Indian Cinema Accidentally Shows Barbie Subtitles During 'Oppenheimer' Screening

Movie goers in India who were keen to see Barbie and Oppenheimer got the best of both worlds over the weekend, in more ways than one.

This happened after an Indian cinema accidentally used the subtitles for Barbie during an Oppenheimer screening. 

A photo showing this was shared by a Twitter user named @sapunintended, who wrote that “friend of my cousin posted on [Instagram] that a cinema played Oppenheimer with Barbie subtitles”.

Along with the post, a photo also included a snap of Cillian Murphy in Oppenheimer, with the subtitles “Barbie!” and “We’re so happy to see you”. 

Check that out below.

friend of my cousin posted on insta that a cinema played oppenheimer with barbie subtitles 💀 pic.twitter.com/aznyGeUsz2

— sapun 🇵🇸 (@sapunintended) July 21, 2023

“This means that the same theatre, in another show played Oppenheimer subtitles in a Barbie show”. The user also shared a self-made shot of Margot Robbie's Barbie with a subtitle that reads “I am become death… destroyer of worlds”.

This subtitle also refers to a line used by the Indian scripture Bhagavad Gita, which Robert J Oppenheimer used throughout his career working on an atomic bomb.

This means that the same theatre, in another show played Oppenheimer subtitles in a Barbie show.#Barbenheimer pic.twitter.com/SKsPGBsD06

— Sam ALT Man (@k0ol1) July 22, 2023

This led to one ingenious Twitter user coming up with the joke, “*the scene where bomb is about to go off* The subtitles; *come on barbie let’s go party*”".

friend of my cousin posted on insta that a cinema played oppenheimer with barbie subtitles 💀 pic.twitter.com/aznyGeUsz2

— sapun 🇵🇸 (@sapunintended) July 21, 2023

Barbie and Oppenheimer premiered on July 21.