Telugu blockbuster Kalki 2898 AD has landed in legal trouble a month after its release. The film, starring Amitabh Bachchan, Prabhas, Deepika Padukone, and Kamal Haasan, has been accused of ‘hurting Hindu sentiments’. Former Congress leader Acharya Pramod Krishnam sent a legal notice to producers and the film’s actors.
Speaking with ANI, Krishnam said, “India is a land of emotions, faith, and devotion. The values of Sanatana Dharma should not be tampered with. The scriptures of Sanatana should not be altered. Lord Kalki Narayan is at the center of our faith. He is considered the final incarnation of Lord Vishnu. Much is written about the incarnation of Kalki in the Puranas, and based on this, PM Modi laid the foundation stone of Shri Kalki Dham on February 19.”
“This film goes against what is described in our scriptures. This film is hurting our religious sentiments. Therefore, we have noted some objections and are waiting for a response. Playing with the sentiments of Hindus has become a pastime for filmmakers. Saints are portrayed as demons. Freedom of expression does not mean that you can play with our faith,” he added.
The notice sent by Ujjawal Anand Sharma Advocate of the Supreme Court of India on behalf of Acharya Pramod read, “Your Movie has changed the basic concept about Lord Kalki, from what has been written and explained in Hindu Puranic Scriptures and for the said reasons, the portrayal and depiction of the story of Lord Kalki is wholly inaccurate and also blatantly disrespectful to these sacred texts, which are central to the religious beliefs and practices of a vast number of devotees, numbering in the hundreds of crores.”
“Such a depiction has already led to confusion and further has the propensity to irretrievably tarnish the mythology and ethos of Lord Kalki in the hearts and minds of devout Hindus; which will lead to misunderstanding, misinterpretation and subsequent erosion of the Hindu faith, thereby causing extreme distress to the faith and religious sentiments of Our Client, and needless to say, of the wider Hindu community at large,” the notice added.
Meanwhile, Kalki 2898 AD has recorded an impressive box office collection. The Nag Ashwin film has collected Rs 616.85 Cr in India.
