COVER STORY
This issue of Outlook looks at the genre of nationalist and propaganda cinema in the Indian context, and also contꦺinues with the exploration of the ideology question𓂃 when it comes to national parties
Outlook Magazine - 21 April 2024
Cinema Politico
There have been concerted attempts to portray JNU in a certain way. The f🔴ilm JNU: Jahangir 🍸National University is just another product of the same propaganda machinery
A recent spate of Hindi films distorts facts and creates imaginary villains. Century-old propaganda ciඣnema has always relied on this tactic
At a time when Bollywood is churning out propagandist narratives, south cinema, too, has stor🔴ies ♌to tell
Cinema’s real potency to harness the power of enchantment might want to militate against its use as a servile, conformist pr🤡opaganda vehicle
Representation of Muslim characters in Indian cinema has been limited—they are either terroristꦿs or glorified individuals who have no substance other than fixed ideas of patriotism
In south India, films have always been a vehicle ๊to ride into politics
Previously portrayed as a peaceful paradise, post-1990s Kashmir in Bollywood has become politicis😼ed
While the trailer of 'The Kerala Story' claimed that 32,000 women from Kerala had undergone conversion and joined the IS, Nazeer Hussain’s offer was open-ended
Public opinion will never be devoid of 𒀰ideology; but we shall destroy ourselves without philosophical♈ courage
There have been concerted attempts to🅠 portray JNU in a cert🐈ain way. The film JNU: Jahangir National University is just another product of the same propaganda machinery
A recent spate of Hindi films distorts facts and creates imaginary villains. Century-old propaganda cinema has alway🐼s relied on this tactic
At a time when Bollywood is churning out propagandist narrജatives, soℱuth cinema, too, has stories to tell
Cinema’s real potency to harness the power of enchantment might want to militate agaꦡinst its use as a꧑ servile, conformist propaganda vehicle
Representat♑ion of Muslim characters in Indian cinema has been limited—they are either terrorists or glorified individuals who have no substance other than fixed ideas of patriotism
In south India, films have always been a vehicle to ride ꦫinto politics
Previously portrayed as a peaceful paradise, post-1990s Kashmir in Bollywood has become pꦓ💜oliticised
While the trailer of 'The Kerala Story' claimed that 32,000 women from Kerala had undergone conversion and joined the IS, Nazeer Hussain’s offer was open-ended
Public opinion will never be devoid of ideology; but we shall destroy ourselves without philoso⛎phical courage
OTHER STORIES
In the upcoming election, more than th💛e Congress, the future of🌼 the Gandhi family is at stake
The idealogy of ♐Hindutva faces a challenge in staying relevant
A seeming🌄ly harmless decision in 1979 ended up reshapin🉐g Indian politics. The biggest beneficiary was the BJP
Amar Singh Chamkꦿila may be celebrated, but many of his songs are blatantl♌y sexist
Hindutva pop stars are emplo🥂ying hy൲perbole and dog-whistling to ensure Modi gets a third term
Paul Murrꦬ𒁃ay’s The Bee Sting is a tender and extravagant sketch of apocalypse
Singing revolutionary songs was nothing new for us. However, going viral w🌼as definitely something new.
