![]() For instance, Aamir Khan, who was vilified in 2015 for suggesting that the attacks on writers had spooked his wife Kiran Rao so badly that she wanted to leave the country, has recently been championing Narendra Modi’s highly contentious demonetisation decision. ![]() The Khan superstars remain particularly vulnerable to attack because of their Islamic faith, and many others who dared criticise or venture a mildly different opinion on current topics were instantly torched. ![]() Yet, Bollywood has learnt the hard way that speaking its mind will invite a vicious backlash and affect box office business. Anupam Kher, Abhijeet, Madhur Bhandarkar and Vivek Agnihotri are among those who represent the unfiltered and brutish face of Bollywood, and perhaps there is some comfort to be had from the fact that they are inconsequential players. Heightening jingoism during peacetime, one of the pet projects of Hindutva, has reached and breached the famously cosmopolitan and tolerant Hindi film industry.
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