Social Media and Political Protest Case Study- Padmavaat Movie Controversy 2017

Abhishek Kumar Singh¹ , Charvak ²

Section:Review Paper, Product Type: Isroset-Journal
Vol.4 , Issue.9 , pp.26-30, Sep-2018

Online published on Sep 30, 2018

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Abstract :
Considering the importance of the effect of social media on the participation of public Sphere in various social movements or events, especially those related to protests, it is necessary to study in-depth the role of social media in political mobilization. Social media is a widespread communication platform. Social media certainly plays a significant role in social connectivity and political engagements. This study provides a brief overview of current research in this area with the special context to recent Bollywood controversy. The present paper is all about the recent controversy on Bollywood movie Padmavaat, in which many communal groups came to protest and claim that, the movie has distorted the historical facts and misrepresented before the audience. Some political parties also supported the ban and protest. Thus, the present study is a case study on the role of social media in managing political protest with special reference to Padmavaat Movie controversy. The methodology adopted in this study is both primary and secondary.

Key-Words / Index Term :
Social Media, Politics, mobilization, Protest, collective action

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