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In the India state's latest propaganda movie "CHAUHAAN" starring Ajay Devgn, directed by Neeraj Yadav, and backed by Jio Studios — the entertainment arm of Reliance Industries, one of the most powerful corporate houses in India , Ajay Devgan is seen saying dialogues like "tear guns...masks are sold online" , "pellet guns...limited damage" , "Water cannons...temporary solution" and villanize normal words like "jumme ke din" ( friday )

in the past decade Indian state's glorified propaganda wing Bollywood's shift from soft nationalist propaganda like "Swadesh" , "rang de basanti" to hindu nationalist ( more militant ) propaganda like "dhurandhar" , "Chauhaan" is neither surprising nor unprecedented . Indian state , just like all other states uses media to spread propaganda among masses . The perception of Kashmir as " Heaven on earth" among indian masses is due to Bollywood's attempts starting in 1950's and 60's of whitewashing and trivializing suffering of kashmiris

"The film is not just "entertainment"; it is a commodity produced to generate profit while simultaneously performing ideological work for the ruling class.

This is the heart of the matter. These propaganda movies are the outcomes of a capitalist system that requires nationalist fervor to justify state violence and extract profit from every facet of human life, including the blinding of children. Jio Studios, the production house behind Chauhaan, is owned by Reliance Industries—India's most powerful corporate conglomerate, with deep ties to the ruling political establishment. When Reliance backs a film that normalizes state violence in Kashmir, it is not merely chasing box-office numbers; it is cementing its relationship with power, securing political goodwill, and contributing to an ideological environment that benefits its broader business interests. The film becomes a two-for-one deal: profit at the box office, and political capital in the corridors of power. This is the genius of capitalist cultural production. The ruling class does not need to directly commission propaganda; it simply needs to fund the right projects, reward the right narratives, and let the market do the rest. Filmmakers learn that nationalist spectacles get government patronage, tax exemptions, National Awards, and even security protection. They learn that questioning power is a career risk, while glorifying it is a career strategy. The market, guided by state incentives, produces the desired ideology organically—or so it appears" - article

In 2010, when Indian forces in kashmir fired on protesters and killed 112 people. International outcry followed, prompting the Indian government to supply regional police and the army with pellet guns they called “non-lethal" . However this *non-lethal* according to a spokesman from the Omega Research Foundation which monitors military technologies , is "pump action shotgun" . It uses a cartridge with up to 500 tiny lead pellets, which disperse in all directions when fired as ammunition , commonly used by hunters . "The ammunition is not designed for crowd control,” he says . It is designed for causing non lethal injuries that can make people permanently disabled . This weapon should not be used at all,” says the Omega Research Foundation spokesman . “No modification could make its use compliant with international human rights law and standards"

The darkness that surrounds pellet gun victims in Camillo Pasquarelli’s photographs surrounds them in life, too; they are all fully or partially blind . Each of Pasquarelli’s subjects are still coming to terms with their blindness, including the loss of not just their sight but also their ability to go to school or to work. They told the photographer of their pain. Faiz Firdouz, 18, was hit by 20 pellets, two of which entered his right eye. “Why? What was my fault? Why [have] they ruined my career, my future" . “

"it was only later that he (Camillo Pasquarelli ) saw an X-ray. While the complex and fragile machinery of the eyes doesn’t heal itself, the skin does—leaving only minor scars if victims are lucky. Doctors often decide that removing the pellets is too dangerous. They remain lodged into victims’ bodies, as permanent as their blindness. The first X-ray Pasquarelli saw was of Amir Kabir Beigh, one of Kashmir’s first pellet gun victims. “I mean, it’s crazy,” he said. “Hundreds of small pellets all over his head. It was then I realized I needed X-rays, to make the project complete and to balance the message that I want to convey.”

source : https://redfrontmedia.com/f/from-pellet-guns-to-propaganda , https://time.com/5386056/pellet-gun-victims-kashmir/

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Group responsible for the ongoing ethnic cleansing of Indigenous people in Manipur, India.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manipur_conflict_(2023%E2%80%93present)

The weapons shown here are currently used against Indigenous people as we speak.