Silent Bollywood shuns India's political limelight

A furious backlash against two Bollywood stars who complained of rising intolerance in India has highlighted the film industry's uneasy relationship with politics, in contrast to Hollywood where celebrities are often lauded for their activism. Top actors Aamir Khan and Shahrukh Khan were accused of being unpatriotic after suggesting Hindu-majority India was becoming more intolerant, with members of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leading the onslaught. "We have these highly polarised and heated responses to any political stand a film personality takes," movie director Hansal Mehta told AFP.

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