Hindu verse in 'Oppenheimer' sex scene sparks outrage in India

Florence Pugh as Jean Tatlock (left) and Cillian Murphy as J. Robert Oppenheimer in a scene from 'Oppenheimer'. Photo: Handout

A sex scene in the Hollywood blockbuster Oppenheimer featuring a line from a Hindu holy scripture sparked online outrage in India on Monday (July 24), with an official calling it a "scathing attack".

Critics say religious intolerance has been growing in the world's most populous country since the Hindu nationalist government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi came to power in 2014.