Media Campaign for My Name is Khan: Free Speech or Free Market?
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The release of Shahrukh’s latest movie, My Name is Khan (MNIK) eclipsed all news for about a week. The biggest story in Saturday’s newspapers was without doubt its enthusiastic reception. The story was covered on the front page, various back pages and of course, the op-eds. The general tone was celebratory and unanimously supportive of SRK. The act of watching a movie was extrapolated to taking a stand for independence and free speech. And SRK’s refusal to apologize deemed heroic, the one act that would serve as a tipping point for restoring democracy in Mumbai against Shiv Sena’s regressive xenophobia and hooliganism. A la Rosa Parks, whose refusal to give up her seat on the public bus sparked the civil rights movement.
Media Campaign for My Name is Khan: Free Speech or Free Market?
Media Campaign for My Name is Khan: Free…
Media Campaign for My Name is Khan: Free Speech or Free Market?
The release of Shahrukh’s latest movie, My Name is Khan (MNIK) eclipsed all news for about a week. The biggest story in Saturday’s newspapers was without doubt its enthusiastic reception. The story was covered on the front page, various back pages and of course, the op-eds. The general tone was celebratory and unanimously supportive of SRK. The act of watching a movie was extrapolated to taking a stand for independence and free speech. And SRK’s refusal to apologize deemed heroic, the one act that would serve as a tipping point for restoring democracy in Mumbai against Shiv Sena’s regressive xenophobia and hooliganism. A la Rosa Parks, whose refusal to give up her seat on the public bus sparked the civil rights movement.