The Bollywood film “Bawaal” is in very bad weather after several people believe it glorifies Adolf Hitler and downplays the Holocaust, where millions of Jews lost their lives, writes The Guardian.
Directed by Indian filmmaker Nitesh Tiwari, the film is about a couple who travel to Europe together and visit historical sites.
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According to the newspaper, a scene takes place in the Auschwitz concentration camp. There, the actors will say, among other things, that “all relationships go through their Auschwitz”. In another scene, the actors will be in a gas chamber where words like “we’re all a bit like Hitler, aren’t we?”, are said.
As mentioned, there has been a hail of reactions.
The official Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum encourages people to show respect when visiting the former German Nazi concentration camp. Photos: NTB and Twitter. Reporter: Magnus Paus / Dagbladet TV Show more
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The Simon Wiesenthal Center, which was founded in 1977 in honor of the Jewish war criminal hunter Simon Wiesenthal, is said to have tried, among other things, to get Amazon to remove the film from its platforms.
SHEEP SLAUGHTER: A scene in the film was shot in Paris. Photo: Press photo from the film Show more
Others have stated that Auschwitz cannot in any way be used as a metaphor.
The director has stated in the wake of the criticism that he never intended to be insensitive and that he used the story of the Second World War in the film to give something new to the Indian audience, writes the newspaper.
Tiwari is also said to be disappointed with how some have misunderstood the film. He also says that the characters in the film are influenced by what they experience in Auschwitz.
DIRECTOR: Nitesh Tiwari wanted to give something new to the Indian audience. Photo: Sujit Jaiswal/AFP/NTB Show more
The Guardian writes that there is little knowledge of the Second World War and the Holocaust in India.
2023-07-28 20:42:26
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