)

Punishment for rape is to marry the victim

Movie Reviews · Anti-Hindu Narratives

How ‘Mother India’ Sliced the Image of Hindu Society

A revisiting of the 1958 classic, tracing its communist and Islamist undertones — the weak Hindu male, the exploitative Baniya-Brahmin nexus, and religion framed as a curse on women.

Movie Reviews · Anti-Hindu Narratives

No Problem (2010)

Film— No Problem

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Masterji (1985)

Harass the Brahmin, they appreciate you for it

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Chaahat (1996)

Film: Chaahat

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Humshakals (2014)

Film: Humshakals

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Tezaab (1988)

If your boyfriend wants to kill you for breaking up, it means he truly loves you — lesson from the film

Movie Reviews · Anti-Hindu Narratives

Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015): A Review

A review of Kabir Khan's 'Bajrangi Bhaijaan' contending that beneath its feel-good premise the film plants subplots painting Hindus as bigots while idealising the other side.

Movie Reviews · Anti-Hindu Narratives

Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron (1983)

Why blame AIIMS grads for derogatory Ram-leela, if their elders laughed at Draupadi’s humiliation?

Movie Reviews · Anti-Hindu Narratives

ब्रह्मास्त्र – महण्णे माफ करना, गलती म्हारे से हो गयी!

अपनी गाढ़ी कमाई का पैसा खर्च करके मैं अब कभी विष्ठावुड फिल्में देखने थियेटर नहीं जाता, पर कल एक वामी-कामी के सौजन्य से जाना पड़ गया । जानता हूँ कि विभिन्न कारणों से ब्रह्मास्त्र को बॉयकॉट करने की मुहिम चल रही है, और मैं उससे पूर्णतया सहमत भी हूँ, पर वामपंथी चिरकुट ऐसा पीछे पड़ा कि मैं पिंड छुड़ा नही…

Movie Reviews · Anti-Hindu Narratives

Bhaag Milkha Bhaag (2013)

Story of partition survivor but Pakistan is great

Movie Reviews · Anti-Hindu Narratives

3 Dev: Undercover Bhagwans (Unreleased since 2018)

Jhoota, Chor, Charsi – how Hinduism’s Trinity is portrayed

Movie Reviews · Anti-Hindu Narratives

Ready (2011)

“Ready" to laugh at forced conversions and groping women?

Movie Reviews · Anti-Hindu Narratives

Maha Chor (1976)

Emergency era’s Maha Chor loves Congress, is secular but screams at Hindus deities

Movie Reviews · Anti-Hindu Narratives

Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998)

Aarti is a joke, namaz fulfils wishes and other lessons

Movie Reviews · Anti-Hindu Narratives

Ram Lakhan (1989)

Forcing eggs on vegetarian Hindus, naming greedy loafer as Lakhan, chanting of ‘Om’ is sexual

Movie Reviews · Anti-Hindu Narratives

Chandni Chowk To China (2009)

Hindu devotees are buffoons, seek hoor in their prayers – this ‘Kung-Fu Panda’ rip-off is tickling no one’s ribs

Movie Reviews · Anti-Hindu Narratives

Badle Ki Aag (1982)

'Khooni Diwali', 'Jism ki Garmi' and other disturbing tropes

Movie Reviews · Anti-Hindu Narratives

Daag (1952)

Hate Baniya, reject Hindu Gods — lessons comrade Amiya Chakravarty teaches us in 'Daag'

Movie Reviews · Anti-Hindu Narratives

Deedar-E-Yar (1982)

When Bollywood A-listers transferred wives, bonded over saliva

Movie Reviews · Anti-Hindu Narratives

Sooryavanshi (2021)

The “good Muslim v/s bad Muslim” trope and making fun of Hindu icons

Movie Reviews · Anti-Hindu Narratives

Jugnu (1973)

Year of release: 1973

Movie Reviews · Anti-Hindu Narratives

Sapno Ka Saudagar (1968)

Demonising Diwali, demeaning Hindus — Hema Malini’s debut

Movie Reviews · Anti-Hindu Narratives

Zanjeer (1973)

