10-21-2005, 09:13 PM
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Mumbai: Objecting to showing Lord Shiva and Lord Ganesha in their revue Bonheur, a lawyer from Mumbai has served notice to the worldâs most celebrated cabaret, Lido, asking them to remove the scene that hurts the religious feelings of Hindus.
Lawyer Sudhir Shah said that he had watched the revue of Lido on September 27 at Champs Elysees in Paris and his religious sentiments were deeply hurt.
"I have served a notice to the Lido asking them to remove the scene from the revue," he said.
He said that the theme of Bonheur is a womanâs quest for happiness and to show this the revue takes the audience on a 90-minute emotion packed journey to a land of spectacular fantasy and discovery.
"But in doing so, the revue makes use of Indian gods Lord Shiva and Lord Ganesha and thereby humiliates them and makes a mockery of them," Shah added.
The lawyer said that no Hindu could tolerate a scene where topless cabaret girls are shown dancing in front of Lord Shivaâs idol and Lord Ganesha is shown dancing with topless women.
"Why have the creators of the revue enacted a scene wherein deliberate mockery of Hindu Gods have been made?â he asked. âWhy have the producers, directors and the owners not cared for the religious sentiments of Hindus?"
In the notice, Shah said Lord Shiva is considered the destroyer of all evils. Hindus worship Lord Ganesh when they start any new venture. To show Lord Shiva in a satirical cabaret and to make Lord Ganesha dance amongst topless women is an insult to Hindu gods.
Shah said that he would approach the French High Commission in India and the Indian Embassy in France, if the organisers fail to reply to his notice of the confirmation of omitting the objectionable scene
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Mumbai: Objecting to showing Lord Shiva and Lord Ganesha in their revue Bonheur, a lawyer from Mumbai has served notice to the worldâs most celebrated cabaret, Lido, asking them to remove the scene that hurts the religious feelings of Hindus.
Lawyer Sudhir Shah said that he had watched the revue of Lido on September 27 at Champs Elysees in Paris and his religious sentiments were deeply hurt.
"I have served a notice to the Lido asking them to remove the scene from the revue," he said.
He said that the theme of Bonheur is a womanâs quest for happiness and to show this the revue takes the audience on a 90-minute emotion packed journey to a land of spectacular fantasy and discovery.
"But in doing so, the revue makes use of Indian gods Lord Shiva and Lord Ganesha and thereby humiliates them and makes a mockery of them," Shah added.
The lawyer said that no Hindu could tolerate a scene where topless cabaret girls are shown dancing in front of Lord Shivaâs idol and Lord Ganesha is shown dancing with topless women.
"Why have the creators of the revue enacted a scene wherein deliberate mockery of Hindu Gods have been made?â he asked. âWhy have the producers, directors and the owners not cared for the religious sentiments of Hindus?"
In the notice, Shah said Lord Shiva is considered the destroyer of all evils. Hindus worship Lord Ganesh when they start any new venture. To show Lord Shiva in a satirical cabaret and to make Lord Ganesha dance amongst topless women is an insult to Hindu gods.
Shah said that he would approach the French High Commission in India and the Indian Embassy in France, if the organisers fail to reply to his notice of the confirmation of omitting the objectionable scene
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