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Hindi’s great literary icon Bhartendu Harishchandra described Urdu as the language that flourishe…

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Hindi’s great literary icon Bhartendu Harishchandra described Urdu as the language that flourished in kothas, but Urduwood has repeatedly pushed it as a polished language while shaming the language of wisdom – Sanskrit In Urduwood films, Sanskrit chants have been used for rape, villains ordering beheadings, cheap behaviour, or saffron-clad evenly men indulging in alcohol, women and crime. Gems of Bollywood has exposed this through many clips from films over decades.

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Hindi’s great literary icon Bhartendu Harishchandra described Urdu as the language that flourished in kothas, but Urduwood has repeatedly pushed it as a polished language while shaming the language of wisdom – Sanskrit

In Urduwood films, Sanskrit chants have been used for rape, villains ordering beheadings, cheap behaviour, or saffron-clad evenly men indulging in alcohol, women and crime.

Gems of Bollywood has exposed this through many clips from films over decades.

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