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Re:Pentagon and CIA shaped thousands of Hollywood movies int... by unmole on Friday January 07, 2022 @03:33AM (#29836551)
Haider is the only Indian movie that I can think of that doesn't take the establishment position when it comes to the portrayal of the armed forces.

More recently, a certain Canadian national has carved out a niche for himself by staring in ultra patriotic movies that are very popular with the Indian audience.

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Re:Pentagon and CIA shaped thousands of Hollywood movies int... by saimiam on Friday January 07, 2022 @08:01AM (#29838594)
And the dude in question peddles ceramic tiles made with “desh ki mitti” aka “soil of this country”. The hypocrisy rankles.

Still, it is clearly working because he’s ubiquitous while the erstwhile big 3 of Indian cinema have all but disappeared from ads.

FWIW, I hear he’s applying to become an Indian citizen again.

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Re:Pentagon and CIA shaped thousands of Hollywood movies int... by unmole on Friday January 07, 2022 @08:10AM (#29838669)
> FWIW, I hear he’s applying to become an Indian citizen again.

He claimed to have applied for an Indian passport in 2019. But then again he claimed he was an honorary citizen of Canada in the past. He's not exactly a reliable source.

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