Where was Buddha born?
It is clear that many in India do not know the right answer and so was Akshay and the unit members of Chandni Chowk To China.
On viewing the scene where Akshay’s introduction as someone born in India, the Buddha’s birthplace, the censor board of Nepal objected to it. Thus the distributors ensured deletion of that content before screening in Nepal. But, the message spread across the country and the locals, particularly the students have taken serious objection to it. They stormed the theaters and also tore down the posters everywhere.
They claim that the entire world knows as Buddha was born as Prince Siddharth in Lumbini in South Nepal in 623 BC. The Maya Devi Temple in the name of Buddha’s mother Maya Devi, is built at Lumbini and thousands of pilgrims throng that place every year from all over the world. This being the case, they were surprised and seriously objected to the claims of CC2C.
Anticipating severe damages as they faced in the past in connection with Hrithik Roshan;s incidence, the theater owners decided to take off the movie from the theaters.
So, for the CC2C that did not find its foothold in India, the virtual ban in Nepal may not matter much. Atleast, it has taught them the history