Aryan Khan, the son of one of India’s biggest movie stars, Shah Rukh Khan, was charged with possessing and trafficking drugs. We take a look at the drug bust that tells a story of the conflict between the Indian authorities and Bollywood.

Contributors:

Namrata Joshi - Journalist and film critic

Vivek Agnihotri - Film director

Sucharita Tyagi - Film critic

Tejaswini Ganti - Assistant Professor, Anthropology and Film Studies, NYU

On our radar:

Facebook is again in our news feeds, and once again for the wrong reasons. Richard Gizbert speaks to producer Nic Muirhead about the continuing fallout from the whistleblower that has a consortium of news outlets on the company’s case.

Alarm Phone: The refugee hotline and lifeline

We discuss Alarm Phone, the hotline for refugees at sea that is helping to get their stories heard.

Contributors:

Jacob Berkson - Activist, Alarm Phone

Giorgos Christides - Reporter, Der Spiegel

Giorgos Kosmopoulos - Greece researcher, Amnesty International

Notis Mitarachi - Greek Minister of Migration and Asylum

00:00 Intro

02:12 Bollywood in the dock in Modi’s India

11:17 Facebook whistleblower fallout

13:45 Alarm Phone: The refugee hotline & lifeline

24:05 End Note