The Hollywood blockbuster tells the tale of American scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer and the role he played in the Second World War’s development of the atomic bomb.
About the Scene
A sex scene in Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” featuring a line from Hindu holy scripture “Bhagavad Gita” has led to protests even as the film rakes it in at the box office. The Central Board of Film Certification in India passed on the movie a U/A certificate.
Dissatisfaction by Hindu religion In India
Hindu nationalists and politicians in India’s extreme Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have expressed dissatisfaction over a character who reads a religious scripture while being involved in sexual activities. While engaging in sexual activity with Florence Pugh’s Jean Tatlock, Cillian Murphy, who plays Oppenheimer, reads a well-known line from the Bhagwad Geeta.
As Nolan is an incredible draw in India, audiences collected to view “Oppenheimer” in Imax and other formats starting at 3am. Social media protests began almost immediately after that. Social media reports state that a scene in the film shows a woman having a man read the Bhagwad Geeta out loud while she has sex with him. She seems to be holding the position of their reproductive organs while holding Bhagwad Geeta in one hand and seeming to do so with the other.
About Bhagwad Geeta:
The Bhagwad Geeta is often considered to be the Indian Bible. It is without a doubt one of the most well-known sacred writings of Asia and, along with the Bible and the Qur’an, one of the most significant holy scriptures in the world.
It has a fascinating storytelling and a profoundly strong message. The Geeta teaches that every person includes both the higher God self (Brahman) and the lower human self (Atman). It has been suggested the conversation between the prince and his charioteer is a metaphor for the eternal conversation between the human self and God.
Knowing how to overcome difficulties and self-doubt will help us to live a life of truth and purpose. The Bhagwad Geeta is a highly symbolic, entirely representational book.
What Uday Mahurkar twitted on his Twitter Account?
Uday Mahurkar, India’s information commissioner, tweeted a message to Nolan over the weekend referring to the sex scene as “a scathing attack on Hinduism.“
Mahurkar’s offensive
Uday Mahurkar considered it offensive that Pugh’s character “is holding Bhagwad Geeta in one hand, and the other hand seems to be adjusting the position of their reproductive organs” in the scene, which he referred to as “a direct assault on religious beliefs,” claiming it is “waging a war on the Hindu community.” Mahurkar appealed to the filmmaker to cut the sex scene from Oppenheimer as he concluded up a letter to him.
“We think that by removing this scene and taking the necessary steps to win Hindus over, will go a long way to establish your credentials as a sensitized human being and gift your friendship of billions of nice people.
Since the Hindu nationalist leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi took government in 2014, critics say that religious intolerable behavior is growing in the nation with the greatest number of people in the world.
The movie is appropriate for under-12s to watch with supervision from parents. Besides the movie has been banned the movie allegedly made over $3 million in its first weekend in the whole country.
Comments By different Individual in the Topic:
- Hindus were “left angry and perplexed at the blatant disrespect,” according to author Harris Sultan.
- Right-wing Hindu organization Vishwa Hindu Parishad asked the part to be removed, saying the movie was an attempt to “launch an attack” on Hindu society.
- Spokesman Vinod Bansal told AFP that “the makers need to apologize to the Hindu community around the world whose sentiments have been badly hurt.”
