Thread by @sankrant

PK was an out and out Islamist film with a full-on attack on Hindu traditions, a subtle attack on Christianity, covered up with some very mild humor about Muslims.

Enough for members my family to say "it mocked everyone." No it didn't. Let me explain. 1/

https://twitter.com/GemsOfBollywood/status/1318066488520048640?s=20

Its core themes:

1. Murti puja is a fraud (with elaborate scenes of this). Why? Because it is a fraud by Islamic theology.

2. Gurus are a fraud (the biggest theme in the movie), using the concept of "wrong number." What is "wrong number"—you must not have partners of Allah.

2/

It also directly attacks and mocks Hindu symbols

1. It directly uses and mocks the singing of Om Jai Jagdish Hare, a popular element of Bhakti

2. It mocks and caricatures Shiva as an actor, showing him as a cowardly fraud.

It directly attacks symbols of no other religion.

There's one scene where it attacks Christian theology, mocking the idea of "God dying for your sins." Again, this is a core Christian idea but the attack is so mild, most won't get it. Again this attack is a typical Islamic criticism of Christian doctrine (that Jesus was God). 4/

So PK is an elaborate Islamic propaganda, taking Islamic polemics against other religions without a word which goes against Islamic theology.

But to fool the gullible it adds a funny mosque scene (with *no* challenge to Islamic belief) and talks about educating Muslim girls. 5/

If it challenged Islamic belief would it run in Pakistan with its blasphemy laws?

And finally it directly promotes #LoveJihad and the "good" Pakistani boy vs "bigoted" Hindu parents for doubting him.

Irony—Hindus paid for this, making it a blockbuster.

https://twitter.com/GemsOfBollywood/status/1318066488520048640?s=20

Why just blame Aamir? Producer is Rajkumar Hirani. Writers are Rajkumar Hirani, Abhijat Joshi. Clearly they were given the goli on what to do.

Remember the Maulanas in Chief of the SP made it tax free. His dad fired on Kar Sevaks. Rot runs deep.

economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/pana…