Mike Myers Pisses Off The Dotheads
Actor Mike Myers has sparked controversy in Hindu communities for “lampooning” the religion in his new movie. The 44-year-old plays Guru Pitka in the upcoming film and repeats the mantra of Mariska Hargitay - inspired by the American actress - as his calming technique. But Hindu leader Rajan Zed has accused Myers of stereotyping the culture, adding the movie “appears to be lampooning Hinduism and Hindus.” Studio Paramount Pictures has agreed to a preview of the movie for Hindu leaders prior to its release. A spokesman says, “Love Guru, which is not yet complete, is a satire created in the same spirit as Austin Powers. It is our full intention to screen the film for Rajan Zed and other Hindu leaders once it is ready.”
It’s called parody people, who cares? Racial humor is just that, humor.
Comments
By kiran on April 10th, 2008 at 6:02 pm
dotheads? really?
have some class
By jxenik on April 25th, 2008 at 10:31 am
How stupid do you have to be to call a country with 1 billion people “dot heads”. Fucking moron.
His mother’s probably a bitter whore…lol
By India Jones on May 15th, 2008 at 7:39 am
NEW DELHI, India (Hollywood Reporter) - “The Love Guru” has not received a warm welcome from some Hindu groups, who reportedly have requested that India’s Central Board of Film Certification and the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting ban screenings of the Mike Myers comedy in India.
In March, U.S.-based Universal Society of Hinduism president Rajan Zed was one of the first to protest the film when he said it “appears to be lampooning Hinduism.”
Media reports Tuesday quoted Bhavna Shinde, a representative of Mumbai-based Hindu organization Janjagruti Samiti and Sanatan Society for Scientific Spirituality as saying that the censor board should “stop distributing or screening the movie till Paramount has made necessary changes … so that it will not hurt the feelings of the worldwide spiritual and Hindu community.”
“We have officially not received any request from any Hindu organization regarding ‘The Love Guru,”‘ a spokesperson at the Mumbai-based Central Board of Film Certification told The Hollywood Reporter.
The film has not yet been submitted by its distributors for censor clearance.
“A release date has not yet been finalized as we have various other films slated for the summer, such as the latest ‘Indiana Jones.’ We haven’t yet decided when we will submit the film for censor clearance as there is still time,” said a spokesperson at Mumbai-based Paramount Films of India, the film’s distributor here.
Promoted with the tagline “His Karma is huge,” “Guru,” directed by Marco Schnabel, also stars Ben Kingsley, Jessica Alba and Justin Timberlake and includes a cameo by New Age guru and author Deepak Chopra.
By Donkey Hottie on October 14th, 2008 at 8:41 pm
I saw the movie and did not notice any reference to ‘dotheads.’ Pinheads might be more appropriate to anyone who would censor any kind of creative expression because they disagree with it based on tenuous evidence like ‘it appears to be lampooning Hinduism’ Newsflash: it is! Speaking of offend, is there such a thing as personal hygiene in India?
If you can’t take a joke, get off the planet and reincarnate as flowers. They smell good : )
PS Jessica Alba rules!