Akshay Kumar’s song Mahakal Chalo faced backlash from priests for allegedly insulting Sanatan dharma.
Akshay Kumar recently collaborated for a song named ‘Mahakal Chalo’ with singer Dr Palash Sen.
Akshay Kumar’s recently released song Mahakal Chalo has landed in trouble. Priests association has accused the song of insulting Sanatan dharma. On Tuesday, the president of the association, Mahesh Sharma, issued a statement and called out the misrepresentation of the dharma in the song.
“If we see, the song is good, but the scenes in the song are not right. In the song, the film actor is embracing the Shivling and panchamrit abhishek is being performed on him, which is inappropriate. Also, Bhasma is also being offered, it is clear that only Ujjain Mahakal is offered Bhasma, not anywhere else. It’s not right to create anything on the film set and insult Sanatan,” he said.
And now Akshay has reacted to it. Addressing the controversy, Akshay spoke at a press conference for his upcoming film, Kannappa. The actor, who plays Shiva in the Vishnu Manchu movie, shared his thoughts on the backlash over hugging the Shivling in the song Mahakal Chalo. He said, “Since childhood, my parents taught me that Bhagwan hamare maata pita hai. So, if you hug your parents, what is wrong with that? Is there anything wrong with it? Absolutely not. Meri agar shakti wahan se aati hai, toh meri bhakti ko agar koi galat samjhe, usmein mera koi kasoor nahi. That’s it.”
Akshay Kumar collaborated on ‘Mahakal Chalo’ with singer Dr Palash Sen. Released on February 19, choreographer Ganesh Acharya was also part of the music video, which showcases Akshay and Palash performing together, united in their devotion to Mahadev.
In a statement, Palash talked about working with Akshay Kumar and said, “It was incredible working with Akshay, who, despite his superstardom, remains humble and respectful. He’s a thorough professional. When we arrived on set, he knew the entire song by heart, while I was still struggling with the lyrics. He kept saying he’s not a singer, but I must admit, he’s a naturally gifted one.”
