Being Hindu !: PK : The formal objection !

Being Hindu !: PK : The formal objection !: There were several reasons to watch PK. The most obvious was it being a Amir Khan's movie and the least important was the hue and cry o...

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PK : The formal objection !

There were several reasons to watch PK. The most obvious was it being a Amir Khan's movie and the other was  the hue and cry over it. Though the controversy around it never affected me  but I must say that I was trying to steal time to watch it. When the news were doing the rounds I was enjoying the Kavitas , chutkule and the funny cartoons trending on fb, whatsapp and twitter. Some poems were really good. Some jokes were outstanding and last but not the least , News channels  did a great job in the panel discussions, in inviting people from different fields to discuss Hinduism and how the film was doing well. The debate on whether this  film should be made  tax  free or not  and I was really amazed when Akhilesh Yadav made it Tax free actually. That was the moment when I Knew that there is something in the movie which was not related to ENTERTAINMENT, entertainment and entertainment. Start...
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India doesn't need your interpretation of Hinduism!

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Tolerance is the tradition .

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