Ram Gopal Varma opens up on ‘Oppenheimer’ Bhagavad Gita controversy; takes a dig at Indians: ‘I doubt…’

Christopher Nolan’s ‘Oppenheimer’ has been facing backlash in India over a sex scene featuring a quote from the Hindu holy text Bhagavad Gita. Now, filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma has taken a dig at the citizens wondering how many would have actually read the Hindu text.

In a tweet, RGV wrote, 'Irony is that an American nuclear scientist Oppenheimer read the BhagwadGeeta which I doubt even 0.0000001 % of Indians read (sic).’

Several Twitter users agreed with the director that many haven’t read Bhagavad Gita to be proud of the representation in the film.

In the film, the protagonist J. Robert Oppenheimer, played by Cillian Murphy, is seen invoking a verse from the holy Hindu scripture Bhagavad Gita immediately after a lovemaking scene with his girlfriend, played by Florence Pugh.

According to ANI, Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur has taken a stern view of the controversial scene and has demanded absolute accountability from the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) in response to it.

‘Oppenheimer’ has become a successful venture in India with tickets getting sold out days before the shows.

The movie is based on the autobiography, ‘American Prometheus’ by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin. It is about the life of J. Robert Oppenheimer, who is regarded as the father of the atomic bomb.

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