Black Panther fans in India angry over beeping out the Hanuman reference

“In the 1st fight b/w Tchalla and Mbaku, the latter actually says ‘Glory to Hanuman’. Ironic – it will be heard in every country except India (they silenced the name) thanks to our super-sensitive skin that can’t handle anything except Aloe Vera these days,” posted someone on Twitter, while another wrote, “It has been muted out. Even the subtitles just say “Glory to”. Perhaps the censor board saw Jabari as antagonists & didn’t want to ruffle any feathers by having them praise Hanuman.” Those who did hear the reference shared how proud they felt on hearing the reference. My heart swole when I heard the reference to Hanuman in #BlackPanther. It’s a shame Indians in India won’t be able to hear it because of politics,” posted someone.

Here are some of the other disgruntled reactions.

FYI – In the 1st fight b/w Tchalla and Mbaku, the latter actually says ‘Glory to Hanuman’.

Ironic – it will be heard in every country except India (they silenced the name) thanks to our super-sensitive skin that can’t handle anything except Aloe Vera these days.#BlackPanther

— Dr Roshan R (@pythoroshan) February 17, 2018

Haven’t seen the movie but was it a negative character who uttered the name Hanuman? Just wondering if that was the reason behind bleeping, not that it makes sense! #blackpanther

— Writefully Yours (@prateekmathur03) February 20, 2018

Yup they censored the word. I for a moment thought they meant Bast…

— dr salman kareem (@drsalmankareem) February 17, 2018

Yup they censored the word. I for a moment thought they meant Bast…

— dr salman kareem (@drsalmankareem) February 17, 2018

I can say a lot of things about the subtle messages in Black Panther. But others have already discussed them. So, just a minor thing for now. Noting a line that appeared in the movie. A fleeting moment but thought it worth sharing:

“Glory to hanumAn” 😉

— āṅgīrasa śreṣṭha (@GhorAngirasa) February 18, 2018

Is it true that it’s been censored in the Indian theatrical print? If so, then its the biggest BS ever. I never saw any abrahamic references censored
I ask coz I don’t live in India

— Karma Shard (@dark_shard) February 18, 2018

My heart swole when I heard the reference to Hanuman in #BlackPanther
It’s a shame Indians in India won’t be able to hear it because of politics.

— Tejal Wagadia (@currrydiaries) February 20, 2018

My heart swole when I heard the reference to Hanuman in #BlackPanther
It’s a shame Indians in India won’t be able to hear it because of politics.

— Tejal Wagadia (@currrydiaries) February 20, 2018

There was also someone who tried to reason out.

Can’t really blame the censor board on bleeping “Hanuman”. There are many groups in India that do paid OUTRAGE on a daily basis and this could’ve been one of those cases. Just look at Padmavati.

— Kapil Agrawal (@kapilag8) February 18, 2018

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