Oppenheimer Star Cillian Murphy Read The Bhagavad Gita For Preps; Here’s How It Helped Him —
The widely circulated video clip of Robert J. Oppenheimer captures him stating, “We knew the world would not be the same. A few people laughed, and a few people cried. Most people were silent. I remembered the line from the Hindu scripture, the Bhagavad Gita; Vishnu is trying to persuade the Prince that he should do his duty and, to impress him, takes on his multi-armed form and says, ‘Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.'”
Given the role’s requirement to reference the Bhagavad Gita, Cillian Murphy, portraying Oppenheimer, has also delved into the study of the Hindu scripture. “I did read the Bhagavad Gita in preparation for the film. I found it to be an incredibly exquisite text. It was highly inspirational. It provided solace to him, which he truly needed. Throughout his life, it served as a great source of comfort,” he admitted.
Christopher Nolan’s upcoming biographical drama, “Oppenheimer,” starring Cillian Murphy in the lead role, is set to be released in cinemas next week. Many of us Indians have seen that viral clip of Robert J. Oppenheimer mentioning the Bhagvad Gita’s reference after he created the first atomic bomb. Hence, many Indians were speculating that this scene would be recreated in the film with Cillian Murphy. Well, we don’t know about the scene yet, but Murphy did read the Hindu Book in preparation for the role.
The famous viral clip of Robert J. Oppenheimer has him quoted as saying, “We knew the world would not be the same. A few people laughed, and a few people cried. Most people were silent. I remembered the line from the Hindu scripture, the Bhagavad Gita; Vishnu is trying to persuade the Prince that he should do his duty and, to impress him, takes on his multi-armed form and says, ‘Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.’”
Since the role demanded a reference to the Bhagavad Gita, Cillian Murphy, who is playing Oppenheimer, has also read the Hindu scripture. “I did read the Bhagavad Gita in preparation for the film. I thought it was an absolutely beautiful text. Very inspiring. It was a consolation for him. He kind of needed it. It provided a lot of consolation to him all his life,” he confessed.
