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The Hindi film industry needs to learn from its South Indian counterparts and reinvent its storytelling.

In this picture taken on September 30, 2022, people get their tickets checked before entering the Maratha Mandir Cinema Theatre in Mumbai. - India's Bollywood film industry, long part of the cultural fabric of the movie-mad country of 1.4 billion people, is facing its biggest-ever crisis as streaming services and non-Hindi language rivals steal its sparkle. (Photo by Punit PARANJPE / AFP) / To go with 'Entertainment-India-Cinema-Lifestyle-Film', FOCUS by Glenda KWEK

With its racist, misogynistic stereotypes, the Netflix romance unintentionally serves as a mirror to the US.

Actress and singer Sofia Carson, seen here on the steps of the US Capitol in April, plays a liberal young woman who ultimately embraces a more nationalistic politics in the Netflix film, Purple Hearts.