The year 2018 began with a bang called Padmaavat - and the menacing Alauddin Khilji, essayed by Ranveer Singh. However, did Murad really need to wear soorma? Perhaps not. While depicting Murad’s religion in the film - which, some might argue, was easily dispensable - was, in my opinion, a very conscious and deliberate choice on Zoya’s part she added three namaz scenes. Most loved it, like yours truly, and a few didn’t. In February, Zoya Akhtar’s Gully Boy took Bollywood by storm. The close-up makes it impossible for anyone to miss the kohl, the taveez and the salwar too. Varun Dhawan’s character is Zafar - a Muslim man - introduced to us through an individual character poster released some weeks ago. Yet, Bollywood insists these three - there are more, easily overlooked by the untrained eye - are the markers of 'Muslim-ness'.Īnd thanks to Karan Johar’s Kalank, the weirdness of this stereotype has become even more apparent. My neighbour doesn’t go to work dressed in a flamboyant Pathan suit. A friend who had invited me over for an Eid dinner didn’t have a taveez around his neck. Surely, the man sitting near me doesn’t have kohl-lined eyes. In over 100 years of Indian cinema, technologically, we’ve evolved from Raja Harishchandra (1913) to Baahubali (2015) - but a Musalman’s wardrobe hasn’t changed.Ī look around the newsroom I am sitting in right now - with a fair mix of people from all communities - tells me that something is off. said every stylist ever hired on a film set to dress a Muslim man.
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