Trouble does not end for Bawaal! Israel embassy, ambassador strongly criticises Varun & Janhvi's film: "Educate yourself about horrors of Holocaust"
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The trouble is not ending for the movie "Bawaal" as it continuously surrounds itself into controversies. In yet another such instance, the Israel Embassy in India and the Israel Ambassador have strongly reacted to the Bawaal movies over some objectionable scenes.
A day after the Israeli embassy in India responded to the controversy and criticised the Nitesh Tiwari film for “trivialising” the genocide of six million Jews in World War II, Ambassador of Israel to India Naor Gilon also echoed a similar viewpoint.
Ambassador of Israel to India Naor Gilon on Friday commented on the Holocaust row over Varun Dhawan and Janhvi Kapoor-starrer Bawal and said though he has not watched the movie, the trivialisation of the Holocaust should disturb all.
"I did not and will not watch the film Bawaal but from what I’ve read, there was a poor choice of terminology and symbolism. Trivialisation of the Holocaust should disturb all. I urge those who don’t know enough about the horrors of the #Holocaust to educate themselves about it," the ambassador wrote.
I did not and will not watch the film Bawaal but from what I’ve read, there was a poor choice of terminology and symbolism.
— Naor Gilon (@NaorGilon) July 28, 2023
Trivialization of the Holocaust should disturb all.
I urge those who don’t know enough about the horrors of the #Holocaust to educate themselves about it.
The movie since its release on an OTT platform has drawn flak for bringing the Auschwitz metaphor into a relationship problem as the main characters dropped Hitler's name in a dialogue like 'We are all a little like Hitler". “Every relationship goes through its Auschwitz," is another dialogue from the movie. The characters, in the movie, fall in love as they travel together to Europe and visit second world war sites.
Earlier, the Israel Embassy in India, tweeted, "The Israeli embassy is disturbed by the trivialization of the significance of the Holocaust in the recent movie 'Bawaal'. There was a poor choice in the utilization of some terminology in the movie, and though we assume no malice was intended, we urge everyone who may not be fully aware of the horrors of the Holocaust to educate themselves about it.
The Israeli embassy is disturbed by the trivialization of the significance of the Holocaust in the recent movie 'Bawaal'.
— Israel in India (@IsraelinIndia) July 28, 2023
There was a poor choice in the utilization of some terminology in the movie, and though we assume no malice was intended, we urge everyone who may not be…
"Our embassy is constantly working to propagate educational materials on this crucial subject, and we are open to engaging in conversations with all individuals to foster a better understanding of the universal lessons derived from the Holocaust," it added.
Varun Dhawan, director Nitesh Tiwari's defence
Actor Varun Dhawan referred to the Bhagavad Gita scene in Oppenheimer and asked where the audience's criticism goes when they watch an English movie. Director Nitesh Tiwari said if a work of art is seen with a magnifying glass, then there will be problems in every art.