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The
scene features the protagonist reciting a verse from the Bhagwad
Gita, considered the holiest of Hindu scripture, just before
sexual intercourse.
The film, which was released in India on Friday with much
fanfare, was rated by the Central Board of Film Certification
U/A, which recommends parental guidance for viewers aged under
12.
"This should be investigated... on an urgent basis and those
involved should be severely punished," the nationalist "Save
Culture Save India Foundation" said in a press release. Comments
by the organization's founder, government official Uday Mahurkar,
condemning the movie were also retweeted more than 3,600 times.
Universal Pictures India, the local unit of the film's
producers, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Officials from the film certification board did not immediately
respond to a request for comment.
The movie, directed by Christopher Nolan, stars Cillian Murphy
as U.S. physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, who oversaw the
creation of the atomic bomb during World War Two.
It grossed around 600 million rupees ($7.33 million) since
Friday, Warner Bros Discovery, which released the film in India,
said on Monday.
Indian cinemas, which like their global peers are struggling to
attract viewers away from online streaming services, are banking
on "Oppenheimer" and "Barbie" to boost earnings especially after
a string of Bollywood flops kept audiences away.
($1 = 81.9100 Indian rupees)
(Reporting by Shilpa Jamkhandikar; editing by Miral Fahmy)
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