Malegaon, a textile town in Maharashtra, lives in two parallel universes. One is the Muslim-majority town stereotyped through riots and blasts, a place many Hindus warn each other about. The other is a restless world of ambition—powerlooms, parody films, homegrown Supermen, Instagram Reels, and that ever-present Bigg Boss dream. Each time India tries to box Malegaon into a single identity, the town slips out, reinventing itself yet again. Watch this video by Manisha Mondal.
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