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director Pan Nalin claims that he has been getting threatening calls against the content of the film, which also features a lesbian love story. However, he remains undeterred.
"I will not allow (myself) to be terrorised by messages and calls I have been receiving like, 'How dare you blaspheme Hinduism through
Angry Indian Goddesses? We will make sure you go Charlie Hebdo way!'" or another one goes 'What did you achieve by showing these non-Sanskari Indians!' I need not say anything more," Pan said in a statement. (Also Read:
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Pan is reportedly receiving threatening calls and messages since the release day as some groups found the content inappropriate for certain sections of the society. The lesbian love story, especially, is said to have not gone down very well with some people. (Also Read:
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The film's story revolves around seven girls who set out to discover themselves.
Angry Indian Goddesses released on December 4 has largely received a positive response from a cross-section of people. The film had its share of issues with the censor board, which advised 16 cuts before it could make it to the big screen.
The filmmaker had told IANS earlier that he was "super sad and hurt" with the decision of the censor board to curtail them from showing images of Hindu goddesses and for using certain words like "
adivasi", "
sarkar" and "Indian figure".