The world is eagerly awaiting for yet another Christopher Nolan masterpiece titled- Oppenheimer. Courtesy of its stellar star cast, Oppenheimer is being called a perfect candidate for next year's Oscar Awards. Not only this, Oppenheimer has also witnessed a rush among fans to buy its tickets in advance booking. Slated to be released on 21 July 2023, Oppenheimer will clash with Disney's Barbie starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling in the lead roles. Although the story of the two upcoming movies is the north and south pole, fans have indulged in Twitter over the upcoming movies. While the actors of Barbie are busy roading around the world to promote their film, the team of Oppenheimer is only releasing small snippets and pictures of Hollywood actor Cillian Murphy. Talking about stellar starcast, Oppenheimer features Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, Robert Downey Jr., Florence Pugh, Rami Malek, Gary Oldman, and more in the lead roles. Oppenheimer is a true story directed by Christopher Nolan based on the book American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin.
To be precise, Oppenheimer is a biopic on 'Father of Atomic Bomb' J. Robert Oppenheimer. J. Robert Oppenheimer was the inventor of the atomic bomb. Interestingly, Christopher Nolan's movie Oppenheimer has an Indian link or moreover, let's say links with the holy book of Bhagavad Gita.Yes! you heard it right. J. Robert Oppenheimer, the creator of atomic bomb was quite influenced by the Hindu's holy book of Bhagavad Gita. In fact, it is said that J. Robert Oppenheimer was widely influenced by the Hindu sacred book Bhagavad Gita.
Multiple reports suggest that Oppenheimer had memorized and deeply understood the core value of the Bhagavad Gita. Moreover, he used to keep a copy of the Hindu Sacred book by his work desk. Furthermore, it is also said that Oppenheimer used to gift the English-translated version of the Bhagavad Gita to his colleagues and friends. Oppenheimer was so influenced by the Hindu Sacred book Bhagavad Gita that he learned Sanskrit in 1933 and first read the Gita in the original language.
In fact, after the successful test of the Atomic bomb in the Trinity Test in Mexico, Oppenheimer used the quote from the Bhagavad Gita. He used Lord Krishna's quote when he told Arjuna in the Gita, "Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds." Notably, Peaky Blinders fame actor Cillian Murphy is playing theoretical physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, the director of the Manhattan Project and the 'father of the atomic bomb.' On the other hand, Emily Blunt as Katherine "Kitty" Oppenheimer, Matt Damon as Leslie Groves, Robert Downey Jr. as Lewis Strauss, Florence Pugh as Jean Tatlock, and more.
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