Annapoorani: Netflix removes Nayanthara film after backlash from Hindu groups
Annapoorani: Netflix removes Nayanthara film after backlash from Hindu groups
Image source, Zee Studios< /figure> By Meryl SebastianBBC News, Kochi
An Indian film that drew backlash for "hurting Hindu religious sentiments" has been removed from Netflix, days after the Netflix said the Tamil-language film - Annapoorani: The Goddess of Food - had been removed at the "request of the licensor of license".
The film stars actor Nayanthara as a Hindu Brahmin woman who aspires to become a leader.
< p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10">She is shown going against her family's religious beliefs, eating meat, and learning. to cook it.
Many Brahmins do not eat meat, in accordance with rigid caste rules.
Members of radical Hindu organizations objected to this and other scenes in the film, including one where the actress is shown performing the namaz, or Muslim prayer, before to cook biriyani.
Some Hindus also took offense to a scene where a Muslim character says that the Hindu god Ram ate meat.
The producers of the film have not officially commented on this matter. the issue is yet to be resolved.
A police case has also been filed in the state of Madhya Pradesh against Nayanthara and two others associated with ...
Image source, Zee Studios< /figure> By Meryl SebastianBBC News, Kochi
An Indian film that drew backlash for "hurting Hindu religious sentiments" has been removed from Netflix, days after the Netflix said the Tamil-language film - Annapoorani: The Goddess of Food - had been removed at the "request of the licensor of license".
The film stars actor Nayanthara as a Hindu Brahmin woman who aspires to become a leader.
< p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10">She is shown going against her family's religious beliefs, eating meat, and learning. to cook it.
Many Brahmins do not eat meat, in accordance with rigid caste rules.
Members of radical Hindu organizations objected to this and other scenes in the film, including one where the actress is shown performing the namaz, or Muslim prayer, before to cook biriyani.
Some Hindus also took offense to a scene where a Muslim character says that the Hindu god Ram ate meat.
The producers of the film have not officially commented on this matter. the issue is yet to be resolved.
A police case has also been filed in the state of Madhya Pradesh against Nayanthara and two others associated with ...
Image source, Zee Studios< /figure> By Meryl SebastianBBC News, Kochi
