Actor Akshay Kumar shown inappropriately as Deity Shiva in ‘OMG 2’ film’s teaser

Devout Hindus on social media warn the filmmakers not to insult Hindu Deities

Mumbai – ‘OMG-2’ film’s teaser has been released which shows actor Akshay Kumar as Deity Shiva. In the teaser actor Akshay Kumar is shown walking on the street as Deity Shiva with bhasma (ashes) on his forehead, jata on his head, rudraksha garland around his neck and has a blue throat. Devout Hindus have taken to social media to warn the filmmakers not to insult Hindu Deities through this film.

The teaser suggests that in the film, Deity Shiva is shown incarnated on earth as a human being. In the prequel of this film called ‘OMG – Oh My God’, Shrikrushna was shown incarnated on earth as a human being. The film received criticism from devout Hindus as it contained inappropriate dialogues.

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‘OMG 2’ is the sequel to ‘OMG – Oh My God’. In the recently released movie ‘Adipurush’ based on the Ramayan, Hindus disapproved of the modern way in which Deities like Shriram, Sita, Hanuman were dressed and conversed. Many people rejected this film due to this reason. In the last few years, several films released which mocked Hindu beliefs.

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