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Godmen can be sexual predators—Aashram to Hunkkaar, Hindi shows want audiences to accept it

The success of ‘Hanuman Ansh’ shows Indians have not stopped believing in saints. The compassionate guru and the criminal baba are two figures that now exist together.

The trailer for Hunkkaar: The Roar opens with Aneet Padda’s character trying to file a sexual assault complaint against a powerful godman. A police officer tells her that they will speak to him before registering her complaint. She refuses to leave until the complaint is filed.

Women know this story. A powerful man is accused, but the woman’s life, behaviour, and motives are examined before the system so much as looks at him. Godmen have more than money or political influence protecting them. They have faith. People do not simply admire them; they are revered as deities in their own right.

Hunkkaar is the latest in a series of films and shows asking Indian audiences to accept that a godman........

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