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00:00 As OMG2, Akshay Kumar's latest film, premiered in theatres on Friday, the Rashtriya Hindu

00:15 Parishan Bharat has offered a reward to anyone who can slap or spit on the Bollywood actor

00:21 for allegedly offending religious sentiments by portraying Lord Shiva in the movie.

00:27 The organisation also protested by burning effigies of Akshay Kumar and OMG2 posters

00:33 in Agra and demonstrating outside theatres, according to reports.

00:37 Govind Parashar, the head of the Agra unit of Rashtriya Hindu Parishad, has allegedly

00:44 offered a reward of Rs 10 lakh to anyone who can slap or spit on the face of the actor

00:50 Akshay Kumar, who starred in the film.

00:53 Parashar has also expressed dissatisfaction with Akshay Kumar's portrayal of Lord Shiva,

00:59 particularly his look with deadlocks and boots, buying kachoris and bathing in a dirty pond.

01:06 He claimed that such depiction tarnished the image of Lord Shiva.

01:11 The report indicates that the organisation has called for the film's ban for both the

01:16 censor board and the central government.

01:18 Meanwhile, on its opening day, OMG2 collected Rs 10.26 crore at the box office, competing

01:26 with Sunny Deol's Kadha 2, which also released on the same day and managed to earn Rs 40

01:32 crores.

01:33 OMG2 also features Pankaj Tripathi and Yami Gautam.

01:36 The film garnered controversy due to its plot revolving around sex education in Indian schools,

01:42 leading to the Central Board of Film Certification, CBFC, granting it an adults-only certificate.

01:50 Directed by Amit Rai, the movie follows the story of a common man, Kanti Sharan Mudgal,

01:56 played by Pankaj Tripathi, a family man of faith, who challenges the system to protect

02:01 his son.

02:02 Akshay Kumar's character, Lord Shiva, plays a pivotal mentorship role in guiding him through

02:07 challenges.

02:08 Spotted as a satirical comedy-drama, OMG2 is a highly anticipated sequel of the 2012

02:15 blockbuster OMG, starring Paresh Rawal and Akshay Kumar, which achieved both critical

02:22 acclaim and commercial success.

02:24 The film is produced by KPOF Good Films, Ashwin Vardey, Vipul D. Shah and Rajesh Pal, with

02:30 Chandraprakash Diveri serving as the creative producer.

02:34 What do you think about the controversy?

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