Oppenheimer: Fresh Row Erupts Over Bhagavad Gita Scene in Christopher Nolan's Film

One of Hollywood’s biggest movies hit theatres on July 21, Oppenheimer. On Saturday, Uday Mahurkar from Save Culture Save India Foundation issued a statement where he expressed that the said scene has hurt religious sentiments. His statement read, “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 Hinduism. A scene in the movie shows a woman makes a man read Bhagwad Geeta aloud while getting over him and doing sexual intercourse.” MOVIE OPPENHEIMER’S ATTACK ON BHAGWAD GEETAPress Release of Save Culture Save India Foundation Date: July 22, 2023 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… pic.twitter.com/RmJI0q9pXi — Uday Mahurkar July 22, 2023 The statement continued, “A divine gift to human civilisation by Bhagwan Sri Krishna, the Bhagwad Geeta, is one of the most revered scriptures of Hinduism. 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.” Oppenheimer is based on the 2005 book “American Prometheus,” written by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin.