Explore the portrayal of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) in cinema, particularly in the film “JNU: Jahangir National University”. This video delves into how cinema has been used as a tool of propaganda, shaping public perception and influencing political narratives. We examine the depiction of JNU as a hub of “anti-national” activities and question the fairness of this portrayal. We also discuss the impact of such films on the reputation of JNU, a public-funded institution known for its diverse student body and commitment to academic freedom. Join us as we unravel the complex interplay between cinema, propaganda, and politics.
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00:00 Outlook brings to you excerpts from its latest issue titled Cinema Politico.
00:06 The issue explores politics and cinema and the ever blurring lines between the two.
00:12 Ahead of 2024 Lok Sabha elections, a slew of propaganda movies have hit the big screen and OTT platforms amid much criticism and approach,
00:22 while many more films are slated to release in the coming weeks stirring even a bigger debate.
00:28 The latest issue of Outlook looks at the genre of nationalist and propaganda films in the Indian context
00:35 and also continues with the exploration of the ideology question in the context of upcoming general elections.
00:42 Both themes are contextual and linked in many ways.
00:47 Just Not Understood by Iqbal Abhimanyu from Outlook, in which he looks at concerted attempts over the years to portray JNU in a certain way.
00:57 The film JNU, Jahangir National University, is just another product of the same propaganda story.
01:04 JNU Jhukega Nahin, Dhananjay, the newly elected president of the Jawaharlal Nehru University Student Union,
01:11 proclaims with a mischievous smile when asked about the upcoming film JNU, Jahangir National University.
01:19 Its teaser was released last month with the tagline "Behind closed walls of education, brews a conspiracy to break the nation."
01:28 The student leader also mimics the trademark palm under the chin move by actor Allu Arjun as he utters the defiant dialogue in the film Pushpa, the fire.
01:39 Once known and ridiculed for speaking in academic jargon and remaining stuck in Soviet-era ideological conundrums,
01:46 The Kremlin on the Jumla has taken effortlessly to Bollywood speak at a time when a polarizing depiction of it in the popular culture
01:55 has once again brought it into the spotlight ahead of general elections being seen as a momentous in the nation's modern history.
02:04 Actor-singer-lyricist Piyush Mishra is the most well-known face of the campus-based drama along with Ravi Kishan and Vijay Raj.
02:12 "Poonji vaad se mujhko darate ho kyun, mujhko Lenin ke sapne dikhate ho kyun,
02:17 Why do you scare me about capitalism, why do you show me the dreams of Lenin?"
02:22 Mishra proclaims from a stage modelled on JNU's Chaat Sammelan, an annual Holi event in which everyone can come and entertain the audience with funny speeches and satire.
02:34 Though the teaser and a song performed by Mishra, a parody of Habib Zalib's legendary anti-establishment verse "Main Nahin Maanta"
02:43 did manage to trigger the expected flurry of outrage and support on social media,
02:48 the lanes of the South Delhi-based campus, these days full of blooming Bougainvillea and students rushing for mid-term examinations,
02:57 are by now used to the clamour that has rung out against the university over the past eight years.
03:04 For this and more, read the latest issue of Outlook.
03:07 Outlook.