An unlikely Indian movie makes it all the way to the Oscars
24 April 2026

An unlikely Indian movie makes it all the way to the Oscars

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India has seen a rise in Hindu nationalism in recent years, in it’s politics but also in the culture. And India’s famed Bollywood film industry has been churning out movies echoing that with movies often featuring macho Hindu men fighting Muslims. We hear about a movie with a very different sensibility which has had a remarkable rise— all the way to the Oscars.

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