At last, a film about animals, And now about a delightful Dog called Simba! Great news!!
The last time I ever saw a film in which a dog had such a huge impact was probably Hum Aapke Hain Koun (1994). And suddenly animals seem to have disappeared from our screens. Why? Way back in 1992, a small NGO was founded by the influential Maneka Gandhi called People for Animals. By 1995, she was in the Lok Sabha and she went on a strong campaign to promote the humane treatment of poor animals. Undoubtedly, a very noble and laudable task!
But in a vast agrarian country like ours where cattle and sheep are the mainstays of all agricultural development, in a country where jungles are being constantly attacked by poachers and the wildlife is always under threat, and in a growing urbanized country where animals are locked inside houses as pets with no freedom at all, how do you expect an organisation like prevention of cruelty to animals every work?
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