Just as an afterthought:
In the Caravan article about "Shah Rukh Khan's Silent Rebellion", the writer ends the long article with SRK's words:
On 15 December, a day after Narottam Mishra fired off his salvo against Pathaan, Khan delivered a speech during the opening ceremony of the Kolkata International Film Festival. As expected, he did not comment on the latest controversy, choosing to speak only in generalities about negativity on social media. "The collective narrative of our time is shaped by social media, and, contrary to the belief that the spread of social media will affect cinema negatively, I believe that cinema has an even more important role to play now," he said. "Social media is often driven by a certain narrowness of view that limits human nature to its baser self. I read somewhere that negativity increases social-media consumption and, thereby, increases its commercial value as well. Such pursuits enclose the collective narrative, making it divisive and destructive." Cinema, which exposes human vulnerability, was "best placed to sustain a collective counter-narrative that speaks to the larger nature of humankind, a narrative that brings to the fore humanity's immense capacity for compassion, unity and brotherhood."
Edited by Clochette - 4 months ago
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