Is the Bollywood boycott down to the quality of movies? Or is it a coordinated agenda against a particular type of creativity and creator? Following Samanth Subramanian's deeply reported New Yorker piece on the subject, Dodi and Nitin go deep into the issue, and what it means for freedom of expression, and more importantly, what it says about the power of a weaponised internet. And despite the seriousness of the topic, there is enough time for pop culture sidebars, jokes, a few legendary movie lines and musical interludes.

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Links:

1. When the Hindu Right came for Bollywood - https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/10/17/when-the-hindu-right-came-for-bollywood

2. Top Bollywood grossers, 2001 - https://www.imdb.com/list/ls093536723/

3. "Kachra Khelega!" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9wlb35BL0Q

4. When Kamal Haasan was detained at the Toronto airport - https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/kamal-hassan-grilled-in-toronto-airport/articleshow/8506178.cms?from=mdr