New Delhi: Adipurush, a film based on the mythology Ramayana, has sparked controversy over its dialogues, especially those used for a character resembling the Hindu deity, Hanuman.
Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) party MP Priyanka Chaturvedi demanded an apology from director Om Raut and dialogue writer Manoj Muntashir Saturday, for hurting the sensibilities of Indians by using “pedestrian” language for the revered deities.
She also accused them of crossing all boundaries of maryada (dignity) for quick box office success.
The movie, which was released in theatres Friday, features several prominent actors, including Prabhas, Saif Ali Khan and Kriti Sanon. The character of Bajrang (resembling Hanuman) has been played by Devdatta Nage.
“The dialogue writer of Adipurush Manoj Muntashir as well as the director should apologise to the nation for the pedestrian dialogues written for the movie, especially for Lord Hanuman. It hurts every Indian’s sensibilities to see the kind of language being attributed to our revered gods in the name of entertainment,” Chaturvedi tweeted Saturday.
The dialogue writer of Adipurush @manojmuntashir as well as the director should apologise to the nation for the pedestrian dialogues written for the movie, especially for Lord Hanuman. It hurts every Indian’s sensibilities to see the kind of language being attributed to our…
— Priyanka Chaturvedi🇮🇳 (@priyankac19) June 17, 2023
Other political leaders, such as former Congress MP Dr Ajoy Kumar, have also slammed the film’s dialogues as “shoddy” and “unacceptable”.
“This is Ramayana..the virtuous story of Lord Siya Ram! How can we have such ‘shoddy dialogues’ for our epic tale? Whoever wrote…should be ashamed!,” he tweeted.
ये रामायण है..पुण्य कथा भगवान सिया राम की!
हमारे महाकाव्य कथा के लिए ऐसे 'घटिया दर्जे के डायलॉग' कैसे हो सकते हैं?
जिसने भी लिखी है…
शर्म आनी चाहिए! pic.twitter.com/81qkuFbvZr
— Dr. Ajoy Kumar (@drajoykumar) June 16, 2023
मैंने 'आदिपुरुष' के बारे पढ़ा और सुना। अत्यधिक पीड़ा हो रही है कि आख़िर कैसे सेंसर बोर्ड ने एक ऐसी फ़िल्म को सर्टिफिकेट दे दिया जो हमारी आस्था से खिलवाड़ कर रही है, हमारे आराध्य का मजाक उड़ा रही है.
केंद्र सरकार को इसका जवाब देना होगा.
हमारे भाँचा राम का अपमान हम नहीं सहेंगे.… pic.twitter.com/QA7yk9r7JY
— Bhupesh Baghel (@bhupeshbaghel) June 17, 2023
Calling for an apology from those responsible, he added, the central government will have to answer this.
Critics give mixed review
The film, which features Prabhas as Raghav, Kriti Sanon as Janaki and Saif Ali Khan as Lankesh, has received mixed reviews on social media. While some have praised the film’s visuals, graphics and action, others have called it a huge mess and an “epic disappointment”.
Criticising the film, film critic Taran Adarsh tweeted, “(Adipurush) just doesn’t meet the mammoth expectations… Director Om Raut had a dream cast and a massive budget on hand, but (he) creates a Huge Mess.”
#OneWordReview…#Adipurush: DISAPPOINTING.
Rating: ⭐️½#Adipurush is an EPIC DISAPPOINTMENT… Just doesn’t meet the mammoth expectations… Director #OmRaut had a dream cast and a massive budget on hand, but creates a HUGE MESS. #AdipurushReview pic.twitter.com/zQ9qge30Kv
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) June 16, 2023
However, another critic, Rohit Jaiswal, called it “new age execution”. “New age execution, new way of presentation, great visuals, excellent graphics,” he tweeted.
He also said that the last 30 minutes of the film were outstanding.
Review – #Adipurush
Rating – 3.5*/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️💫#AdipurushReview – New age execution, new way of presentation, great visuals, excellent graphics…..
Terrific action, last 30 mins Outstanding….
Ramayan will always remain close to everyone who believes in LORD RAM…
Jai Shree… pic.twitter.com/AC8VNfIIhT
— Rohit Jaiswal (@rohitjswl01) June 16, 2023
(Edited by Richa Mishra)
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