
Hindu Leader Rajan Zed
Special to Earthpages.org
Intensifying the protest campaign against the upcoming Hollywood movie “The Love Guru”, Hindus have floated an online signature drive.
Advancing the movement launched by acclaimed Hindu leader Rajan Zed, this signature drive sends protest e-mails to Motion Picture Association of America, Paramount Pictures (presenters of “The Love Guru”), National Association of Theatre Owners, Indian Censor Board, and other authorities across the world. When someone registers for this drive, it automatically sends protest mail to these organizations.
“…In this film, the sacred relationship between Guru and disciple has been ridiculed…The parody on Gurus will contribute to the misunderstanding about the sacred concept of the ‘Guru’…”, the protest message says.
First day of this campaign registered about 2,500 protesters, according to Bhavna Shinde, Hindu leader affiliated with this campaign.
Meanwhile, furthering the drive pioneered by Indo-American leader Rajan Zed, various organizations and leaders have been coming out expressing concern about the possibility of “The Love Guru” hurting the sentiments of Hindus worldwide and urging filmmakers to be more responsible when handling faith related subjects. Zed has been saying that from the information available about the movie, it appears to be lampooning Hinduism and Hindus and using Hindu terms frivolously. Various Hindu, Catholic, Presbyterian, Jewish, Native American, Methodist, Buddhist, youth, film, spiritual/religious, music, yoga, civil rights, etc., leaders have already issued statements in support of this cause espoused by Rajan Zed.
On the other hand, Hindu groups have recently been approaching film distributors associations, exhibitors groups, regulatory bodies, government ministries, theater owners, etc., in various parts of the world urging them not to distribute/screen “The Love Guru” till Paramount Pictures makes necessary changes to it.
Paramount Pictures, through its Senior Vice President National Publicity, Jessica Rovins, has earlier stated, “It is our full intention to screen the film for Rajan Zed and other Hindu leaders in the U.S. once we have a finished print.”
It may be recalled here that advance screenings of Mel Gibson’s 2004 movie “The Passion of the Christ” were held for clergy and others.
“The Love Guru”; a comedy starring Mike Myers (of Austin Powers fame, who is also the co-writer and co-producer), Jessica Alba, Justin Timberlake, Ben Kingsley; and directed by Marco Schnabel; is set to release on June 20 next. In it Myers, an American, raised in an ashram in India, moves back to US as Guru Pitka to seek fame and fortune in the world of self-help and spirituality.
Hinduism, oldest and third largest religion of the world, has about one billion followers. Moksha (liberation) is the ultimate goal of Hinduism.
Paramount Pictures Corporation, a Viacom brand, is a global producer and distributor of filmed entertainment.
Ya,,,Protest is correct..
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I feel so hurt by even the trailer of this movie. This is utterly inconsiderate and low of the movie makers to earn some dishonourable income. We must protest ceaselessly against this dispicable showing of disrespect to the eternal religion. God is Supreme and so is His Wrath. I urge the foolish atheistic movie makers not to provoke that Supreme Wrath. I hope they ban the movie altogether all around the world.
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Surely there is room for humor and humility?
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They should mention in beginning of the movie clear and bold that ‘THIS IS NOT RELATED IN ANY WAYS TO HINDUISM’
thanks
Nikhil
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Parody means just that.
Parody: any humorous, satirical, or burlesque imitation, as of a person, event, etc.
I guess I can see some people apparently don’t have a sense of humor.
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Parody: any humorous, satirical, or burlesque imitation, as of a person, event, etc.
Humor goes beyond religious beliefs in many ways. If you don’t like the movie, just don’t watch it. Don’t prevent others from enjoying a comedy for humor value only. The majority of people who view these types of movies don’t think of everything in the production as fully valid regardless. The movie ‘Dogma’ parodied the Christian religion, and it is still one of my favorite movies. I think the Hindus in question should rethink their view of humor.
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What a joke…if you dont like the movie dont watch i
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Hindu Leader Rajan…don’t you know a joke when you see one…
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To all those including the Sam’s.A’s,anonymous’s who feel this is just a joke, let us make lewd,sexually obscene and horrendous jokes on your mother,father,sisters,brothers and all the ones whom you love dearly and then let us document them and publish them in a short film with an interesting tag so that others will enjoy the jokes made on you.
This is what a Hindu feels when the God whom he worships is ridiculed and penis jokes made on Him.
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Yes. I am Hindu and I am deeply offended by the film “The Love Guru.” It is extremely disrespectful of Hindus’ religious beliefs and practices. I would think that any decent person of any faith would be disgusted with this as their faith could just as easily be the next target of the next film that comes along that ridicules religion.
This is a symptom of the tendency of our society to trivialize and ridicule religion and spirituality. It is a disgusting trend that tries to persuade people that there is nothing wrong with making fun of religion and that those who are deeply spiritual are fanatics. We must stand up against this trend, as must all peoples of faith.
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Hi, this is Amit Kapoor from Jammu (J&k) india. im realy feel it is a slap on our hindu comunity becouse it shows our softn nature only becouse of this we are going down day by day in international comunittys
with regards
Amit Kapoor
mail id : royalamitkapoor@gmail.com
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