The next one is a nice court case:
What: A latest bollywood song is being dragged in court for its lyrics. Here is a report by Hindustan Times. The lyrics roughly translate as "Anarkali goes to disco, abondoning Salim". Salim is the name of Mughal prince who later became Emporor Jahangir and ruled India. The story of Salim-Anarkali, is a romantic tale like Romeo-Juliet and has been immortalised in a few bollywood movies. The NGO filing the case claims that this amounts to "distortion of history and slander on historical personalities". This may amount to teaching "wrong history to childern".
Why its here: Most historians agree that there is no hard evidence proving authenticity of this romantic tale. Anarkali is most likely a fictional character. So there is no question of distorting history. But more than that, why would someone be upset about a light-hearted song about anything?
What: A latest bollywood song is being dragged in court for its lyrics. Here is a report by Hindustan Times. The lyrics roughly translate as "Anarkali goes to disco, abondoning Salim". Salim is the name of Mughal prince who later became Emporor Jahangir and ruled India. The story of Salim-Anarkali, is a romantic tale like Romeo-Juliet and has been immortalised in a few bollywood movies. The NGO filing the case claims that this amounts to "distortion of history and slander on historical personalities". This may amount to teaching "wrong history to childern".
Why its here: Most historians agree that there is no hard evidence proving authenticity of this romantic tale. Anarkali is most likely a fictional character. So there is no question of distorting history. But more than that, why would someone be upset about a light-hearted song about anything?
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