Intimate scene in 'Oppenheimer' featuring copy of Bhagavad Gita sparks outrage among netizens - Punjabi News

Published on: 24 Jul 2023 at 10:50 AM

Intimate scene in ‘Oppenheimer’ featuring copy of Bhagavad Gita sparks outrage among netizens

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The Fact News Service

Mumbai, July 24

Christopher Nolan’s latest directorial ‘Oppenheimer’, which hit the theatres on July 21, has received rave reviews from fans and critics alike but it has also hurt the sentiments of many Indian viewers over a sex scene featuring a copy of the Bhagavad Gita, considered a holy scripture by the Hindus.

A section of social media users vented their outrage and slammed the makers over the scene.

“if this was a scene in a Bollywood film, theatres screening it would have been burned down,” a Twitter user wrote.

“Art knows no boundaries, but Oppenheimer’s Bhagavad Gita scene tests the limits of creative expression,” another one wrote.

Further, Uday Mahurkar from Save Culture Save India Foundation penned an open letter to the makers of ‘Oppenheimer’, saying the scene featuring a copy of the Bhagavad Gita scene has hurt religious sentiments.

He also urged the Union Information & Broadcasting Ministry to take necessary action.

His letter read, “It has come to our notice that the movie ‘Oppenheimer’ contains a scene which makes a scathing attack on Hinduism. As per social media reports, a scene in the movie shows a woman making a man read Bhagwad Geeta aloud while indulging in sexual intercourse. She is seen holding a copy of the Bhagwad Geeta in one hand.”