The Hollywood movie, 'Titanic', is supposed to have been preceded by a book 'Wreck of the Titan' which has eerie similarities to the real life tragedy that befell the Titanic. In what now appears to be a movie preceding the event, the Indian newspapers are currently reporting a story that parallels the script of the Bollywood movie 'Dharm', which almost got selected as the Indian entry to the Oscars in 2007. It has an absolutely brilliant performance by Pankaj Kapur as the Hindu priest, who follows the precepts of his religion meticulously and then comes to realize the absolute truth of 'Manavta Paramo Dharma' as prescribed in the Vedas - 'Humanity is every Hindu's prime duty' or as the director puts it - Humanity is the only religion.
The story in the newspapers is about a three-year old Muslim boy who went missing in the Hindu-Muslim Godhra riots in 2002. Almost 6 years after being reported missing, the boy has been now found living with a Hindu family. The similarity with the movie ends here because though DNA tests have established that the Muslim couple are the biological parents, the boy and his 'foster' mother refuse to be parted. The stage is set for a lengthy legal battle as the biological mother now plans to contest the ruling of the Metropolitan court, which awarded the boy's custody to the Hindu couple as he refused to go back to his biological parents.
What do you think would be a compassionate decision by the courts?
The real life tragedy of children missing in the Godhra riots has in turn inspired the Bollywood movie 'Parzania', which I haven't seen personally but is touted as a film worth seeing. It has the powerhouse of talent, Naseeruddin Shah, as one of the main protagonists.
The story in the newspapers is about a three-year old Muslim boy who went missing in the Hindu-Muslim Godhra riots in 2002. Almost 6 years after being reported missing, the boy has been now found living with a Hindu family. The similarity with the movie ends here because though DNA tests have established that the Muslim couple are the biological parents, the boy and his 'foster' mother refuse to be parted. The stage is set for a lengthy legal battle as the biological mother now plans to contest the ruling of the Metropolitan court, which awarded the boy's custody to the Hindu couple as he refused to go back to his biological parents.
What do you think would be a compassionate decision by the courts?
The real life tragedy of children missing in the Godhra riots has in turn inspired the Bollywood movie 'Parzania', which I haven't seen personally but is touted as a film worth seeing. It has the powerhouse of talent, Naseeruddin Shah, as one of the main protagonists.
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