Sharmaji New York wale

I am not sure if Mr Sharma actually belongs to NY, but sure enough he's unwelcome there. Mr. Rakesh Sharma won innumerable accolades for his film Final Solution in 2002.

Final Solution is a study of the politics of hate. Set in Gujarat during the period Feb/March 2002 - July 2003, the film graphically documents the changing face of right-wing politics in India through a study of the 2002 genocide of Moslems in Gujarat. It specifically examines political tendencies reminiscient of the Nazi Germany of early/mid-1930s. Final Solution is anti-hate/ violence as “those who forget history are condemned to relive it”.

More here: http://rakeshfilm.com/finalsolution.htm
But little did he know that he was prophesizing his own future when he wrote that year:

Post-911, we live in a world where politics of hate and intolerance has gained mainstream acceptance, even grabbed centrestage. The right-wing seems to be tightening its stranglehold across Europe and USA, a nationalism being fuelled by the anti-immigrant/anti-Moslem rhetoric.

Rakesh Sharma was treated with hate and humiliation on the streets of New York this past summer as he tried to document the lives of the city's taxi drivers. The New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) has since launched a suit on his behalf to highlight the injustice. Read today on the BBC.

Mr. Sharma is an independent documentary film maker who started as an assistant to the famed Shyam Benegal during the making of Discovery of India in 1986. His other film is Aftershocks: The Rough Guide to Democracy.