A scene from the film “Oppenheimer” has been described as “a direct attack on the religious beliefs of a billion tolerant Hindus”.
After several months of waiting, Oppenheimer finally made its way to theaters around the world to tremendous critical and audience acclaim. The band did it 94% agree Rotten tomatoesmeanwhile in IMDB has achieved a rating of 8.8which makes it a complete success.
However, production of this magnitude could not be far off controversyand that’s it a sex scene The tape contained in it has caused outrage not only in one sector but in an entire country.
Via Twitter, the journalist uday mahurkarHe asserted that the scene in question was about “a direct attack” against the Hindus and India and demanded that the director of the film, Christopher nolanto remove it.
Failure to do so would be seen as “a deliberate attack on Indian civilization,” he said in a letter Mahurkar shared on Twitter this Sunday Government Information Officer and Founder of the Save Culture, Save India Foundation.
on the tape, Robert Oppenheimer (interpreted by Cilian Murphy), seduced Jean Tatlock (Florence Pugh), who in real life was his mistress for several years. Both end in a bed scene in which Tatlock questions the famous physicist to read you a passage from the Bhagavad-gītā while they stay intercourse.
The scene that ignited the anger of the Hindu community shows Cillian Murphy and Florence Pugh having sex while Murphy reads a verse from the Bhagavad-gītā, the religion’s most important text
The Bhagavad Gita It is one of the most sacred religious texts in Hinduism, a religion that has around 1,150 million followers worldwide.
Here is how Mahurkar described the insult this scene brings to the Hindu world:
“The Bhagavad-gītā is one of the most revered scriptures in Hinduism. Geeta has been the inspiration for countless sanyasis, brahmcharis and legends who live lives of self-restraint and perform selfless, noble deeds. We do not know the motivation and logic behind this unnecessary scene in the life of a scientist. But This is a direct attack on the religious beliefs of a billion tolerant Hindusrather is tantamount to a war against the Hindu community and it almost seems part of a larger conspiracy by anti-Hindu forces.”
Uday Mahurkar, Journalist and Founder of Save Culture, Save India Foundation.
The journalist continued his lengthy text, reflecting on the treatment that Hollywood gave to Islam so as not to offend the communities that practice this religion. “Why shouldn’t the same courtesy be applied to Hindus?”asks the journalist in the tweet.
“He is highly valued in India for his cinematography. we believe that when you delete this scene And if you do what it takes to win the hearts of Hindus, you will go a long way towards establishing yourself as a sensitive person and befriending billions of nice people,” Mahurkar reiterated as a courtesy to Nolan. However, the tweet took on a more “ominous” meaning when the journalist assured that if calls to remove the scene were ignored, there would be serious consequences.
“If you ignore this appeal, it will be considered a deliberate attack on Indian civilization. Please wait anxiously for the necessary measures.”
“We urge, on behalf of billions of Hindus and the eternal tradition of the life transformed by Revered Geeta, to do whatever is necessary to uphold the dignity of her revered book and remove this scene from her film worldwide.” If you ignore this appeal, it is viewed as a deliberate attack on Indian civilization. Wait anxiously for the necessary measures“.
However, This scene was already cut before the premiere As reported by Indian television NDTV, the studio itself called for the broadcast to be shortened, assuming the censorship board would not allow the full broadcast.
Despite the controversy it caused, Oppenheimer was a great success in Indiaand managed to collect $3.6 million in just two days on the billboard.
Previously, the tape “Eyes Wide Shut” had received a lot of criticism from the Hindu community.
It is worth noting that this is not the first time that the Bhagavad-gītā has been featured in a Hollywood production. The With Your Eyes Wide Shut Band Stanley Kubrick presented the orgy scene while a verse of the text is recited by a choir. “For the protection of the virtuous, the destruction of evil, and the firm establishment of the Dharma, I am born and incarnated on earth from age to age.”
Indian groups put a lot of pressure on Warner Bros. Pictures, and finally These lines were cut from the film.
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