Netflix has removed an Indian film that received backlash for “hurting religious sentiments”.

The streaming giant says the Tamil-language film “Annapoorani: The Goddess of Food”  was removed at its “licensor’s request”.

The movie stars Nayanthara as a Hindu Brahmin woman who aspires to become a chef.

She is shown going against her family’s religious beliefs by eating meat and learning to cook it.

According to BBC News, members of hard-line Hindu organisations had objected to this and other scenes in the movie, including one where the actress is shown offering namaz, or Muslim prayers, before cooking biriyani.

Some also took offence at a scene where a Muslim character says that Hindu god Ram ate meat.

A police case has even been filed in Madhya Pradesh state against Nayanthara and two others associated with the film.

The movie only began streaming several days ago and its producers have not officially commented on the issue yet.