Sofia Hayat, who has quit Bollywood after becoming a nun, is the latest celebrity to voice her opinions on the ongoing controversy surrounding ‘Kaali’ poster. A few days ago, Tamil filmmaker Leena Manimekalai created an uproar on social media after she released the poster of her upcoming documentary film ‘Kaali’ where she showed the goddess smoking. Now, Sofia has slammed Leena saying that Maa Kali does not smoke and that the director has just ‘portrayed her lifestyle’ in the poster.
Speaking with ETimes, the former actress said, “Regarding Maa Kali, I have seen her and she is in me. Maa Kali does not smoke. She looks after her body and Maa Kali wants us all to look after our body. To put a cigarette in Maa Kali’s mouth is saying that she doesn’t care about her health or the health of the children of this planet. It is wrong. She wants us to be healthy.” Sofia also criticized the filmmaker for promoting Maa Kali with the LGBTQ community and stated that sexuality doesn’t come into play when there is religion. She explained that Maa Kali is not a religion, she is an energy that exists within everybody.