India: Does Shah Rukh Khan’s fame challenge Hindu nationalism?
By DW
22 September 2023 |
12:13 pm
Actor Shah Rukh Khan, known as the "King of Bollywood," happens to be a Muslim. Some analysts say his religion has become a painful thorn in the side of Narendra Modi's India, where Hindu nationalism is on the rise.
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