IP Singh, TNN Sep 26, 2012, 05.33PM IST
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A senior Punjab Mahila Congress leader of Punjab has lodged a complaint with Jalandhar police against film actors Akshay Kumar and Paresh Rawal for their film 'Oh My God' (OMG) along with the producer, director and writer of the film for hurting religious sentiments of Hindus.
State Mahila Congress vice president Nimisha Mehta along with presidents of three Hindu organizations in her complaint to Commissioner of Police has described the dialogues and sequences of the film in which Hindu beliefs and practices have been ridiculed. Meanwhile she has also sent legal notices through her counsels to Akshay, Rawal and others for deleting these portions and to tender and apology.
The complaint has pointed out that a scene picturized on Paresh Rawal, latter is shown is purchasing idols of divine Hindu gods, and uttering these words (dialogues) "Ek dozen bade pet wale Ganpati de, aath body builder Hannuman de, dhai sau wala Krishan de, Panch tiger wale de (Sheranwali mata), teen dozen ho gaye, teen Sai Baba to bonus me milega kya".
The complained has said that Hindus perform their worship through idols of the icons and these serve as a tangible link between the worshiper and God. "The image is often considered a manifestation of God, since God is imminent," the complaint has said while also quoting from Padma Purana.
"I n the next scene picturized in a bus on Paresh Rawal and various other artistes, it has been shown that liquor like substance is being poured into sacred pot (Gangajal) and various characters are being shown drinking the substance from it and when a female character questions "isme kya hai?", Paresh Rawal are shown uttering these words "Gangajal hai".
It has also mentioned another sequence where Akshay and Rawal respectively speak "Main bhagwan hoon", "Hamare bhagwan aise nahi hote hain bare body", and then Akshay again replies, "Kya ha abhi mera latest photo facebook pe update nahi hua".
Apart from Akshay and Rawal, director and writer Umesh Shukla, writer Bhavesh Mandalia have also been named in the film or deliberately and intentionally, outraging and hurting the religious feelings, beliefs and sentiments of complainant, as the dialogues and scenes in picture shows disrespect and insult towards the Hindu religion , its belief and practices.
