Pan-Indian star Prabhas’ recent offering Adipurush landed into several controversies after being criticized by the audience. Some of the Hindu organizations demanded a ban on the film for hurting the sentiments and the controversial dialogues. Manoj Muntashir, the writer of Adipurush took a U-Turn and he announced that Adipurush has no connection with the epic Ramayana. Now he issued an unconditional apology for the controversial dialogues in the film that hurt religious sentiments.

“I accept people’s emotions have been hurt by Adipurush. With folded hands, I extend my unconditional apologies. May Prabhu Bajrang Bali keep us united and grant us strength to serve our sacred Sanatan and our great nation” told the statement of Manoj Muntashir. Netizens responded saying that it is too late for the apology.

Prabhas’ recent offering Adipurush failed to impress the audience across the nation. The film’s 3D version performed better all over. The second weekend collections are not much satisfying. The national multiplex chains slashed down the prices and Adipurush will be screened across the nation for Rs 112 including the 3D charges. The film will be available for Rs 112 in PVR, INOX and Cinepolis across the country excluding the Telugu states.

Adipurush gained enough criticism from the fans and the Hindu organizations as most of them felt that the film was defaming the mythological epic Ramayana. Some of them demanded a ban. Adipurush is directed by Om Raut and Prabhas, Kriti Sanon, Saif Ali Khan played the lead roles.

Prabhas’ recent offering Adipurush was inspired by the Indian mythological epic Ramayana and it is directed by Om Raut. The film released on Friday and the response for the film was poor. Several controversies surrounded the film after the adaptation was not proper. Several Hindu organizations demanded to ban the film. Om Raut was badly trolled for his work. T Series shelled out huge money on the project. The makers recovered their investments before the film’s release as they could sell off the non-theatrical rights for record prices.

Om Raut wanted the film to be made in two parts considering the ongoing trend. The final runtime also forced him to move towards such a plan. He requested Prabhas to shoot for Adipurush for one more month so that the content would be divided into two parts. But Prabhas was against the idea and he had a strict no. Prabhas convinced the team of Adipurush saying that the strategy of two parts would not work for Adipurush. It was then the makers shelved their plans. Else, they would have lost big money as the first installment ended up as a flop.

Adipurush writer Manoj Muntashir landed into a controversy after the film’s release. He has been facing the heat from the audience and the Hindu Organizations. Some of them wrote to the Prime Minister demanding a ban on the film. Manoj Muntashir took a U-Turn saying that Adipurush is not inspired from Ramayana. Some of the dialogues from the film have been changed. After receiving a series of threats, Manoj Muntashir urged the Mumbai cops for security.

Mumbai cops responded on a fast note and provided security for Manoj Muntashir. In his statement, Manoj Muntashir said that Hamunan is not God and this triggered controversy. Adipurush released on Friday and the film received poor response from the audience. Om Raut directed this mythological drama and it featured Prabhas, Kriti Sanon and Saif Ali Khan in the lead roles. T Series and Retrophiles are the producers.

Questioning whether the Censor Board was ‘sleeping’, the Maharashtra Congress on Monday demanded a ban on the Bollywood film “Adipurush” for insulting Hindu religious idols.

State party president Nana Patole said that Lord Ram and Lord Hanuman have been ‘insulted’ in the film that was released last weekend and sparked outrage in different states.

“The Bharatiya Janata Party always keeps shouting that it is a pro-Hindutva government, but when it concerns a movie that heaps abuse on Lord Ram and Shri Hanuman, it has kept silent,” said Patole.

He said that the character of Shri Hanuman has been given ‘slang dialogues’ and in the name of making the Rs 500-crore budget movie, “they have made a cartoon film”.

“How was this film cleared in the first place? Was the Central Board of Film Censors sleeping at the time? We demand that the film be banned and the film-makers should apologise to the people of India for the insults to Lord Ram and Shri Hanuman,” said Patole.

Meanwhile, the film — an adaptation of the epic ‘Ramayana’ — has sparked off strong protests in different parts of India, including Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, Rajasthan and other states, with several Hindu groups taking strong umbrage over the dialogues.

Irked over the dialogues of the film, saints in Ayodhya have demanded a ban on the film ‘Adipurush’.

This is the second time in a year that saints have spoken out against the film.

Last year in October, the seers had objected to the ‘distortion’ seen in the film’s trailer.

They claimed that the film has misrepresented the characters of Ramayana and shown Hindu deities in a ‘distorted’ manner — Hanuman — being shown with a beard and without a moustache.

Head priest of Ram Janmabhoomi, Acharya Satyendra Das, said that despite earlier protests, the filmmakers have misrepresented the characters of Ramayana and shown Hindu deities in a ‘distorted’ manner.

“The dialogues are shameful and the film should be banned immediately,” he added.

“Lord Ram, Lord Hanuman as well as Ravana have been presented in totally different manner. It depicts our deities in completely different form against what we have read and known so far,” Das added.

Raju Das, the priest of Hanuman Garhi temple, too sought a ban on the movie.

“Bollywood is hell bent on distorting Hindu religion. The movie ‘Adipurush’ is a classic example of how it is least concerned about Hindu sentiments,” said Raju Das.

The Mani Ram Das Chhavni Peeth, the most powerful body of Ayodhya saints, too has also backed the demand for a movie ban.

After receiving severe criticism over the dialogues, makers of the recently released film ‘Adipurush’ announced that they will be rewriting the lines as a mark of respect to the audience.

A statement read: “Making this visual spectacle a memorable cinematic experience, the team decides to make alterations to the film’s dialogues, valuing the input of the public and the audience.”

“The makers are revisiting the said dialogues, ensuring they resonate with the core essence of the film and the same will reflect in the theatres in the next few days. This decision is a testament that inspite of unstoppable collections at the Box Office, the team is committed and nothing is beyond the sentiments of their audiences and harmony at large.”

A day after the release, the film starring Kriti Sanon and Prabha stirred controversy over its dialogues specifically regarding the Lanka Dahan scene where Lord Hanuman is heard mouthing the lines “jalegi bhi tere baap ki” to Meghnad.

The controversy is in the Lanka Dahan scene, when Ravana’s son lights up lord Hanuman’s Tail and says: “Jali na.. Abhi to aur jalegi. Jiski jalti hai wahi janta hai.”

To which the character of Hanuman replies: ‘Kapda tere baap ka. Tel tere baap ka. Aag bhi tere baap ki. Toh jalegi bhi tere baap ki.”

Prabhas’s mythological action epic, Adipurush is one of the most anticipated Indian films of 2023 and it has now opened on an expectedly stellar note at the box office. The makers and buyers are now in awe of the blockbuster reception this film is getting at the box office.

Mythri’s Sashi has announced that Adipurush has released in 1000+ screens across multiplexes in Nizam and it is the first film to do so. He opines that the film set an all time openings record in this key market.

People Media Kriti Prasad said the film is garnering the love and admiration of the family and female audience which is a very positive sign and an indication of its long run.

The distributors People Media Factory and Mythri Movie Distributors Sasi have now announced that the film is opening to excellent revenues in all major markets.

The on screen adaption of the Hindu epic of Ramayan has evidently played a decisive role in the film getting a blockbuster reception from all sections of the audience right from the opening shows.