A flattering but factually questionable biopic of the Indian leader is set to hit theaters next week — just days before voting begins in a general election in which Modi is battling for a second term.
Indian actor Vivek Oberoi, cast as Prime Minister Narendra Modi, appears at the launch of a trailer for a flattering biopic of the Indian leader.
India’s Central Board of Film Certification, known as the censor board, often restricts content it deems sensitive,from 2000 to 2016 for a variety of reasons including politics, sex and violence. But a recent wave of political films amplifying pro-government sentiment has sailed past the board and into theaters.
“It’s making him into some sort of superhuman with divine powers, or somebody whose heart bleeds for the downtrodden and victims of various forms of violence. … But his actions in the last five years as prime minister show he’s normally the last one to speak on such issues.”
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