Comedy: it’s not for children
Back in March some of the more sensitive sections of the Hindu community decided – on the basis of a trailer – to take offence at Mike Myers’ latest film, The Love Guru.
Now more than 5,000 people have signed a petition protesting against the film – which, of course, they haven’t seen yet.
Some Hindu groups are considering a boycott of Paramount Pictures which produced the film and Hindu activists in the US are calling on the MPAA to change the rating of the film to NC-17, making it impossible for anyone under 17 to see it. They’ve also written protest letters to the Indian Film Censor Board.
In the UK, Paramount Pictures says it will arrange a pre-screening for Hindus before the film opens in August.
Mike Myers has pointed out that the religion lampooned in the film is a “mythical creation – it’s like the Force in Star Wars”.
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