On September 13, 2023, around two months before the state Assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh, a new ‘‘film poster’’ appeared across Bhopal. It featured a man wearing military camouflage—his face and wrists wrapped in bandages—bearing stark similarities to Shah Rukh Khan in the poster of 'Jawan'. A close look though revealed three key differences. First, the man on the poster: not Khan but Kamal Nath, the state’s ex-chief minister. Then, the movie’s name, Corruption ka Haiwan, followed by the director’s: “Corruptionnath”.