[Washington Post]TV news depicted Bollywood as a den of illegal drug use. Now, India’s stars are fighting back.
The spectacle of India’s most-loved stars taking on two pro-government news channels and widely known anchors is an escalation that reflects the increasing polarization of the country’s media industry, once considered a crucial pillar of the world’s largest democracy.The pushback from movie stars is “unprecedented,” said Shubhra Gupta, a ...