Oppenheimer: Why has Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur is angry? details inside

Oppenheimer: Why has Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur is angry? details inside

Hollywood film Oppenheimer which is gettig rave reviews from the critics and the audience has made the I&B minister Anurag Thakur upset with CBFC.

The reason is a scene from the movie showing a sexual act with the Bhagavad Gita recital.

It has been reported that Union Information & Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur has expressed his displeasure with the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) for allowing the objectionable scene in Christopher Nolan's latest film Oppenheimer.

The I&B Minister Anurag Thakur has reportedly  directed the CBFC to delete the sequence from the movie.

Expressing his anger, the Information and Broadcasting Minister questioned how such a scene was allowed to pass the certification process. The Minister has hinted that action may be taken against officials responsible for approving the scene in the film about the Bhagavad Gita.

Oppenheimer is a biopic on Robert Oppenheimer – the father of the atomic bomb. The scene in question features Oppenheimer engaging in a sexual encounter with psychologist Jean Tatler, played by Florence Pugh. During the intimate moment, Tatler prompts Oppenheimer to read a verse from an unidentified Sanskrit book, leading him to recite the words, "Now, I have become Death, destroyer of the world."

This particular scene has drawn sharp criticism on social media, with some users claiming that the lines recited by the character are from the Bhagavad Gita. In response to the outcry, hashtags like #BoycottOppenheimer and #RespectHinduCulture have been trending, further fuelling the controversy.