Khooni Holi, affable Pakhtoon don, Thook wala pyaar

Movie Reviews · Anti-Hindu Narratives

फिल्म समीक्षा- हिंदुओं का अपमान करती अक्षय कुमार की फिल्म ‘लक्ष्मी’

आसिफ उर्फ अक्षय कुमार अभिनीत हिन्दी फिल्म लक्ष्मी अपने दूसरे दिन ही सुपर फ्लॉप साबित हो गई। ओटीटी प्लेटफॉर्म पर रिलीज़ हुई इस फिल्म को अब तक जीतने भी लोगों ने देखा है वे अक्षय कुमार के साथ-साथ डिज्नी प्लस हॉटस्टार को भी कोस रहे हैं।…

Movie Reviews · Anti-Hindu Narratives

Ludo (2020)

Usual mockery of cow, mandir and Ramlila

Movie Reviews · Anti-Hindu Narratives

Laxmii (2020)

A two-hour ad on supremacy of green over saffron

Movie Reviews · Anti-Hindu Narratives

Love Jihad on Screen

Stories that romanticise or whitewash coercive and one-sided interfaith relationships.

Sadhus, Sanskrit & Scripture

Portrayals that mock sadhus, Sanskrit, and Hindu epics like the Ramayan and Mahabharat.

Misogyny & Exploitation

The industry's normalisation of objectification, rape-as-spectacle, and abuse of women and minors.

Celebrity Watch

Calling out the double standards and conduct of Bollywood stars.

Who Is Bollywood's Real ‘Badshah’ of Creepy Roles?

An examination of how the 'King of Romance' persona normalises stalking and harassment on screen — conduct once cited in an actual courtroom defence abroad.

Celebrity Watch · Misogyny & Exploitation

संगीतकार वाजिद खान की पूर्व बीवी ने साझा किया दर्द, बताया कैसे होता था धर्मपरिवर्तन का दबाव

बॉलीवुड के रुपहले पर्दे की चकाचौंध में न जाने कितनी सिसकियाँ दबी हुई हैं। बॉलीवुड के कलाकारों, फिल्म निर्माताओं और संगीतकारों द्वारा भोली-भाली युवतियों के यौन शोषण की बातें कभी कभार ही सामने आती हैं। बॉलीवुड में यौन पिपासुओं की लॉबी इतनी सशक्त है कि किसी भी युवती को पर्दे के पीछे का काला सच उजागर कर…

Celebrity Watch · Essays & Investigations

जब अनजाने में अनिल कपूर ने स्वीकारी अंडरवर्ड से होती रहती है बात

बम प्लास्ट हों या फिर कहीं गोली चल रही हो हमें इस बात से कोई मतलब नहीं है। हम तो कलाकार हैं और हमें सिर्फ नाचने-गाने और फिल्में बनाने से मतलब है। यह कहना है बॉलीवुड अभिनेता अनिल कपूर का।

Celebrity Watch · Essays & Investigations

वैष्णो देवी मंदिर जाना पैसे की बरबादी, अजमेर शरीफ से कोई परहेज नहीं – अक्षय कुमार उर्फ आसिफ

फिल्म अभिनेता अक्षय कुमार का कहना है कि अब उन्हें वैष्णो देवी मंदिर में जाना समय और पैसे की बरबादी लगता है। वर्ष 2012 में ओह माई गॉड (Oh My God) के प्रोमोशन के दौरान फिल्माए गए इस वीडियो में अक्षय कुमार उर्फ आसिफ कह रहे हैं कि एक समय में वे हर साल वैष्णो देवी (Vaishno Devi) की यात्रा करते थे।…

Celebrity Watch · Anti-Hindu Narratives

Essays & Investigations

Long-form analysis, satire, and research compilations.

Why Bollywood glorifies criminals and outlaws?

Our society needs cinema that entertains and educates. Not Bollywood, which acts like a mouthpiece for underworld.

