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The Bomb & the Bhagavad Gita: Nolan's 'Oppenheimer' Sparks Fury in India
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29:23Now PlayingChristopher Nolan's latest film, 'Oppenheimer,' has sparked significant controversy in India due to a scene involving the Bhagavad Gita, a revered Hindu text. Actors Cillian Murphy and Florence Pugh, playing physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer and psychiatrist Jean Tatler respectively, share an intimate moment while reciting a verse from the Bhagavad Gita, with Murphy's character proclaiming, "Now, I am become Death, destroyer of the world.” Despite the film's initial positive reception and commercial success in India, this perceived mishandling of sacred text has drawn fervent backlash. One Twitter user criticized the scene for "mentioning holy verses while having sex," calling it "disrespectful and racist." Uday Mahurkar, the Indian government's information commissioner, condemned the scene as a "disturbing attack on Hinduism." In response to the uproar, Mahurkar has publicly urged Nolan to remove the controversial scene, written an open letter expressing his disapproval, and called upon the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting to investigate the movie, adding that those involved should face severe repercussions. This escalating controversy is emblematic of the delicate cultural sensitivities that global filmmakers must navigate in today's interconnected world.
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