Amidst the New Year Celebrations, the film industry is geared up to fill its coffers through its go-to formula of patriotic and nationalist films in adverse times with the release of films like URI, Thackeray and the Accidental Prime Minister in the month of January. BJP seems to formulate its manifesto and further its interests for the 2019 elections in the garb of these films. The article aims at dissecting this statement right, left and centre.
Dhruv Rathee's tweet made me ponder over the object and the timing of the films. As the Lok Sabha elections of 2019 are approaching, the BJP wants to ensure that despite eating crow in the State elections held in the latter part of 2018, it maintains its control at the Centre. Is BJP trying to instill faith in the people that despite the pitfalls at the state level, the party can very well work at the central level? The question seems to have a pretty equivocal answer. There may be a deep-seated agenda of the ruling party in promoting these films but the authenticity and aim of the films should not be deprecated at any cost.
Many Leftist or centrists might feel that BJP is blowing its own trumpet through the URI or the Accidental Prime Minister. Yes, they may be true to a certain extent. URI highlights the apogee of the BJP rule in India and showcases the strength, might and prowess of the BJP government. The Accidental Prime Minister emphasizes on the poor and puppet rule of the INC from 2004-14. The latter is a strategy to focus on the Politics of Disgust. This is a concept put forward by Martha Nussbaum which means that politics is played at the issues which raises disgust [The Rule of Dr. Manmohan Singh (INC)] with the aim to mould the tendencies of the people away from the disgust and focus on the better. With respect to this film, I feel the allegation seems to be plausible.
Moving on, Thackeray is a movie based on the life of Bal Keshav Thackeray who founded a right-wing Marathi party in the form of Shiv Sena. The portrayal of his ideology and practices in the right-wing brackets through the film insinuates at the ideology of BJP. The launch of this film would be a furtherance of the Hindutva ideology which forms the warp and woof of the BJP.
By this article, the author does not aim at pulling down these movies in any way. The trailers are already very popular and the movies seem to be very well produced and directed especially with such emphatic actors like Vicky Kaushal and Nawazuddin Siddiqui. The movies would surely be a treat for every viewer but like Dhruv Rathee's caveat, people should not be swayed by these movies and vote unthinkably in the upcoming elections.
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Moving on, Thackeray is a movie based on the life of Bal Keshav Thackeray who founded a right-wing Marathi party in the form of Shiv Sena. The portrayal of his ideology and practices in the right-wing brackets through the film insinuates at the ideology of BJP. The launch of this film would be a furtherance of the Hindutva ideology which forms the warp and woof of the BJP.
By this article, the author does not aim at pulling down these movies in any way. The trailers are already very popular and the movies seem to be very well produced and directed especially with such emphatic actors like Vicky Kaushal and Nawazuddin Siddiqui. The movies would surely be a treat for every viewer but like Dhruv Rathee's caveat, people should not be swayed by these movies and vote unthinkably in the upcoming elections.
Please express your opinions in the Comment Section below! Happy reading!
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