For those not familiar with the term “Urduwood”, it is a pejorative popular among far-right social media and politicians.
For decades, India’s Hindi film industry, known as Bollywood, has been one of the country’s most popular products, for Indians themselves and the world at large.
Laal Singh Chaddha has fared poorly at the box office, but the calls for a boycott have not stopped.
“The campaign against Laal Singh Chaddha used anti-Muslim motivations, which couldn’t be weaponised against Brahmastra.”