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'Aarakshan' attracts ban in Indian States

‘Aarakshan’ attracts ban in Indian States

By Prem Solanki | August 13, 2011

Aarakshan the Bollywood movie about the caste and education system in India has catapulted into the limelight featured in a banning row with politicians from three states in India, despite the movie being passed by the censors.

Posted in Bollywood | Tagged anti, bachchan, banned, Bollywood, caste, class, Dalit, Deepika Padukone, Desi, director, India, lifted, lower, Manoj Bajpai, praksah jha, reservation, Saif Ali Khan, states, tweet, Twitter, untouchable | 7 Responses

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