Recently, we saw the case of 'Dangal' refusing to be released in Pakistan by Aamir Khan, who didn't agree to that country's censor board's demand to chop off the National Anthem.

'Baahubali-2', it's feared, may face a similar situation. Just as the censor board there put certain conditions before they could certify 'Dangal', they may make similar demands of the makers of Rajamouli's magnum opus. This is because, as a Telugu daily put it, the film allegedly draws from the Hindu imagery. And Pakistan being a theocratic country whose state has an anti-Hindi India agenda, it may not be happy with an unconditional release.

Forget Pakistan, in our country itself, those belonging to certain ideological groupings are falsely misleading the people into thinking that 'Baahubali-2' is a Hindutva film. This has had both positive and negative results. On the positive front, unfounded criticisms of the movie's agenda has triggered a massive pro-'Baahubali' wave on social media among culturally-proud Hindus.