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Hath Jodkar.: Adipurush Dialogue Writer Manoj Muntashir Issues Apology For Hurting People's Emotions; See Post
Manoj Muntashir Adipurush: Om Raut's magnum opus Adipurush, which released in theatres on June 16, met with unprecedented controversies for its shoddy VFX, poor characterization of Ramayan characters, and use of pedestrian language for Hindu gods.
Starring Prabhas as Raghava, aka Lord Rama, Kriti Sanon as Janaki, aka Sita, and Saif Ali Khan as Lankesh, aka Ravana, Adipurush, which was said to be inspired by the Hindu epic Ramayana, received massive flak from audiences and politicians for distorting the epic and hurting people's sentiments.
And now, after being severely criticised and slammed for incorporating modern-day slang in the film, which was perceived by the audience to be cringe-worthy and demeaning, Manoj Muntashir has issued an apology.
Adipurush dialogue writer Manoj Muntashir issues apologies for hurting people's emotions
After defending the movie and the film's crass dialogues multiple times, Manoj Muntashir took to his Twitter page on July 8 and extended unconditional apologies for 'hurting people's emotions'.
His apology note, written both in Hindi and English, read: "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."
मैं स्वीकार करता हूँ कि फ़िल्म आदिपुरुष से जन भावनायें आहत हुईं हैं.
— Manoj Muntashir Shukla (@manojmuntashir) July 8, 2023
अपने सभी भाइयों-बहनों, बड़ों, पूज्य साधु-संतों और श्री राम के भक्तों से, मैं हाथ जोड़ कर, बिना शर्त क्षमा माँगता हूँ.
भगवान बजरंग बली हम सब पर कृपा करें, हमें एक और अटूट रहकर अपने पवित्र सनातन और महान देश की…
Earlier, he had tried defending Adipurush dialogues in an interview and claimed that Bajrangbali, or Lord Hanuman, is 'not a god' but is being considered because of the power his devotion has for Lord Ram.
This escalated the row over the film, and several cases were filed against the makers.
मनोज मुन्तासीर ने अपने डाइलॉग से नेपाल को भी दुखी कर दिया उन्होनें भूतकाल में नेपाल को भारत का हिस्सा बतला दिया यद्धपी नेपाल और भारत कभी एक ही देश के हिस्से नहीं रहे हैं। नेपाल सदियों से ही एक स्वतंत्र और प्रभावशाली राज्य रहा है।
— Kumar Satyam 🇮🇳 (@RealKumarSatyam) June 18, 2023
" यद्यपि नेपाल और भारत के बीच सांस्कृतिक,… pic.twitter.com/G0RZnBihIb
Meanwhile, his recent apology was not welcomed by netizens, and they called out Manoj for acting late. One said, "Prabhas and Kriti Sanon-starrer Adipurush is at the tail end of its theatrical run & now this fellow makes this statement whereas previously he refused to even accept Hanuman ji as God & what not unacceptable was featured in the movie in terms of tapori language!",
While another person Tweeted: "You knew it from day one but you waited for movie to get out from theatres so that you comment doesn't hurt the BO collection."
Produced on a budget of over Rs 600 crore, Adipurush is the most expensive Hindi movie ever made in Indian cinema. Worldwide, the film has made around Rs 390 crore and has been declared a disaster.
Post-release, the film drew heavy criticism from reviewers and industry people over the dialogue and weak plot. The makers also revamped the dialogues after the massive flak, but things had already taken an ugly turn by that time.
The All India Cine Workers Association also wrote a letter to Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Mumbai Police with the demand to ban and register a case against the producer, director, and writer of the film. Many lawyers in Agra protested against the film's screening, and complaints were also lodged.
