About The Boycott Bollywood Movement
Know about the Boycott Bollywood movement and the controversies of Bollywood.
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I am Rudrabha Mukherjee, and this post about the boycott Bollywood movement is a part of the "Famous Controversies" series,
in which I am going to share some information based on a few media articles, news, and other sources which are already available in the public domain to find out the probable reasons behind people across the globe supporting the Boycott Bollywood1 movement aggressively, especially after the death (he got brutally murdered as per some media reports, research, findings, etc.) of Bollywood superstar Sushant Singh Rajput who was much more than a successful actor.
• He got trained at NASA (first actor in the world from Bollywood),
• He bought land on moon, got scholarship from the Stanford University,
• He secured all Indian rank 7 in a national level engineering entrance exam,
• He was a winner and gold medalist in Indian National Physics Olympiad, a real life philanthropist, a modern day polymath, and many more.
Even once he (late actor Sushant Singh Rajput sir) said the following:
Seems like his words are now manifesting slowly and gradually. May his soul get the true justice at the earliest.
Table of Contents
1. Controversies of Bollywood and celebrities
Context of this section: May be, these controversies motivated ordinary people across the globe to support the Boycott Bollywood movement voluntarily.
2. How do Bollywood celebrities and Bollywood/B'wood make money allegedly and reportedly?
3. People’s opinions (negative) about Bollywood
4. The boycott Bollywood movement
5. The alternatives to Bollywood that I use to entertain myself
6. Final note
7. Footnotes
Controversies of Bollywood and Celebrities
Bollywood, that is, the Hindi cinema industry, has always been surrounded by many controversies.
Let's explore a few of them in the following sections.
Bollywood and Indian mafia connection
As per an article published on Forbes,
the link between Bollywood and Indian organized crime is very old.
Negative influence of the Bollywood
As per a NEWS18’s report:
The gang's method of operation (modus operandi) appeared to be influenced by the famous film, according to police.2
1993 Bombay blasts case
There was a time when Bollywood celebrities expressed solidarity with an accused under TADA (act) in connection with the 1993 Bombay blasts case.
As per the following OpIndia’s report:
Many prominent celebrities and people from the Bollywood industry like Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar, etc. earlier supported Sanjay Dutt, who was accused under TADA in connection with 1993 Mumbai Bomb Blasts.3
Also, as per one of the report of DNA Web Team - top film celebrities like Shah Rukh Khan, Anupam Kher, Suniel Shetty, Ajay Devgn, and many other from the Bollywood industry expressed solidarity with “Sanju” who was an accused under TADA act in connection with the 1993 Bombay blasts case.4
You may also refer a report by ET online on the 1993 Bombay Blasts.
A report/article by OpIndia on throwing some light on the role of Sanjay Dutt (a Bollywood actor) in relation with the 1993 Bombay Blasts. Also, below you can also read about the reported view(s) of Bollywood celebrities like Mahesh Bhatt and Anupam Kher about Sanjay Dutt on this matter.
Report on Indian Box Office
A report by www.livemint.com on Indian box office collections:
[ Source: 7 ]
Controversies of Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan
Shah Rukh Khan (together with his wife Gauri Khan) in an interview stated that Shah Rukh Khan told his son Aryan Khan when he (Aryan Khan) was (less than or equal to) just 4 years old that he can run after girls, womanize, do/take drugs, have sex, and so on since it is better to start young.
Reportedly, after a dispute with staff at an IPL cricket match, Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan was previously barred (banned) from entering Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium for five years.
Reportedly, there was an instance when Yogi Adityanath slammed Shah Rukh Khan and compared him with Hafiz Saeed (a terrorist).8
1. [ Short Video - Watch ] Once Shah Rukh Khan reportedly extended moral support to an accused in TADA case related to 1993 Mumbai blasts case.
2. [ Short Video - Watch ] Once Shah Rukh Khan told his 3 - 4 years old son - Aryan Khan that he can do/take dπugs, and womanize. Shah Rukh Khan shared about the same without any hesitation in an interview (public domain) and he was looking proud about the same.
3. [ Short Video - Watch ] Once Shah Rukh Khan got surrounded with controversies due to his alleged connections with Rehan Siddiqi/Siddiqui who got blacklisted by Ministry of Home Affairs, India due to alleged terror links.
4. [ Short Video - Watch ] Once people demanded an investigation on the alleged business and/or connections of Shah Rukh Khan with alleged anti-India and/or ISI agents.
Read more about controversies related to Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan at: Chapter: Shah Rukh Khan
Controversies of Bollywood actor Salman Khan
Reportedly, in the past
Salman Khan faced criticism for the tweets supporting Yakub Memon (a terrorist).
Read more about controversies related to Bollywood actor Salman Khan at: Chapter: Abdul Rashid Salim Salman Khan aka Salman Khan
Alleged interference of Salman Khan in the CBI investigation of Jiah Khan death case.
Underworld mafia and Bollywood connection
Asianet Newsable's Report:
[ Source: 9 ]
The New Indian Express's Report:
[ Source: 10 ]
Who is Dawood Ibrahim?
