(Presstv/stepfeed) -- The move came last week in protest at the ongoing persecution of the Palestinian people by the Israeli regime when Shah Rukh Khan, Aamir Khan and Salman Khan refused to take part in “Shalom Bollywood.” 

Sponsored by Tel Aviv, the gala was held in Mumbai where Indian’s prominent actors were invited to meet Benjamin Netanyahu. 

No doubt, Israel is keen on having Bollywood help in its use of arts and culture to whitewash its settler-colonialist plans in the occupied territories. But it faces serious doubts whether this could be a successful campaign specifically given the rising anti-Israeli sentiments in India.