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Bollywood’s Statues of Unity: Figures that Could Beat Up Bad Guys Or Cure Blindness

As India goes on a statue-building spree – with the ₹2,989 crore Statue of Unity and a proposed one of Lord Ram in Ayodhya – it’s time to take a look at the role these inanimate figures have played in Bollywood films as diverse as Geet Gaya Patharon Ne and Ishq.

Sayantan Mondal July 27, 2016

POV

Why We Need the ₹2,989-Crore Statue of Unity

You can’t put a price tag on memorials like the Statue of Unity. They could serve as a starting point to anyone who wants to discover our history in the future. I just have one question here: What great structures have we built in the last 50 years that will stand the test of time? Orion Mall? Lodha World Towers?

Devaiah Bopanna June 21, 2016