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Mike Myers comedy upsets Hindus
Ali Catterall 7 April 2008, 5:29 PM
American Hindu communities have accused new Mike Myers comedy 'The Love Guru' of lampooning their religion. In the film, Myers plays Guru Pitka, resplendent in a kaftan and strumming a sitar, who aims to heal a hockey player's broken heart. Hindu leader Rajan Zed, president of the Nevada-based Universal Society of Hinduism, told India's 'Hindustan Times' that the movie "appeared to be lampooning Hinduism and Hindus and using Hindu terms frivolously." However, distributor Paramount insists it is a "nondenominational comedy" and "a satire created in the same spirit as Austin Powers."
Read more: E! Online
Ali Catterall is a staff writer for Film4.com and writes Movie Rush, Film4's movie reviews show. He has also written and broadcasted for Channel 4, the BBC and The Guardian, and is the co-author of Your Face Here: British Cult Movies Since the Sixties. He orbits the Earth in a giant teacup every second Thursday – and used to be quite pretty.
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