Salman Khan, one of the major Muslim Bollywood film stars that Hindu nationalists oppose.

Several boycotts have been started against Bollywood movies by Hindu nationalists in recent years, with the term Urduwood being used to characterise the Hindi-language Bollywood film industry as a Muslim-dominated, anti-Hindu industry which favours the use of Urdu over Hindi.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Names

Along with Urduwood, related terms that are used are Khanwood (referring to the dominance in Bollywood of actors with the Islamic last name Khan), Jihadwood, and Dawood-wood.[5][7][2]

History

Bollywood has historically had many Muslims involved in the production of its movies, with some of the most popular filmstars being Muslim,[5] and many of the lyricists and songwriters infusing Urdu into the scripts;[8][9] Urdu, which is heavily influenced by Middle Eastern languages such as Persian and Arabic, is generally associated with South Asian Muslims.[10]

Boycotts

Accusations of Bollywood films hurting Hindu sentiments have led to calls for boycotts against several major films in recent years under the hashtag #BoycottBollywood;[11][12][13] Bollywood producers have said that the threat of boycotts have led them to avoid certain topics in their films.[14] In addition, there have been more recent films which are nationalistic or pro-Hindu.[15] However, some films have been able to succeed regardless of the boycotts,[16] and there seems to have been an overall limited impact on boycotted movies' revenues.[17]

Some boycotters have called for South Indian cinema to be promoted instead, claiming that it was more respectful in representing Hindu culture.[18][1][19][20]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Raj, Kaushik; Gurmat, Sabah (2022-09-30). "Bollywood under siege as rightwing social media boycotts start to bite". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-10-27.
  2. 1 2 "Why right wing hates Bollywood". The Week. Retrieved 2023-10-27.
  3. ↑ "Hindutva Protesters Stop Alia Bhatt, Ranbir Kapoor From Entering MP Temple". The Wire. Retrieved 2023-10-27.
  4. ↑ decine21.com (2022-10-04). "Bollywood pasa a ser conocido como Urduwood - decine21.com". Decine21 (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2023-10-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. 1 2 3 "Is the Hindu Nationalist 'Boycott Bollywood' Campaign Impacting the Box Office?". thediplomat.com. Retrieved 2023-10-27.
  6. ↑ "Dissecting the language of Baahubali trolls: 'Hindu film', 'Urduwood', 'Chrislamist critic'-Entertainment News , Firstpost". Firstpost. 2017-05-05. Retrieved 2023-10-27.
  7. ↑ "The Bollywood saga: Social media ruining the relation". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-10-27.
  8. ↑ Subramanian, Samanth (2022-10-10). "When the Hindu Right Came for Bollywood". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved 2023-10-27.
  9. ↑ "Bollywood Is a Major Target for Right Wing Groups Looking for Signs of 'Hinduphobia'". The Wire. Retrieved 2023-10-27.
  10. ↑ "The siege of Bollywood". The Economist. ISSN 0013-0613. Retrieved 2023-10-27.
  11. ↑ Mallick,Kritika, Abhilash (2022-10-07). "The Booming 'Boycott Bollywood' Trend: Who Are the Players Behind It?". TheQuint. Retrieved 2023-10-27.
  12. ↑ "Decoding the #BoycottBollywood trend". cnbctv18.com. 2023-01-06. Retrieved 2023-10-27.
  13. ↑ P, Jinoy Jose (2022-09-22). "Something is rotten: Understanding the Bollywood boycott phenomenon". Frontline. Retrieved 2023-10-29.
  14. ↑ Goyal, Prateek (2022-12-28). "Why 2022 was the year of #BoycottBollywood". Newslaundry. Retrieved 2023-10-27.
  15. ↑ "How Bollywood's silence proved convenient for India's Right Wing". South Asian Today. Retrieved 2023-10-27.
  16. ↑ Ellis-Petersen, Hannah (2023-02-04). "Pathaan and the king of cinema blast Bollywood out of the doldrums". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-10-27.
  17. ↑ P, Jinoy Jose (2022-09-22). "Something is rotten: Understanding the Bollywood boycott phenomenon". Frontline. Retrieved 2023-10-29.
  18. ↑ Manga, Dhiren (2022-12-13). "Will #BoycottPathaan impact SRK's film?". DESIblitz. Retrieved 2023-10-27.
  19. ↑ "Explained: The #BoycottBollywood trend, and its impact on the industry". The Indian Express. 2022-08-27. Retrieved 2023-10-27.
  20. ↑ "Bollywood's problem is not boycotts, it is the quality. Or lack of it". WION. Retrieved 2023-10-29.
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