Christopher Nolan‘s Oppenheimer continues a powerful run on the Indian field workplace properly into its second week. As per a Business Today report, the movie is attracting nice footfall regardless of the controversial scene the place the titular character is seen evoking the Bhagavad Gita throughout a lovemaking scene. (Also Read: Barbenheimer box office opening week collection: Oppenheimer and Barbie together make ₹100 crore in India)

Oppenheimer’s field workplace report

Oppenheimer launched on July 21, together with Greta Gerwig’s adaptation of Barbie, starring Ryan Gosling and Margot Robbie. The Christopher Nolan directorial, together with Barbie, collectively made a complete of ₹100 crore of their opening week on the Indian field workplace alone.

Oppenheimer alone raked in ₹73.20 crore within the first week, adopted by additions of ₹4.35 crore and ₹7.25 crore on its second Friday and Saturday respectively. Its nine-day assortment thus stands at ₹84.80 crore.

The movie is prone to earn good numbers on the second Sunday as properly, given the word-of-mouth and the terrific momentum on the Indian field workplace, together with the truth that Sunday is a vacation.

The Bhagavad Gita controversy

Ever since Oppenheimer launched final Friday, a specific scene is being referred to as out by a bit of Indian viewers. The titular character of J Robert Oppenheimer, performed by Cillian Murphy, is proven having intercourse with psychologist Jean Tatlock (Florence Pugh) as she asks him to learn a verse from what seems to be a Sanskrit e book, whose title or cowl will not be seen. On Jean’s insistence, a confused Oppenheimer reads out the verse she factors at: “Now, I am become Death, destroyer of the world.”

Anurag Thakur objects to the scene

According to sources of ANI, Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur has taken a stern view of the controversial scene. The minister has demanded absolute accountability from the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) in response to the objectionable scene.

The minister has directed the filmmakers to promptly take away the controversial scene from the movie. Moreover, he has warned that stringent motion will probably be taken in opposition to all CBFC members concerned in approving the screening of the film, as per sources of ANI.

Shobhaa De on the controversy

Shobhaa De watched Oppenheimer, took to Twitter on Wednesday and wrote, “#OppenheimerMovie left me speechless .Brilliant sounds hollow. Oh, about the controversy around the sex scene and the Bhagvad Gita… errrr….so many 5-Star hotels place The Gita and Bible in every room. Next to the bed, where countless couples copulate. Nobody objects @ianuragthakur.”