New Delhi. It has come to the notice of Save Culture Save India Foundation that the movie Oppenheimer which was released on 21st July contains scenes which make a scathing attack on Hindutva (Hinduism).
A scene in the movie shows a woman makes a man read Bhagwad Gita aloud while getting over him and doing sexual intercourse.
A divine gift to human civilisation by Bhagwan Sri Krishna, the Bhagwad Gita, is one of the most revered scriptures of Hinduism. Gita has been the inspiration for countless sanyasis, brahmcharis and legends who live a life of self-control and perform selfless noble deeds.
One is perplexed as to how the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) could approve the movie with this scene.
We are living in a very polarised world. So, this should be investigated by I&B Ministry on an urgent basis and those involved should be severely punished. As observed by Union I&B Minister Anurag Thakur Ji recently and even courts in last couple of years, the entertainment we get is insensitive to the cultural and moral sentiments of masses. Masses are forced to remain helpless recipients of repeated attacks on their foundational values as content-makers get free hand to spend millions in making and promoting morally inappropriate, even disgusting stuff, in name of creativity. There is already a growing dissatisfaction against this.
The Foundation urges, on behalf of the public of this nation and timeless tradition of lives being transformed by revered Geeta, the I&B Ministry to do all that is needed to uphold dignity of the revered holy book of the Hindus, punish those involved and setting processes in place that such things do not happen in future.
Uday Mahurkar
Founder, Save Culture Save India Foundation (SCSIF)
