https://thecompanion.in/aurangzeb-in-the-era-of-misinformation-political-discourse-social-media-and-bollywood _Bollywood has increasingly become a powerful tool for projecting cultural hegemony, particularly through the vilification and stigmatization of India's Muslim past. Films like Chhaava offer a highly selective and distorted retelling of historical events, contributing to a growing trend in which both Bollywood and mainstream media perpetuate versions of history that often bear little resemblance to reality._ Writes *Maaz Rashid*