Prabhas-Saif
Ali
Khan's
upcoming
magnum
opus
Adipurush
has
become
a
talking
point
ever
since
the
makers
dropped
the
teaser
of
the
film
a
few
days
ago.
Even
before
its
release,
the
ambitious
outing
has
stirred
many
controversies.
Adipurush
Teaser:
Adipurush
के
Director
Om
Raut
ने
Film
को
लेकर
कही
बड़ी
बात,
कहा
ये
बड़ी
Movie
है
Besides
getting
mocked
for
the
poor
VFX,
a
section
of
people
have
also
demanded
a
ban
on
the
film
for
misrepresentation
of
the
Ramayana.
Adipurush
features
Prabhas
as
Raghav,
Saif
Ali
Khan
as
Lankesh
and
Kriti
Sanon
as
Janaki.
In
his
latest
interview
with
India
Today,
director
Om
Raut
defended
the
portrayal
of
Saif's
character
Lankesh
after
a
lot
of
people
compared
his
look
to
Ranveer
Singh's
Alauddin
Khilji
from
Padmaavat.
While
speaking
with
the
news
portal,
Raut
assured
everyone
that
he
and
his
team
haven't
done
anything
wrong
in
the
film.
He
was
quoted
as
saying,
"We
have
not
done
anything
wrong
in
this
film.
People
are
getting
a
few
things
wrong
here.
With
this
film,
we
want
to
introduce
the
story
of
Lord
Ram
to
the
world.
We
want
to
spread
his
teachings
among
the
youth.
If
we
represent
it
in
a
way
through
which
we
can
reach
the
new
generation,
then
only
we
can
talk
to
the
new
generation.
Is
there
any
less
belief
in
this
because
of
this?
No.
We
have
maintained
the
sanctity
of
everything."
Reacting
to
the
criticism
around
the
portrayal
of
Ravana
in
Adipurush,
the
director
said
that
how
people
picturise
Ravana
is
based
on
how
people
in
earlier
times
perceived
him.
He
said
that
he
picturises
Ravana
in
a
different
manner
and
that
he
is
still
a
demon
for
him.
Raut
also
added
that
he
doesn't
imagine
him
with
a
big
moustache.
"The
Ravana
that
we
saw
earlier
was
an
artistic
representation
of
the
evil
that
Ravana
was.
My
Ravana
is
demonic
too,
but
in
today's
time,
if
I
picturise
Ravana
like
this,
then
that
is
it.
If
you
say,
that
I
have
changed
his
colour,
then
I
disagree.
It's
the
same
colour,
it's
the
colour
of
religion,"
he
told
India
Today.
In
the
same
interview,
Raut
also
addressed
claims
about
him
changing
the
look
of
the
Pushpak
Viman,
a
vehicle
on
which
Ravana
abducted
Sita
and
said,
"Who
said
it
is
Pushpak
Viman?
We
have
just
shown
95
seconds
of
our
film."
Amid
the
ongoing
boycall
calls
around
Adipurush,
Om
Raut
said
that
he
is
determined
that
his
film
will
release
the
big
screens
as
per
the
schedule
and
that
he
won't
disappoint
anyone.
Adipurush
is
slated
to
hit
the
theatrical
screens
on
January
12,
2023.