Calling God on the Wrong Number: Hindu-Muslim Relations in PK (2014) and Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015).

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    • Subject Terms:
      INDIA
    • Subject Terms:
      BHARATIYA Janata Party
    • Subject Terms:
      PK (Film); BAJRANGI Bhaijaan (Film)
    • Abstract:
      The article focuses on the films "PK" and "Bajrangi Bhaijaan" which reveal religious groups in a way showing various communities and their practices and beliefs. It explores Hindutva, or Hindu nationalism, in the ascendant in India in the national government of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) redefining and reconsidering the history of India. It discusses the Hindi film industry as a secular site where Muslims and Hindus have worked together.