NPR (Omkar Khandekar) - How India's blocking of a film exposing real-life police abuses backfired
When Indian authorities scrubbed the biopic of activist Jaswant Singh Khalra, local villagers and activists turned its censorship into a grassroots movement.
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How did local villagers and activists respond to the Indian authorities scrubbing the biopic of Jaswant Singh Khalra?
Local villagers and activists turned the censorship of the film into a grassroots movement.
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What was the subject of the biopic that the Indian government blocked, and what was the reason provided for the ban?
The film is a biopic about the activist Jaswant Singh Khalra, and the Indian government blocked it on the grounds of national security.
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