More that the hand was open and the figures being pressed directly into the skin, as if he was going to grab the heard directly without cutting it open first. It's not something you see often as there's the sternum in the way. I don't know if there's some Indian myth it's based off of or maybe some other piece of Indian cinema. It was a very specific scene, but it's 5 hours to go though, so I'm not going to be able it quickly.