Bhootha Kola is not Hindu culture Statement: Complaint file against actor Chetan

As shown in the movie Kantara, Bhootha Kola is not a ritual belonging to Hindu culture. It is the festival of the original inhabitants, the tribals. The Hindu Vigilance Forum has filed a complaint against Chetan saying that Chetan’s statement has harmed the faith of Hinduism, thus demanding action against actor Chetan.

Chetan’s statement has been condemned by many in Dakshina Kannada leaders, including deities. They all are clarified that this is a part of Hindu culture. Rishab Shetty’s blockbuster Kannada film Kantara is the most talked about movie of recent times, having impressed audiences all over the country with a glorious run at the box office.

While fans are still enthralled by the epic film that beautifully depicts the culture and rituals of coastal Karnataka, there is now some controversy that the film has landed itself. A focal point of the narrative of Kantara is the traditional ritual of Bhootha Kola, which is practised in the coastal regions of Dakshin Kannada.

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It is a form of animist worship and the movie revolves around a town where the townsfolk believe that the local animist spirits that they worship through the Bhootha Kola protect them. Now Kannada actor-turned-activist Chetan Kumar has said that Bhootha Kola is not a part of the Hindu culture.