Rishab Shetty’ magnum opus Kantara is running successfully at the box office. Number of the celebrities have showered praises on this film. Now according to the latest report, a case has been registered against Kannada actor Chetan Kumar aka Chetan Ahimsa for his comments about the Bhoota Kola shown in the recently released Kantara.
A police complaint was earlier lodged against Chetan Kumar in the Udupi district by the right-wing outfit – Hindu Jagaran Vedike – for hurting religious sentiments. FIR comes after the actor was accused of passing derogatory statements while commenting on Bhoota Kola tradition that is depicted in the movie Kantara. He said that the Bhoota Kola tradition shown in the Kanatara movie is a not a Hindu ritual.
Kantara actor and director Rishab Shetty earlier said that the Bhoota Kola tradition that came into light after the movie’s success is a part of Hindu culture. Responding to Rishab Shetty’s comment, Chetan Kumar said in a tweet, “Glad our Kannada film ‘Kantara’ is making waves on a national level. Director Rishabh Shetty claims Bhoota Kola is ‘Hindu culture’. False. Our Pambada/Nalike/Parawa’s Bahujan traditions predate Vedic-Brahminical Hinduism. We ask that Moolnivasi cultures be shown w/truth on & off screen.
Chetan said, “It is wrong to say that ‘Bhoota Kola’ is part of the Hindu religion. It is the culture of the Adivasis and it is unfair to put Adivasi culture in the column of Hindu religion.”