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==Reception== |
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The film was well received in Britain but caused protests when shown in Bombay and Madras, where it was considered by many to be British propaganda.<ref>James, L. ibid pp. 512–3.</ref><ref>{{cite journal | last = Chowdhry | first = Prem | title = Propaganda and protest: the myth of the Muslim menace in an empire film (The Drum, 1938) | journal = Studies in History | volume = 16 | issue = 1 | pages = 109–130 | doi = 10.1177/025764300001600105 | date = February 2000 | s2cid = 159486594 }}</ref> |
The film was well received in Britain but caused protests when shown in Bombay and Madras, where it was considered by many to be British propaganda.<ref>James, L. ibid pp. 512–3.</ref><ref>{{cite journal | last = Chowdhry | first = Prem | title = Propaganda and protest: the myth of the Muslim menace in an empire film (The Drum, 1938) | journal = Studies in History | volume = 16 | issue = 1 | pages = 109–130 | doi = 10.1177/025764300001600105 | date = February 2000 | s2cid = 159486594 }}</ref> |
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''Kinematograph Weekly'' reported the film as a "winner" at the British box office in October 1938.<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=Kinematograph Weekly|page=61|title=Films which won the box office stakes last year|last=Billings|first=R.H.|date=12 January 1939|url=https://archive.org/details/kinematograph-weekly/1939/Kinematograph%20Weekly%20%231656%20%281939-01-12%29%20%28BNA%29/page/67/mode/1up?}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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