'X-Men: Apocalypse' Cast & Plot: Trailer Offensive to Hindu?; Leader Asks Removal of Krishna's Name In Trailer [Video]

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Many are looking forward to the trailer of the anticipated blockbuster film "X-Men: Apocalypse." While many enjoyed the footage, not everyone was pleased with what they saw and heard. According to reports, a Hindu leader was offended with the supervillain's statement in the trailer.

Per Mashable, a Hindu leader in the United States has objected the comparison between Apocalypse and Hindu God Krishna in "X-Men: Apocalypse." In the trailer, the titular villain played by the actor Oscar Isaac said, ""I have been called many things over many lifetimes - Ra, Krishna, Yahweh."

The said statement in the "X-Men: Apocalypse" trailer offended Rajan Zed, the president of the Nevada-based Universal Society of Hinduism. In a statement in Nevada, he said "such trivialization of Lord Krishna, who was highly revered in Hinduism, was quite inappropriate and disturbing to the devotees."

Zed pointed out that Lord Krishna was meant to be worshipped in temples or home shrines and not for propelling movies for mercantile greed of filmmakers. He was very upset that he asked Bryan Singer to remove all the references to Lord Krishna from the trailer and the final movie unless those were true to the scriptures. "Inappropriate usage of Hindu deities or concepts for commercial or other agenda was not okay as it hurt the devotees and confused non-Hindus about Hinduism," added the report.

Hinduism was the oldest and third largest religion of the world with about one billion supporters. The religion is rich in philosophical thought and should not be taken frivolously. He noted that any symbol of faith, larger or smaller, should not be mishandled.

Although Zed does not agree with how Lord Krishna was depicted in "X-Men: Apocalypse," he indicated that Hindus are open to Hollywood including Hinduism in their films. However, filmmakers should take it seriously and respectfully, and should not just include any Hindu deity for refashioning Hinduism concepts and symbols to further their agenda.

"Hollywood was welcome to make movies about Lord Krishna or other Hindu deities, but the final product should be true to the scriptures and not a fantasized or a re-imagined version," Zed said.

Despite Zed's sentiments, International Business Times thinks there is no reason for the Hindu leader to be offended because the trailer revolves within a comic book mythos and has nothing to do with any religion. "A fiction movie is based on fiction, not facts. It's as simple as that," said the report.

Do you support Zed's sentiments or do you think he is just taking things from "X-Men: Apocalypse" out of context? Share your thoughts in the comment section below.

"X-Men: Apocalypse" premieres on May 26, 2016.