Rajkumar Santoshi REJECTS Shabana Azmi's 'Muslim Character' Theory For Batwara 1947 ...
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Rajkumar Santoshi says Hindi cinema's long history of stars playing any religion disproves the claim that a Muslim character hurt his film's reception.
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Theory Briefing
- Shabana Azmi argued that a Muslim character's portrayal was responsible for the film Batwara 1947's poor reception.
- Santoshi pushed back in a Variety India interview, citing Hindi cinema's long tradition of leading stars playing characters of any religion.
- The dispute frames a broader question: does a character's religious identity shape how Indian audiences receive a film today?