Essays & Investigations · Anti-Hindu Narratives

Aurat (1940)

A Hinduphobic film that was remade later as Mother India

Essays & Investigations · Anti-Hindu Narratives

Vilification And Mockery Of Sanskrit in Bollywood

Bollywood links Sanskrit with worst crimes

Essays & Investigations · Anti-Hindu Narratives

Bollywood's Love For Anti-Hindu Slur 'Kaafir'

Bollywood writers must stop using "kaafir"

Essays & Investigations · Anti-Hindu Narratives

Will A New Love For Hinduism Save Bollywood From Boycotts?

Is Bollywood virtue-signalling in favour of Hinduism just to save careers?

Essays & Investigations · Anti-Hindu Narratives

Why Success Of Drishyam 2 Is Bad News For Bollywood

The old hegemony may succumb to a new crop of filmmakers who favour plot-driven, agenda-free, cost-effective movies like this Malayalam remake.

Essays & Investigations · Anti-Hindu Narratives

The Fictional Pathan: Why Bollywood Hides The Truth And Celebrates Him

Maintaining silence on brutalities that unfolded during Partition, Bollywood has created multiple fictional Pathan characters that distort the truth

Essays & Investigations · Anti-Hindu Narratives

Bollywood’s Portrayal of Lord Ram

Will a revised Adipurush restore public trust in how Bollywood treats Lord Ram?

Essays & Investigations · Anti-Hindu Narratives

The Demise Of Bollywood

Laal Singh Chaddha, Shamshera, Samrat Prithviraj, Thank God..The list of back-to-back flops in Bollywood is long. What does it tell us about the future of Bollywood?

Essays & Investigations · Anti-Hindu Narratives

Why are Bollywood Heroes Always Angry With Bhagwan? An Analysis From B&W Era To The Present

The murti-puja or idol-worship hate genre in Bollywood

Essays & Investigations · Anti-Hindu Narratives

Ask Me Anything — With Founder Of Gems Of Bollywood, Sanjeev Newar

Interactive live session with Sanjeev Newar, founder of Gems Of Bollywood

Essays & Investigations

जानिए कैसे हिन्दू विरोधी पाकिस्तान के सितारों को बॉलीवुड ने सर आँखों पर बैठाया

हिन्दू लड़की-मुस्लिम लड़के की कहानी बॉलीवुड फिल्म निर्माताओं के लिए सबसे अच्छे विषयों में से एक रहा है। अपने इस सेक्युलर एजेंडे को हिंदुस्तान के फिल्म निर्माता कभी स्पष्ट तौर पर मुख्य किरदारों के माध्यम से तो कभी साइड लाइन में चल रही दूसरी कहानी के जरिए बड़ी चतुराई से पेश करते हैं।…

Essays & Investigations · Anti-Hindu Narratives

धार्मिक ग्रंथो के बारे में हमारी अज्ञानता देती है बॉलीवुड को मज़ाक उड़ाने का मौका

आज के 24×7 व्यस्त जीवन में ऐसे बहुत मिलेनियल्स होंगे जिन्हें हमारे वेद-पुराण पढ़ने का सौभाग्य प्राप्त नहीं हुआ। हमारा मानना है कि इसमें बच्चों से ज्यादा दोषी उनके माँ-पिता हैं जिन्होंने बच्चों को हिन्दू धर्म की उस अलौकिक विरासत के बारे में नहीं बताया जिससे आज सारी दुनिया ज्ञान ले रही है।…

Essays & Investigations · Anti-Hindu Narratives

बॉलीवुड सितारे दीवाली पर पटाखों को बताते प्रदूषण, खुद घूमते हैं प्राइवेट जेट में!

राष्ट्रीय हरित अधिकरण (एनजीटी) ने एक आदेश जारी कर 30 नवंबर की आधी रात तक दिल्ली-एनसीआर समेत देश के हर उस शहर में पटाखे जलाने पर प्रतिबंध लगा दिया है जहां की हवा “बेहद खतरनाक” या “खतरनाक” स्तर पर पहुँच गई है।…

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