From the Bhagavad Gita reference to Florence Pugh's CGI dress: Breaking down Oppenheimer's controversies

Filmmaker Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer, which opened to impeccable numbers across the globe and dominated Barbie in India, has also grabbed eyeballs for various reasons in the country. The first and foremost is the reference of the Bhagavad Gita during a sex scene featuring Cillian Murphy and Florence Pugh, which has sparked outrage among the Indian audience. In the scene, Jean makes Oppenheimer read Bhagwad Geeta while getting over him and doing sexual intercourse.

. @OppenheimerATOM
To,
Mr Christopher Nolan
Director , Oppenheimer film 

Date : July 22, 2023

Reg: Film Oppenheimer’s disturbing attack on Hinduism 

Dear Mr Christopher Nolan, 

Namaste from Save Culture Save India Foundation. 

It has come to our notice that the movie…

— Uday Mahurkar (@UdayMahurkar) July 22, 2023

Boycott on social media Netizens bashed this particular scene and demanded to remove it or completely ban the movie in the country.

Hindus have been celebrating the mention of the Bhagwad Gita in the Oppenheimer movie, but they are left angry and perplexed at the blatant disrespect of the Gita by Hollywood.

Mentioning holy verses while having sex is considered disrespectful and racist. #BoycottOpenheimer pic.twitter.com/Gvgi5Brsx4

— Harris Sultan (@TheHarrisSultan) July 21, 2023

Florence Pugh’s black dress in Oppenheimer’s sex scene Another big thing, which has grabbed everyone’s attention is the CGI black dress of Florence Pugh as it was modified for the Indian audience. A Twitterati confirmed that black dress was not a part of the original version as he tweeted, “It was while exchanging notes on _Oppenheimer_ with a friend, who studies in Toronto (Canada), and watched the movie there that I discovered that Florence Pugh isn’t wearing a black dress in the uncensored version.”