ABSTRACT
This chapter began with the argument that the place of Pakistan as a component of India's security and foreign policy calculus has been paramount. The dominant engagement of the Indian State on the question of dealing with its immediate neighbour in the conduct of the country's International Relations (IRs) has been reflected in the nature of its security and foreign policy. The narratives created by cinematic performances deeply seep into people's imagination in a more rapid and pervasive manner, as compared to that of the narratives emanating out of the linguistic or visual lexicography of music or fine arts. In the same way, cinematic performances also have the capacity to create on-screen negative images that get deeply entrenched in the popular consciousness and reflect in day to day social attitudes. One significant example of this has been the ways in which Hindi cinema has performed the role of Muslims and portrayed the Islamic society in India.
