How Bollywood Hammers Kufr and Shirk on You..!!

Indian films are pitted with elements of Shirk and Kufr, both implicitly and explicitly. If it does not impact immediately and directly on your faith and that of your children, it does so as a habit and in an unconscious way. As a result, Muslims are made to accept Kufr and Shirk in their minds and lives, such that the line between Imaan and Kufr is blurred, at times it even disappears.
Out of the thousands, let us see some examples.
I watched a movie trailer the other day, while queuing in a supermarket, in which I saw Amitabh Bachchan dressed in a sublime white suit and walking on clouds. The movie’s name is God Tussi Great Ho (…I wonder if I got that right!). In it, Amitabh Bachchan plays…… God!!! He gives powers to another actor on Earth. Later on, I tried to learn more about how the local Muslim community greeted the movie. It was warmly welcomed. I know some families who even enjoyed it in organized movie nights – parents and children together. Collective consumption of a movie whose very theme is based on Kufr – an actor playing Allah! I also learned that the movie is a remake of a Hollywood movie ‘Bruce Almighty’. Hollywood is a dagger too, but sharper.
Now, let us sing a little bit. I will quote (rather transliterate and translate from Hindustani) below what I overheard in songs from Indian movies. I don’t know at all which movies or artists they come from, but all that is common talk. Ask any ‘Antakshari’ fan and you will get all references.
- Tujhe apna khuda bana doonga, tumhari ibadat karoonga.
“I will make of you my god, and I will worship you.”

- Ek budh banaoonga tujhe aur pooja karoonga. Arey mar jaoonga pyaar agar main dooja karoonga.
“I will make of you a statue and will make pooja (a Hindu act of worship) for you. Oh I will die if I associate another one with you.”

- Mera pyaar hai itna ooncha jaise ram raheema.
“My love is as elevated as Ram (a Hindu diety) and Raheema (Allah).”
Here, the lover’s love is raised to the level of Allah. Also, Ram is made equal to Allah as diety. Simply Shirk.

- Sanam mere sanam, qasam teri qasam, terey liye huwa janam mera janam
“Sanam O my Sanam. I swear by you, I have taken birth only for you.”
The word Sanam is of Arabic origin (spelled saad-noon-meem).. Hindustani is a mixture of Hindi and Urdu, which in turn is derived from Persian and Arabic.. The word sanam (plural asnaam) also comes in the Quran, referring to the statues that pagans used to worship. Here, the girl is called ‘sanam’!
Also, the man swears by his lover, which is an act of Kufr as it is only allowed to swear by Allah.

- Aa sajda karoon mein tere haathon mein
“Come, let me make sijdah on your hands.”

- Rabb se ziyada tujhe pyaar karta hoon, rabb mujhe maaf karey, mera insaaf karey
“I love you more than Rabb. May Rabb excuse me, put me on trial.”
It has become common in society to love someone more than anyone else, including God, to the extent of abandoning everything for love, even Islam. Note also that the lover ironically asks that Allah put him on trial, as if a challenge, while a true Muslim fears Allah’s trial and retribution.

- ..agar khuda bhi na jaaney
“…if even Allah doesn’t know (referring to their secret romantic meeting place).”
A true Muslim’s belief is that Allah knows everything, without any exception. Phrases as the one above dilute that Kufr belief in Muslims’ minds and hearts.

- Janam janam ka saath hey hamaara tumhaara
“Our relationship is one that stands birth after birth (janam janam).”
Notice the concept of reincarnation here - that of taking birth again on earth after death. This concept comes over and over in many movies and songs, as it is a fundamental belief in Hinduism. Reincarnation is Kufr, as a true Muslim believes that when one dies, he goes to Barzakh waiting for Qiyaamah when he will either be put in heaven or hell, depending on his faith and deeds.
These are only bits and pieces gathered, and there are thousands of other examples, in words, scenes and implication. It is common scene in Indian movies, for another instance, to see someone praying to a statue wishing for something, and being granted that which they asked for.
I am not hereby calling any Muslim who watches Indian movies of kaafir (guilty of Kufr) or mushrik (guilty of Shirk), far from that. I am only trying to instill awareness as to the destructive effect Bollywood movies can have, and have already had, on the Imaan of Muslims. As a result of that psychological impact, so many Muslims can’t even define Imaan as it should, and are somewhat confused as to what to believe and what not, and how to behave and how not.

Then, Deen Loses Importance
One immediate effect of Bollywood, one that is so sadly apparent, in Muslim societies, is the loss of Imaan’s importance in life.. Imaan has become secondary – love (passionate and sex-based, devoid of any divine characteristic) is made the number one value. Anything else is expandable, including God, parents and honour.
As a result, whenever religion (and therefore the exigencies of Imaan) becomes a ‘barrier’ to love, it is eliminated. Think of any of our sisters falling in love with a boy of another religion without feeling any reason to question the relationship. This feeling has been taken due care of by the maestros of Bollywood, with tools like ‘Veer Zaara’, ‘Refugee’ and the likes. These movies depict the filthy relationship of a Muslim girl and a Hindu boy. At the end, at least in the minds of viewers, this love prevails and wins over religion and other types of authority, be it parental or political. Such movies are so sentimentally moving that they leave the viewer with awe in the heart and tears in the eyes.

Let’s Be Intelligent
I’d like to end by exhorting upon a thorough reflection on Imaan and all it implies, and subsequently the adoption of necessary resolutions. By now, you must have figured out which ones to take personally. Next time you bring a DVD home, think twice and be intelligent, for the sake of your faith and that of your children and family. And then, why not reflect on love too, because we have yet to redefine love, especially since most of our youngsters hold their definitions thereof from movies, novels and filthy liberal stories. Islam talks of love too.