Union Minister Anurag Thakur seeks rationalization on CBFC nod for Oppenheimer
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NEW DELHI: Taking severe notice of an objectionable scene in Christopher Nolan-helmed ‘Oppenheimer’, Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur has sought a proof from the Central Board of Film Certification and requested it to take corrective motion.
Thakur is known to have requested the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) to get the scene the place Oppenheimer seems to bask in a sexual activity whereas studying verses from the Bhagavad Gita deleted from the film.
He has additionally requested the Board to repair accountability on individuals chargeable for clearing the film with the scene in query.
Information Commissioner Uday Mahurkar had written an open letter to Nolan, terming the scene a ‘disturbing assault on Hinduism’ and appealed to the movie director to take away the scene worldwide.
. @OppenheimerATOM
To,
Mr Christopher Nolan
Director , Oppenheimer movie
Date : July 22, 2023
Reg: Film Oppenheimer’s disturbing assault on Hinduism
Dear Mr Christopher Nolan,
Namaste from Save Culture Save India Foundation.
It has come to our discover that the film…
— Uday Mahurkar (@UdayMahurkar) July 22, 2023
In the movie, Oppenheimer, performed by Cillian Murphy is proven having intercourse with psychologist Jean Tatler (Florence Pugh) as she asks him to learn a verse from what seems to be a Sanskrit e-book, whose title or cowl will not be seen.
On Tatler’s insistence, a confused Oppenheimer reads out the verse she factors at: “Now, I am become Death, destroyer of the world”.
According to experiences, the CBFC gave the movie a U/A ranking, making it appropriate for viewers above 13 years, after studio Universal Pictures lower some scenes to scale back its size.
In the United States, the film has been rated ‘R-Restricted’, which implies viewers below 17 would require accompanying mum or dad or grownup guardian. This is Nolan’s first ‘R’ rated movie.
In his put up, Mahurkar mentioned he was “perplexed as to how the Central Board of Film Certification could approve the movie with the scene”.
NEW DELHI: Taking severe notice of an objectionable scene in Christopher Nolan-helmed ‘Oppenheimer’, Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur has sought a proof from the Central Board of Film Certification and requested it to take corrective motion.
Thakur is known to have requested the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) to get the scene the place Oppenheimer seems to bask in a sexual activity whereas studying verses from the Bhagavad Gita deleted from the film.
He has additionally requested the Board to repair accountability on individuals chargeable for clearing the film with the scene in query.googletag.cmd.push(operate() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );
Information Commissioner Uday Mahurkar had written an open letter to Nolan, terming the scene a ‘disturbing assault on Hinduism’ and appealed to the movie director to take away the scene worldwide.
. @OppenheimerATOM
To,
Mr Christopher Nolan
Director , Oppenheimer movie
Date : July 22, 2023
Reg: Film Oppenheimer’s disturbing assault on Hinduism
Dear Mr Christopher Nolan,
Namaste from Save Culture Save India Foundation.
It has come to our discover that the film…
— Uday Mahurkar (@UdayMahurkar) July 22, 2023
In the movie, Oppenheimer, performed by Cillian Murphy is proven having intercourse with psychologist Jean Tatler (Florence Pugh) as she asks him to learn a verse from what seems to be a Sanskrit e-book, whose title or cowl will not be seen.
On Tatler’s insistence, a confused Oppenheimer reads out the verse she factors at: “Now, I am become Death, destroyer of the world”.
According to experiences, the CBFC gave the movie a U/A ranking, making it appropriate for viewers above 13 years, after studio Universal Pictures lower some scenes to scale back its size.
In the United States, the film has been rated ‘R-Restricted’, which implies viewers below 17 would require accompanying mum or dad or grownup guardian. This is Nolan’s first ‘R’ rated movie.
In his put up, Mahurkar mentioned he was “perplexed as to how the Central Board of Film Certification could approve the movie with the scene”.
