Actor Mukesh Khanna slammed the makers of 'Adipurush'. The actor who played Bhishma in BR Chopra’s Mahabharat said the entire team “should be burnt standing at fifty degrees Celsius," ANI reported.
“While Shiv ji had blessed Ravan, now those who do not have that much knowledge, then you are talking big things. It is absolutely rubbish. They should not be forgiven,” the actor said.
The actor, known for playing Shaktimaan, criticised director Om Raut and dialogue writer Manoj Muntashir for defending ‘their version of Ramayana’. “I thought that when all this has happened, they will hide their face, but they are coming forward and explaining this much. They are saying that we are making it for Sanatan Dharma. Hey, is your Sanatan Dharma different from ours? They said that there was the version of Valmiki ji, then there was the version of Tulsidas ji, this is our version," he added.
The movie that hit theatres on June 16, has Prabhas playing Raghav, Kriti Sanon essaying Janaki’s role, and Saif Ali Khan of Lankesh. The movie has garnered a lot of negative publicity. On June 18, the Lucknow Hindu Mahasabha said that it wanted an FIR filed against the makers of the film as they felt the makers disrespected Sanatan dharma. It also said that it objects to the clothes, the get-up, and the dialogues of the film.
Nepal recently banned the film over the wrong depiction of the birthplace of Sita. Are you above Valmiki ji that you will create your own version and tell the children to forget the old tradition? 'And we are saying Hanumanji used to talk like this, Arey tel tere baap ka, ghee tere baap ka'. Hanuman ji was seen wearing leather costumes. Now I have an objection, neither Lord Ram had a moustache, nor Lord Krishna nor Lord Vishnu can have a moustache, we have grown up seeing Them. Can you do this with any other religion? I have a bigger objection to making fun of the Hindu religion," Khanna added. The actor also questioned Saif's casting in the film. “Om Raut found Saif Ali Khan to play Ravan? Is there no one better than him in the industry?” he asked.