Will Bollywood's filmmakers shoot in Australia?

Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Art and politics have always made strange bed fellows. Most artistes live in a world of their own. Isolated from the brutal reality of war, stress and strife, they create images that derive their strength from the isolated imagination rather than the crowded real world. And yet, in recent times the relationship between cinema and politics has become so intertwined that filmmakers find it hard to sustain let alone rationalize their isolation. We saw an upsurge of indignation in the film industry after 26/11. And now with Indian students in Australia being attacked, filmmakers seem to be ready to hit Australia where it hurts the most. Their foreign exchange. If our boys can't be safe in Australia, Bollywood refuses to shoot down under.

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