Bollywood in Propaganda war against Pakistan
by Aashique Chaudhary
Translation of an article from the Daily Jang, February
20, 2002.
From the very beginning of Bollywood there has been an extremist
group who have never allowed any opportunity of propaganda to go in vain, Prithvi
Raaj Kapoor, K. N. Singh, I. S. Johar, Khwaja Ahmed Abbas and Raama Tand Saagar
are on the top of the list in the actors and other prominent personalities of
this group. These are the people who presented the decayed ideas of Hindu Dharam
and Akhand Bhaarat in their movies and tried to paint these ideas as reality.
They produced many movies, which were based on the enmity with Pakistan.
Right after the creation of Pakistan, Prithvi Raaj Kapoor
produced a drama, Divaar, in his theater, which continued for many years. This
drama educated not only the Indian public but also the anti-Pakistan minds of
the Film Industry of Bombay and V. Shanta Raam, Manoj Kumaar and many other
film producers of Madras presented Pakistan-Enmity as a movement in their films.
In order to portrait Pakistan-Enmity, Manoj Kumaar named his character as "Bhaarat"
in every film. Raaj Kapoor continued his father, Prithvi Raaj Kapoor’s anti-Pakistan
mission and planned to produce a film "Hina". For achieving his aims,
he wanted to cast a Pakistani actress as heroine in this film. He could not
materialize this dream in his life, however, after his death, Rashi Kapoor and
Randheer Kapoor completed his "mission" by casting Zeba Bakhtiar in
"Hina". The extremist leader of Bombay, Bal Thakray also portrayed
his extremist views on cinema screen by making his son and daughter-in-law the
film producers. Despite of all efforts of keeping the bilateral relations pleasant
and peaceful, along with Indian Print and Electronic Media, Film Media of India
has also been refueling the enmity for Pakistan under the pressure of their
government. Although, India is keeping its seven hundred thousand troops in
Occupied Kashmir who have crossed all limits of oppression on Kashmiri freedom
fighters and mujahideen, but Indian Film Industry is not behind any other body
in mutilating the Kashmir Dispute.
In last some years, which films were produced for achieving
such evil aims, they include Pukaar, Border, Hindustan Ki Qasam, Sarfroash,
Roja, Bambai, Earth 1947, Train to Pakistan, Hi Raam, Mission Kashmir and Fazaa.
A recently released film, Uzar, has the same topic. In all these films, in addition
to the negation of ideology of Pakistan, an evil propaganda has been done about
the struggle of Kashmiris for independence and the Muslims of India. In all
these films, with the help of opposing the creation of Pakistan it has been
tried to show that before the creation of Pakistan, Muslims were spending a
peaceful life. Therefore, there was no need for Pakistan. In addition to this,
Muslims have been portrayed as terrorists and smugglers. In "Pukaar"
a character has been used to deliver some very evil dialogues. In this film,
very immoral language has been used. These films are used to produce the emotions
of hatred in Indian public for Pakistan. For instance, when the film viewers
came out of cinema after watching "Border", they raised slogans against
Pakistan and Pakistani public.
In "Hindustan Ki Qasam", such impression has been
tried to give like all responsibility of violence, at the event of independence,
is of Muslims and Pakistan Army does not let the circumstances of both countries
to be normal. There is a very evil propaganda in "Uzar" also. In this
film, Sani Dayval delivers a dialogue, "Pakistan Bhaarat ki wajjah say
qaim hai. Aazadi kay fori ba’ad Bhaarat agar Pakistan ko 65 crore ropay nah
dayta to yeh mulk qaim nah reh sakta tha" [Translation: Pakistan exists
because of India. Right after independence, if India had not given 650 million
rupees to Pakistan, this country (Pakistan) could not exist]. In the same way,
in the films about Kashmir, the freedom fighters are shown as the terrorists.
There are many movies on Pakistan-enmity, which are under the process of completion
at this time also. Indian government also fully supports the makers of such
films. An effective policy is needed to be created to compete, with help of
films, this evil propaganda and attacks of India. In addition to the making
of films about Kashmir and Pak-India relations, Pakistan must boycott all those
Indian films, which are based on enmity for Pakistan.
In order to make this boycott effective, the cassettes of
all such Indian films must be seized just like as Pakistan has banned Indian
TV channels. It must be noticed that the video cassettes of Indian movies are
coming to Pakistan with illegal smuggling and these are viewed in every home
with out any censor; and in this way our new generation is not only being affected
by the evil propaganda but their moral values are also spoiling because of obscenity
and nudity which is filmed in these movies.
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