Life without the intrusion of media in all its forms and manifestations can no longer be imagined on our planet. Be it the print, cinema, television or its most pervasive form, the social media has engulfed the human life processes to an extent that the human mental make-up is defined by the media like never before. The exposure to all that’s happening or trending, as it is called by not the citizens but the ‘netizens’ across globe has had an impact on the way people perceive things influencing their attitudes, behavior, approach, value systems or even as they live in the present times. The immense possibilities that science and technology powered media has, is by far unimaginable. The containment of the disastrous recent covid pandemic, by making people amenable to the new normal through the amalgam of science, technology and media is a case in point. It is in this backdrop of the ubiquitous media that hugely mediates even our relationships within societies, that this paper is formulated to highlight how the cinematic media has been utilized as a tool to mediate tolerance and unity among the Muslim and Hindu religious groups in India. An analysis of a few chosen films for exploring the theme is taken up here