The makers of the short-film Mama's Boys have made the film private on YouTube, after being threatened by some right-wing organisations who claimed the film showed Mahabharata characters in poor light. Mama's Boys is a modern-day take on Draupadi polygamous wedding to the Pandavas. It shows all characters from Yudhishtir, Arjun, Bheem, Nakul and Sahdev dressed in heavy costumes and talk like people today.



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It shows the characters use cuss words, talk openly about orgies, and even goes on to suggest that Nakul and Sahdev are homosexuals. Draupadi becomes excited at the prospect of 'shagging three men' and is even shown seducing Bheem at the gym. No wonder the film irked quite a few Hindu organisations, who threatened the film be taken down from YouTube and FIRs be filed against the director and the actors in it.

This is just another case where Bollywood films, actors become soft targets for right-wing organisations. Even movies like Aamir Khan's PK, Sunny Deol's Mohalla Assi weren't spared the wrath of those who refused to laugh at the satire and burned posters of the film because the story hurt their religious sentiments.

It will be interesting to see, how the rest of the industry reacts to this development about Hindu organisation curbing creative freedom. Will they bow down and refuse to treat it as a grave issue, or will we see member stand up for their right to freedom of expression? We will have to wait and watch.