Varun Dhawan DEFENDS Bawaal, takes a sly dig at controversial Bhagavad Gita intimate scene from Oppenheimer

Varun Dhawan and Janhvi Kapoor’s Bawaal released this week on 21 July and is witnessing mixed responses. While the audience are appreciating the characters played by Varun and Janhvi, the film is also falling into controversies for picking up the reference of the tragic holocaust as the plot. Nolan’s film had a theatrical release on the same day as Bawaal witnessed an OTT release.

The film has been making rounds on the internet for Auschwitz controversy, but Varun Dhawan defends this as he indirectly takes a dig at a particular scene from Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer. The Bhagavad Gita scene from the film has created a rage among the audience on social media.

An intimate scene from Oppenheimer where two characters appear to be having sex where he reads out verses from Bhagavad Gita has kept the internet into splits. Being irked from this scene, a section of social media users have demanded to erase out this particular sequence from the Nolan-directed film.

Varun Dhawan takes an indirect dig at controversial Bhagavad Gita sex scene in Oppenheimer

Nitesh Tiwari-directed Bawaal has been receiving mixed responses from the netizens, referring to the holocaust plot. In an interview with Pinkvilla, the film’s lead actor Varun Dhawan reacted to it and said, “Some people got trigged or sensitive about this. But I don’t understand where does that sensitivity or trigger go when they watch, suppose an English film, I’m saying for example. They’re allowed to do everything there, they’re allowed to take leaps and they’re allowed to show things in a certain way, but you’ll find that correct.”

Indirectly referring to Nolan’s film Oppenheimer, the actor continued, “I know people have got very triggered after watching a small scene in a brilliant film, recently released. It’s a scene that’s important to our culture and our country. But that’s okay for you. You don’t feel they should be more sensitive to you? So where does your criticism go then?”

About Bawaal and Oppenheimer

Bawaal stands directed by Nitesh Tiwari. The story line revolves around the challenging love-life between Ajay Dixit and Nisha Dixit. Picking up a referral background from the tragic holocaust, the film takes you through the experiences faced by the two and how they overcome ‘wars’ in their relationship.

On the other hand, Oppenheimer is a Christopher Nolan film starring Cillian Murphy in the lead role. While the film is being loved among the audience and is receiving and thunderous response at the box office, the film is falling under the Bhagavad Gita controversy.

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Vasima Kazi

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