Yet another instance of how we Indians rake up controversies and fritter away valuable time, that should have been used for productive purposes!
There seems to be a consistent effort from some quarters to show the movie, 'PK' in poor light. It's my firm opinion that everyone has the right to criticise or put across a point of view but no one has the right to prevent the others from expressing their points of view, though it's incumbent upon them to do so in a civilised manner!
The fringe Hindu groups have gone about vandalising cinemas of Ahmedabad that are screening the movie. While the police have been going about their duty, in removing the miscreants, the state government has been absolutely silent about its stand on the rioters' demand of banning the movie from further screening! Five aspects shown in the movie are being depicted as the ones that upset 'Hindu' sentiments and I'd like to highlight them to show their sheer absurdity:-
(a) Lord Shiva is shown in poor light.
In the movie, there's a scene in which a person, in the garb of the lord is chased by PK into
a public washroom and later locked within it!
(b) The followers of Lord Shiva are shown in poor light.
In the movie, PK asks aloud as to why milk is wasted by pouring it over the 'Shiva linga'
instead of providing it to the starving millions!
(c) The god is likened to a common man.
In the movie, PK asks a godman as to why his god needs security and hype like a human
being if he's omnipresent and all powerful .
(d) Encourages what's now commonly referred to as 'love jihad'.
A Hindu girl falls in love with a Muslim boy, from Pakistan.
(e) The movie, once again, puts the Hindus against the Muslims.
I can't think of a single scene that does so, after having seen the movie!
It can be clearly understood that the entire ruckus is much ado about nothing.
Tailpiece.
And what do we have to say about an artist's creative freedom?
There seems to be a consistent effort from some quarters to show the movie, 'PK' in poor light. It's my firm opinion that everyone has the right to criticise or put across a point of view but no one has the right to prevent the others from expressing their points of view, though it's incumbent upon them to do so in a civilised manner!
The fringe Hindu groups have gone about vandalising cinemas of Ahmedabad that are screening the movie. While the police have been going about their duty, in removing the miscreants, the state government has been absolutely silent about its stand on the rioters' demand of banning the movie from further screening! Five aspects shown in the movie are being depicted as the ones that upset 'Hindu' sentiments and I'd like to highlight them to show their sheer absurdity:-
(a) Lord Shiva is shown in poor light.
In the movie, there's a scene in which a person, in the garb of the lord is chased by PK into
a public washroom and later locked within it!
(b) The followers of Lord Shiva are shown in poor light.
In the movie, PK asks aloud as to why milk is wasted by pouring it over the 'Shiva linga'
instead of providing it to the starving millions!
(c) The god is likened to a common man.
In the movie, PK asks a godman as to why his god needs security and hype like a human
being if he's omnipresent and all powerful .
(d) Encourages what's now commonly referred to as 'love jihad'.
A Hindu girl falls in love with a Muslim boy, from Pakistan.
(e) The movie, once again, puts the Hindus against the Muslims.
I can't think of a single scene that does so, after having seen the movie!
It can be clearly understood that the entire ruckus is much ado about nothing.
Tailpiece.
And what do we have to say about an artist's creative freedom?
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