The Indian, Hindu filmmakers of the movie “Garam Hawa” make
their views about muslims leaving India after the partition pretty clear. Halim
Mirza, who leaves for Pakistan is shown in very poor light and Salim Mirza, who
shows resolve to stay in India is depicted as the bastion of morality.
The only main character to leave for Pakistan, Halim Mirza,
is ridiculed at several points during the film. To begin with, his promises to
his followers to never leave India are replayed over and over again and brought
his hypocrisy into greater focus (and served to make the views of the creators
clear ). Apart from that, we hear sarcastic applause every time his picture is
displayed and are made to watch a close-up of him stuffing his face with a
piece of chicken. All of these not-so-subtle signs make the creator’s views
about emigrants pretty clear.
In contrast, Salim Mirza is shown as extremely upright and
decent to the point where it is to his own detriment. His obvious displeasure
at his son admitting to bribing officials for the sake of business, his
non-confrontational attitude at being slighted by the tonga driver and him
being upfront about his religion on when trying to get a room for rent are just
a few of examples of his decency.
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