Reema Moudgil

Reema has been writing on gender issues, cinema, culture and more since 1994. She is the author of Perfect Eight, the editor of Chicken Soup for the Indian Women's Soul, a translator and an artist.

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From The Legend of Bhagat Singh to Chauhan: How Hindi Cinema Lost Its Moral Compass

For decades, Hindi cinema celebrated heroes who challenged injustice, questioned authority and stood beside the powerless. Today, many of its biggest blockbusters increasingly glorify state power, ideological nationalism and performative cruelty. Through Ajay Devgn's journey from The Legend of Bhagat Singh to Chauhan, this essay examines what that transformation says about Bollywood—and about us.