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Debate over religious intolerance goes Bollywood

Ole TangenNovember 4, 2015

Critics of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi say his recent policies are forcing Hindu values on the rest of the country. Now Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan has waded into the online debate over religious intolerance.

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