Is Bajrangi Bhaijaan inspired by Pakistani activist Ansar Burney?
It appears there are glaring similarities between the film and a case undertaken by Burney
It appears there are glaring similarities between the film and a case undertaken by Burney. PHOTO: FILE
Bollywood blockbuster Bajrangi Bhaijan has broken several records at the box office. And not only that, the film has managed to get Pakistanis and Indians closer in a rather unique way. Turns out, the Salman Khan-starrer might actually be inspired from our very own human rights activist, Ansar Burney.
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A post shared on Ansar's Facebook page claims that he has been trying to reunite a 21-year-old deaf and mute Indian girl Geeta with her parents for over three years. Geeta accidentally strayed into Pakistan from India some 13 years ago. She was eight-years-old back then and was found by the Pakistani police at the Lahore railway station.
Ansar visited India in October 2012 with photographs and video of Geeta. His visit was covered by Indian as well as international media. Ansar also shared a report by an Indian TV channel on his Facebook page which was done in October 2012. Here take a look:
Burney took over the girl's case and decided to reunite her with her family. The only details Geeta could provide (by writing this down in Hindi) were that she had seven brothers and three sisters and that her house was located in fields near a river with a hospital and a hotel nearby.
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Those who have seen Bajrangi Bhaijaan will be able to tell that there are glaring similarities between Geeta's case and the script of the movie. In the film however, the mute girl is Pakistani and lost in India with Salman trying to take her back home.
What do you think?
Read: Bajrangi Bhaijaan: Communicating the secular message of modern India
A post shared on Ansar's Facebook page claims that he has been trying to reunite a 21-year-old deaf and mute Indian girl Geeta with her parents for over three years. Geeta accidentally strayed into Pakistan from India some 13 years ago. She was eight-years-old back then and was found by the Pakistani police at the Lahore railway station.
Ansar visited India in October 2012 with photographs and video of Geeta. His visit was covered by Indian as well as international media. Ansar also shared a report by an Indian TV channel on his Facebook page which was done in October 2012. Here take a look:
Burney took over the girl's case and decided to reunite her with her family. The only details Geeta could provide (by writing this down in Hindi) were that she had seven brothers and three sisters and that her house was located in fields near a river with a hospital and a hotel nearby.
Read: #BollywoodPoisoningPak calls for boycott of Bajrangi Bhaijaan
Those who have seen Bajrangi Bhaijaan will be able to tell that there are glaring similarities between Geeta's case and the script of the movie. In the film however, the mute girl is Pakistani and lost in India with Salman trying to take her back home.
What do you think?