Mathura Priests Protest Against Sunny Leone's Dance On "Madhuban Mein Radhika"
Priests from Uttar Pradesh's Mathura have called for a ban on Sunny Leone¡¯s latest video album, accusing the Bollywood actress of hurting their religious feelings by performing an ¡°obscene¡± dance on the iconic ¡°Madhuban mein Radhika naache¡± song.?The song had originally been sung by Mohammed Rafi for the 1960 film Kohinoor.
Calls for banning the album?
"We will go to court if the government does not act against the actress and ban her video album," said Sant Naval Giri Maharaj of Vrindaban.Unless she withdraws the scene and tenders a public apology, she should not be allowed to remain in India, he said.
Akhil Bhartiya Tirth Purohit Mahasabha's national president Mahesh Pathak also reportedly said that Sunny has 'maligned the prestige of Brijbhumi' by presenting the song in a 'derogatory manner'.
Saregama Music on Wednesday released its latest music video titled Madhuban which features Sunny Leone in the party number sung by Kanika Kapoor and Arindam Chakraborty.
Netizens slam "sensual moves"
As the song is on the subject of love between Krishna and Radha, netizens too have slammed it for hurting Hindu sentiments due to "sensual" moves by the actor in her dance.
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?But it¡¯s not all brickbats for the song; it has also gathered a lot of praise from viewers, who think the pairing of actor Leone and vocalist Kapoor is a smash hit.¡°Kanika¡¯s voice is perfect for Sunny Leone,¡± one user wrote in the comments section on YouTube.
Others too wrote prophetic tweets on how successful the new track is going to be.?
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