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It's a wonderful surprise to see our indigenous Hindi film industry, so often referred to as Bollywood, coming out with relevant, topical and well researched cinema. Cinema that touches the heart and forces you to question your innermost biases, orientations and prejudices. The film "Mulk" by #AnubhavSinha, challenges the stereotyping of the Muslim community by seemingly level-headed and sensible Indians. How many times have we conjured up a particular image of a Muslim? The bearded, skull capped look of the man, and the burkha-clad image of the woman, with a brood of children trailing behind, is the most typical image that we have in mind. We assume all Muslims are hot-headed, bigoted, semi-literate, violent people, who will kill or maim at the drop of a hat. This in our great country #India, which has seen a remarkable amalgamation of cultures and religions over centuries of its existence. We all have heard of Akbar, Sher Shah, Tughlaq, and Tipu Sultan, yet when we...