{"id":4351,"date":"2016-03-16T02:21:44","date_gmt":"2016-03-15T20:51:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/13.201.39.237\/?p=4351"},"modified":"2016-03-16T02:21:44","modified_gmt":"2016-03-15T20:51:44","slug":"why-kunal-kamras-bold-satire-stands-out-in-the-age-of-bollywoods-apolitical-stars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/13.207.105.184\/?p=4351","title":{"rendered":"Why Kunal Kamra\u2019s \u201cBold\u201d Satire Stands Out in the Age of Bollywood\u2019s \u201cApolitical\u201d Stars"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"container page-content\"><p><span class=\"dropcap\">W<\/span><\/p><\/div><p>ith Lok Sabha elections announced to begin next month, the country is suffering from a serious case of election fever. Members of Parliament are jumping ship in the run-up to the battle, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/love-and-sex\/why-i-choose-to-be-a-reluctant-monogamist-in-an-age-of-right-swipes\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">switching<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> parties with the same frequency that the rest of us change our chaddis. Allegiances between parties are being forged and broken faster than you can say \u201cMahagathbandhan\u201d, and every politician is competing for who can make the least believable promises to voters.<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But you know it\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/politics\/general-elections-2019-congress-aap-coalition-government\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">election<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> season when stand-up comedian and enemy of the state, Kunal Kamra, releases a video. Kamra is known for his challenging, truth-to-power approach to comedy, couched behind a diffident, bemused onstage persona. While his gift for articulating what many of us think about politicians has won him plenty of fans, Kamra\u2019s refusal to recognise sacred cows has also garnered him criticism, and worse. As Kamra detailed last January in a long Facebook post, he was evicted from his apartment for his spicy political commentary; he claimed that show organisers routinely ask him to tone down his jokes, or worse, cancel his sets at the last minute. <\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Clearly, Kamra is not one to stay down for long. In this latest set, he wonders why we should bother with PM Modi as \u201cmiddleman\u201d, when mega-industrialist Mukesh Ambani could simply run the country himself. Besides the allusion to the too-close friendship between the pair, Kamra pointed out that Ambani would be an incorruptible politician because he\u2019s too rich to bribe. He also said that <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/pov\/mama-nita-is-the-real-star-of-her-daughter-isha-ambani-wedding-celebrations\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nita Ambani<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as First Lady would be an improvement over BJP leader Amit Shah \u2014 taking a dig at PM Modi\u2019s own scandals over his estranged wife, and at Shah\u2019s reputation for thuggery. <\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kamra doesn\u2019t pull any punches when it came to the PM\u2019s overactive PR machinery either. Using a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/sports\/why-we-should-all-mourn-the-decline-of-australian-cricket\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cricket<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> analogy, he described how everyone, from the opposing fielders to the umpire, would hype up PM Modi if he came out to bat \u2014 until finally, the commentator would insist that PM Modi scored a century off of three balls.<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite saying that he actually likes PM Modi, Kamra is taking sides, and has never pretended to be unbiased. But as the slate at the end of his video says: Kabhi raat ko 9 baje ki <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/gender\/why-are-we-not-outraging-over-the-pollachi-sex-abuse-scandal\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">news<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> dekhe ho? In this day and age, is there anyone who doesn\u2019t have a partisan agenda, and who hasn\u2019t picked a side?<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In recent days, PM Modi has put out several calls urging the nation to get out and vote, using his Twitter clout to spread this positive, democratic message far and wide. Everyone from Congress President Rahul Gandhi to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/bollywood\/rasika-dugal-manto-lust-stories-hamid\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">actor<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Bhumi Pednekar was encouraged to share and promote voting among youth.<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But Modi did send out a special message to his Bollywood #baes, Ranveer Singh and Vicky Kaushal, tweeting: \u201cMany youngsters admire you. It is time to tell them: Apna Time Aa Gaya Hai and that it is time to turn up with high Josh to a voting centre near you.\u201d This isn\u2019t the first time the Modi government has referenced the dialogue from hit film <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Uri: The Surgical Strike<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which glorifies their 2016 military operation.<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gully Boy<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> star Ranveer has gotten pretty cosy with the PM. Of course, both men are well-documented huggers. But Ranveer has since <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/news\/movies\/ranveer-singh-reveals-what-pm-narendra-modi-advised-him-and-other-bollywood-actors-during-their-meeting-2065003.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mentioned<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that when they met, the PM advised him and other actors to make films that promote unity and an \u201cinclusive India.\u201d <\/span>\n\n<blockquote class=\"quote--center\"><p>The entertainment industry has been all too happy to pick a side, churning out a series of jingoistic political films that have been perfectly timed to line their pockets in an election year.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Based on Bollywood\u2019s latest efforts, however, they require no prompting to speak out, both vocally and through their work, on behalf of the administration. The entertainment industry has been all too happy to pick a side, churning out a series of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/pop-culture\/do-pakistan-war-films-ask-hows-the-josh\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">jingoistic<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> political films that have been perfectly timed to line their pockets in an election year. Besides <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Uri<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, we\u2019ve got patriotic costume drama like <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Manikarnika: Queen of Jhansi<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and Akshay Kumar\u2019s upcoming <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kesari<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Accidental Prime Minister<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> provided us a uniquely awful glimpse into actor\/BJP husband Anupam Kher\u2019s hammy attempts to act like former PM Manmohan Singh. And even though the PM is still in office, we can look forward to both a biopic, where he\u2019s played by Vivek Oberoi, and a web series called <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Modi<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on Eros Now. <\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In our vast and diverse democracy, is it really possible for every filmmaker, writer, and performer to have this same rose-tinted view of the country? Obviously not \u2014 and yet here we are, surrounded by a single, and singularly lucrative narrative that is beyond question. Someone like Kamra, who dares to challenge that status quo, is exactly what we need. Aside from a handful of commentators like Aisi Taisi Democracy and ROFL <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/politics\/priyanka-gandhi-congress-uttar-pradesh\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gandhi<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, fewer and fewer entertainers have the space to express their political views, hemmed in by troll armies and humourless leaders.<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Look at Ranveer, who despite his friendship with PM Modi, claimed to be \u201capolitical\u201d when asked about the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gully Boy <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">song \u201cAzadi\u201d, stripped of most of its biting, anti-establishment commentary. Perhaps that\u2019s why Kamra\u2019s light-hearted digs at the government and its followers seem bolder than ever before. We\u2019ve seen voices of dissent, or even calls for tolerance and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/pov\/pulwama-attack-peace-dirty-word\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">peace<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, being drowned out by cries of \u201canti-national\u201d. As Kamra mentions, the ascent of Narendra Modi from CM, to PM, to the unassailable human embodiment of \u201cdharam\u201d, is truly impressive. But he also quotes the PM, who famously said that criticism is the backbone of democracy. <\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As public figures, from cricketers to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/pov\/bollywoods-a-sellout-did-we-really-need-cobrapost-to-tell-us-that\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bollywood stars<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, trip over themselves to prove their allegiance to the government, Kamra highlights just how undemocratic our political narrative has become. <\/span>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In our vast and diverse democracy, is it really possible for every filmmaker, writer, and performer to have the same rose-tinted view of the country? Obviously not. 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