How India's elections are dividing the nation | Witness Documentary

Childhood friends Chintu and Bablu campaign on opposite sides of politics during India’s election campaign in the industrial town of Jamshedpur in Jharkhand state.

Despite being born a Sikh, Chintu assumes a prominent role in leading local youth to support Prime Minister Narendra Modi, his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Hindu nationalistic ideologies. He is a BJP campaign worker and president of a local Hindu rights advocacy group, the Sanatan Utsav Samiti.

On the other hand, Bablu opposes right-wing elements associated with Hindu nationalism and advocates for a more tolerant India. As electoral fervour sweeps through the nation, their friendship unravels against a backdrop of divisive rallies and strained family gatherings. Will their friendship survive the political divide in the world’s largest democracy? India’s Fractured Bonds is a documentary film by Gautam Singh.

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[prabhajha]

Proud to be your wife and to see u like this .THE REAL YOU. In this documentary you portray your real feelings for the nation. GREAT JOB🎉

[ahmadghazali]

Chintu is Neither a Perfect Hindu Nor a Perfect Sikh...Bro Is Just a Bhakt
Who just hate one Religion...for no Reason 😢

[bijjo-pstt]

I'm sure 1000% chintu did his degree on whatsapp university 😂😂

[r.b]

One interesting think is that there are " Punjabi Sikh-Hindus in Jharkhand". Additionally, He's saying that people are coming from Kashmir; yet, he himself is an outsider.

[KrikenLord-shhp]

Extremism will be the end of secularism in India fr
The audacity he had to grill a worker to prove his identity is beyond me!
You can hold your identity without attacking people of other religions..
People like him are the reason why I’m afraid of expressing my religion in fear of being called a religious fanatic . This is why education is sooo important !!!

[sonalimartinii]

As a Hindu, I stand with my Muslim brothers and sisters 💗💗💗🕉️☪️

[Ksjasmin]

Seem like he is fake sikh because Sikh respects every religion, and humanity is above everything

[namankumar]

We have come to the irreversible point where hatred has become normal..😓😓

[sandhra]

Felt bad for the guy even when his daughter was not understanding that after all we're all humans who should love eachother and not hate in the name of religion. We need more thinkers like him❤️

[ansariabdulsamad]

Coming to iftaar party is not secularism but maintaining respect for each is real secularism.

[sidram]

As sanatani Hindu Indian I stand with Muslims.. Modiji devide and rule British policy using.. but Indian culture is hindu Muslim unity..

[abhijeettudu]

Thank god ! Atleast we have people like bablu jha in our community

[indirakuriyan]

I'm Christian and staunchly Indian. This division in our society began happening about 30 years back. But by 2014, it took off like a rocket.

[tvwatcher]

Modi has a beard. Let him shave it off first. During Covid times he let it grow so long as if he were a sage.

[sanafizasana]

I can feel his pain... So many my friends only talk about hate speech

[IMRAN]

I belong from Jamshedpur, the same way i lost so many classmates and friends when they became blind bhakt. I tried to make them understand reality, but i lost them. That is the bitter truth of our society.

[myNAMEis._-_-_-..__-_--_]

This is all done by the Butcher of Gujrat (N.

[Mylliem-umlong]

Whatsapp University was a great troll 😂

[juniahmad]

Bravo...dont give up man. You are on the right path where there is humanity 1st and then religion, cast, etc.

[-oooooo]

What would gandi said if he still alive.. he had fought for india with muslim and christian friend…