Quote-Unquote (a part):
He was designated as a global terrorist in 2003 by India and the United States, with a reward of US$25 million on his head for his believed role in the 1993 Bombay bombings
(about which I already shared some reports above in this article in the section - 1.c.).11
Fake news in the support of Aryan Khan
Aryan Khan is the son of famous Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan.
An incident of 2nd March, 2022 where few people & media houses spread the following news/information on the internet:
I will add more in the future. TO BE CONTINUED… Stay Tuned.
Let's find out the possible answers (just possibilities) to such questions.
The NN Vohra Committee Report (1993)
As per a news report of OpIndia, the NN Vohra Committee report in 1993 highlighted the unholy nexus of Politicians, Bollywood, and Underworld that allegedly broke India.
How Do Bollywood Celebrities and Bollywood/B'wood Make Money Allegedly and Reportedly?
Let's find out the possible answers to the question: how do the Bollywood industry and Bollywood celebrities make money?
Bollywood celebrities make money from movies and webseries
The Bollywood movie AZHAR (a movie on Mohammad Azharuddin, produced by Shobha Kapoor and Ekta Kapoor) had box office collection of 568 million gross against the budget of 350 million.
Reportedly, and allegedly this Bollywood movie Azhar was criticized for whitewashing Mohammad Azharuddin's complicity in the match-fixing scandal.
Some people even said that Bollywood glorify such kind of things in general.
Anyway, saying just in general -
Fixing a match is like cheating the nation (if done by anyone who-so-ever).
Bollywood celebrities also make money from brand endorsements
Reportedly, Padma Shri awardee Bollywood actors like Shah Rukh Khan, Ajay Devgn, Akshay Kumar, and Padma Vibhushan awardee Amitabh Bachchan, promoted the brand which produces the cancer-causing tobacco product(s).
Note - The Padma Awards are one of India's highest civilian honors, given out on the eve of Republic Day every year. Padma Vibhushan (for exceptional and distinguished service), Padma Bhushan (for distinguished service of higher grade), and Padma Shri (for outstanding service) are the three highest civilian honors in India.
Black Money connection with Bollywood
As per a story of TOI from September 7, 2011, a leaked US cable has said
Bollywood welcomed funding from gangsters and politicians, known in India as "black money”.12
Reported link of the producer of Bollywood movie Chori Chori Chupke Chupke with underworld mafia
As per the following story/article by India Today:
A part:
Shakeel had written a cheque for Rs 12.7 crore in the film, but evidence revealed that he had spent Rs 75 lakh in extortion money through the merchant.13
I will add more in the future. TO BE CONTINUED… Stay Tuned.
People’s Opinions (Negative) About Bollywood
I am highlighting the negative opinions only because the negative opinions are probably the basis of the boycott of Bollywood by the mass across the globe.
Bhairavi KS’s views about Bollywood
[ Source: 14 ]
Mamta Kale ji's views
View No. 1:
View No. 2:
These are the old (July, 2020) stand/views of Mamta Kale ji. She is a politician, spokesperson, and media co-head of the Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) in Delhi. [ Source: 4.a17 4.a18 ]
Sushant Singh Rajput’s sister Priyanka Singh joined ‘Say No To Bollywood’ Twitter trend
In March, 2021, Priyanka Singh who is the sister of late. Sushant Singh Rajput joined the “Say No To Bollywood” trend on Twitter. Thousands of people across the globe joined the same and said that - “We will never ever forgive Bollywood.” [ Source: 19 ]
I will add more in the future. TO BE CONTINUED… Stay Tuned.
The Boycott Bollywood Movement
Probable reason no. 1 for the Boycott Bollywood movement
People are boycotting Bollywood, probably for the reasons that have already been mentioned above in Section No. 1, Section No. 3, and Section No. 4 of this article.
Probable reason no. 2 for the Boycott Bollywood movement
Many people are supporting the movement of Boycott Bollywood after the death (he got brutally murdered as per some media reports, research, findings, etc.) of a Bollywood superstar and modern day polymath Sushant Singh Rajput due the following reason reportedly.
[ Source:20 ]
I will add more reasons in this section in the future. Stay tuned.
Alternatives To Bollywood That I Use To Entertain Myself
Through some Twitter ids like @gemsofbollywood and below you can see a randomly selected video by this handle.
(Direct link of the video content if the above is not working for you).
Some good books as suggested by Sushant Singh Rajput sir. Here you can get the link of the same.
Final Note
Supporting or joining the Boycott Bollywood movement or not is totally the choice of an individual. You (the reader) have absolute freedom to make the decisions as per your own choice and conciseness. I am not forcing or not suggesting anything. You are advised to do your own share of fair research additionally (if you want) to know the reality of the same.
Thank you so much for giving your precious time to read this article.21
Kind Regards,
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8. Footnotes:
The reported and/or alleged Dawood Ibrahim, Underworld Mafia, Drug Syndicate and Bollywood Connection(s) - Asianet Newsable report.
The reported and/or alleged Dawood Ibrahim, Underworld Mafia, Drug Syndicate and Bollywood Connection(s) - The New Indian Express report.