Originally posted by: Clochette
It's a kind of (imo childish) Tit for tat. The "double standard" or the "bigotry" is in other fields, not in the 'you-don't-show-our-movies-so-we-don't-show-yours". The movies are watched anyways if there are interest and devices (on whatever platforms), it's just a monetary loss if banned from theatres, at the end.
Reciprocity isn’t bigotry.
Tit for tat? You say it like India’s reacting irrationally — LoL this is not some schoolyard spat. Pakistani bans on Indian films have existed since 1965. That’s nearly 60 years of one-sided hostility. And yet, every time India decides to restrict access or pull back support, suddenly it's "childish" or "political" or "bigoted."
If mutual respect and exchange aren’t part of the deal, why should the door always be open just one way?
It’s only a monetary loss for them, because they’ve never allowed our films in their cinemas — even though Bollywood fuels half their pop culture and memes.
So when India finally chooses not to keep extending that one-sided courtesy, it’s not about being petty — it’s about being fair.
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