‘Disturbed by trivialisation of Holocaust’: Israeli embassy on Bawaal row

The film also includes a scene where actor Jhanvi Kapoor’s character says “we’re all a little like Hitler, aren’t we”, when talking about human greed.

“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,” reads the tweet.

Several human rights groups like The Simon Wiesenthal Center have also taken up the issue with Amazon Prime, asking it to remove the film from their catalogue.

“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,” said the tweet.

Actor Varun Dhawan, who also stars in the film, in an interview to a digital media platform PinkVilla, said, “Some people got triggered or sensitive about this. But I don’t understand, where does that sensitivity or trigger go when they watch, suppose, an English film?”

He was possibly referring to a scene featuring the Bhagavad Gita in Christopher Nolan’s new biopic Oppenheimer, about an American scientist who helped invent the atom bomb.

In the same interview, director Nitesh Tiwari said, “There’s no piece of work without a problem if you decide to watch it with a magnifying glass, which is not how a film should be watched.”

Tiwari has not responded to queries from The Indian Express.