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It looks like Mike Myers’ flop comedy The Love Guru may not see an Indian release after religious leaders decided to object to the film’s storyline.

The film, in which an American raised outside his country by gurus, returns to the States in order to break into the self-help business, was boycotted by religious leaders because they objected to the actor’s portrayal of a guru of unspecified faith. Eight months after its release in America, the film has been submitted for certification in India and a decision is pending, according to officials at the country’s Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC).

Indo-American Hindu statesman, Rajan Zed has been campaigning to ban the film in the country, claiming that it violates various CBFC guidelines. He claims India’s cinema laws stipulate a film has to be certified keeping “morality” in mind, as well as anything else he manages to think of.