An organization Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions Campaign in South Asia (BDS) affiliates with it's base in India has accused Israel of exploiting Bollywood to launder its global image, following Israeli PMs' “selfie” on stage with legendary movie Icon Amitabh Bachchan, on his recent visit to Mumbai.
Some group of activists made the claims above, when the Israeli government staged an outreach event titled “Shalom Bollywood” on Thursday, 19th January, 2017, in a bid to woe Indian film directors and producers to make their movies in Israel.
Bollywood, Indian's film industry is the largest in the world and worth billions of dollars.Personalities from India’s film industry, including Bachchan and daughter in law, Aishwarya Rai, attended the event.
Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions Campaign in South Asia, head, Apoorva Gautam, disclosed that Israel’s appeal to Bollywood is an indication of a broader “ideological shift” in the country since the election of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in 2014.
Netanyahu is now the second Israeli PM to visit India and his trip comes after Modi was the first Indian leader to visit Israel in 2017.
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