The prestigious British Film Institute (BFI) has assured protesting Hindus of not screening or releasing the upcoming Hollywood movie "The Love Guru".
Ilona Cheshire, BFI Press Officer, replying to a communiqué from Bhavna Shinde of Hindu Janjagruti Samiti and Sanatan Society for Scientific Spirituality, said, "Please rest assured that the BFI will not be screening this title nor will be involved with a possible release of it."
Besides BFI, Hindu groups have contacted United Kingdom (UK) Department of Culture, Film Council, British Board of Film Classification, British Council, British Screen Advisory Council, Cinema Exhibitors Association, Film Distributors' Association, Churches' Media Council, Video Standards Council, Cineworld Cinemas, Office of Film Communication, Showcase Cinemas, United International Pictures, etc., urging them not to distribute/screen upcoming Hollywood movie "The Love Guru" till its presenter Paramount Pictures makes necessary changes to it so that it will not hurt the feelings of the worldwide spiritual and Hindu community.
“If the trailer is an indicator of the content of the movie…then we feel that this movie is most likely to hurt the sentiments of seekers from various spiritual paths…it will hurt the religious sentiments of millions of Hindus worldwide, who hold the 'Guru-disciple' relationship as sacred,” said Shinde.
It is to be mentioned here that Mike Myers' The Love Guru, distributed by Paramount Pictures, has drawn large scale controversy as Hindu community all across the world wants to stop distributing or screening the movie till the producer makes ‘necessary cuts’, so that it does not hurt the Hindu religious sentiments.
Hindus have expressed their apprehension over the plot and the way Hindus are portrayed as it is believed that content may harm religious sentiments. Razan Zed, a Hindu leader based in Nevada has demanded that Paramount Pictures should screen the film for the members of community before they release it in June.
Starring Mike Myers, Jessica Alba, Justin Timberlake, Jessica Simpson; the film is due for release in June 20.
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