The cast of the film that included Kajol, Kareena and Arjun Rampal recently returned from a schedule Down Under
Karan Johar has set his remake of Step Mom not in New York but Sydney, Australia. The cast of the film that included Kajol, Kareena and Arjun Rampal recently returned from a schedule Down Under. Siddharth Malhotra is directing the film tentatively titled Love You Ma. A source reveals there is an elaborate scene with Kajol and Kareena that touches the sensitive issue of racial discrimination toward Indians in Australia. 
Scene this!
Talking about the scene, the source says, "It's shot in a mall with Kajol, Kareena and a supporting actor. It depicts the storeowner making a racist comment on an Indian boy and Kajol stepping in defense of him. As soon as she hears the nasty comment she tells Bebo, 'We have to teach these goras a lesson!' and gives the shop owner a earful. It's an intense scene that has been beautifully written to capture what the Indian community has gone through in the last few months."
Kads to the rescue
This is not the only scene that talks about racism. In fact, there is also a parallel story about Kajol coming to the rescue of an Indian student facing abuse from his Australian friends on campus. "Siddharth has done immense research and read up several case studies of abuse faced by Indians. He's using all that evidence to create fictional scenes in the film."
Love You Ma is the second Dharma film apart from My Name is Khan (about the plight of Muslims in America post 9/11) that touches the serious issue of racial discrimination against Indians all over the world.
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In May and June 2009, allegedly racially motivated attacks against Indian international students and a perceived poor response by the police sparked protests in Australia. Rallies were held in both Melbourne and Sydney. Impromptu street protests were held in Harris Park, a suburb of western Sydney with a large Indian population. The protests attracted attention from the international media, with coverage in India especially widespread and critical of Australia. Representatives of the Indian government met the Australian government to express concern and request that Indians be protected. The Prime Minister of Australia, Kevin Rudd, expressed regret and called for the attackers to be brought to justice. |
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