Her father is also shown as a liberal character who has no issues with his daughter studying the scriptures of other religions in search of an answer.

There is reportedly a controversial scene in the film that depicts the consumption of pork, which is prohibited in Islam.

Bernama reported yesterday that Persatuan Seniman Malaysia lodged a police report against the film for allegedly insulting Islam and promoting seditious content.

Seniman secretary-general Mohd Hafiz Mohd Nafiah said it was inappropriate for the film to be shown on any platform in the country and action should be taken against it.

Dang Wangi district police chief ACP Noor Delilhan Yahaya was quoted saying the case had been handed to the Ampang Jaya district police for further action.

Acting against alleged slander 

Separately, Mentega Terbang’s production team has served a letter of demand to scriptwriter Zabidi Mohamed for alleged slanderous comments he made about the film.

Zabidi, who is not affiliated with Mentega Terbang, was given 48 hours to respond to the letter of demand, failing which, the film’s production team will start legal proceedings against him.

The production team alleged that Zabidi’s statements, made on February 25, March 2, and March 3, were “absolutely untrue, malicious and defamatory.”

The production team claimed Zabadi’s comments led to the film being removed from the streaming platform ‘Viu’.

“Furthermore, the accusations stated by you are intended to affect the image, reputation, and credibility of our clients, to bring insults and threats against them,” read the letter of demand dated yesterday.

Zabadi was asked to pay damages, delete all statements in the form of accusations, and apologise for the alleged defamatory statements shared on his Facebook page.

It was also demanded that Zabadi pays for all the costs.

Lawyer Zaid Malek from the Daim & Gamany firm sent the notice on behalf of director Mohd Khairi Anwar, producer Tan Men Kheng and other individuals involved in the film’s production including Arjun Thanaraju, Vishnuvarman Ragunathan, and Ti-Teng Hui.

In response, Zabidi defended his statements, saying that he would fight to protect the faith of Muslims.

“If there are Muslim lawyers who want to be with me in maintaining the purity of Islam, they can PM (private message) me,” he said in a post on Facebook.

The Malaysian Islamic Development Department (Jakim) previously said the contents of the film go against the creed and way of life of Muslims from the Syafie school of thought in Malaysia.

Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Mohd Na’im Mokhtar said Jakim would submit a detailed comment to the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) so that action could be taken in accordance with the law.