A large section of media in India accused of running shows that appear to blame Muslims for the spread of the virus.


Anna Vetticad is a Delhi-based journalist, social commentator and author of The Adventures of an Intrepid Film Critic.
A large section of media in India accused of running shows that appear to blame Muslims for the spread of the virus.

The 2019 film on Kerala’s Nipah virus outbreak offers a blueprint on how to effectively stem the spread of COVID-19.

With Sridevi’s untimely death, Indian cinema lost one of its brightest stars.

Long derided for trivialising women, Bollywood is shrugging off its trademark social apathy to join anti-rape crusade.
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India cinema clocked hundred years in 2013, but the year ahead promises more fun from Bollywood and south Indian cinema.
![Rajinikanth, the 63-year-old Tamil film icon, will draw audience for his film, Kochadaiiyaan, to be released this year [Global News Insight]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/2014177369666734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)