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Mukesh Khanna Lashes Out At Saif Ali Khan Over Adipurush Controversy; Asks Makers Not To Play With Emotions
Recently, Saif Ali Khan received a lot of backlash for his statement on Adipurush. He had said that the film will show humane side of Ravan and would justify his abduction of sita. This infuriated many as the mythology states Ravan is evil. Following this, Saif retracted his statement and apologised for hurting the sentiments of people. Now, Mahabharat actor Mukesh Khanna, who does not mince words, has reacted to Saif's statement. The actor lashed out at Saif and asked him why did he not think about this before speaking. He also slammed the makers and asked them not to play with people's emotions.
Mukesh
shared
a
video,
in
which
he
was
seen
giving
his
opinion,
and
captioned
it
as,
"Filmmakers
are
still
using
movies
to
attack
our
religion.
Laxmi
Bomb
exploded
just
recently
and
another
attack
has
been
launched.
Famous
artist
Saif
Ali
Khan
has
made
an
objectionable
disclosure
in
an
interview.
Saif
Ali
Khan
said
in
this
interview
that
it
will
be
very
interesting
for
him
to
play
the
character
of
Lankesh
Ravan
in
the
movie
Adipurush,
which
is
made
on
a
big
budget.
In
it,
Ravan
is
shown
not
to
be
evil
but
human
and
entertaining.
We
will
make
him
kind.
In
that
Sita-haran
will
be
justified!"
He further added, "Don't know why Saif feels that it will be so easy. Lankesh is not a ball that you want to spin with your bat. Should I call it naiveté or foolishness? They do not know that they are playing with the faith of crores of Indians in the country, or that they know it and are still deliberately saying these things. Or should I call it the audacity of the director producer who calls himself an intellectual, who still has a desire to make such films."
Further asking filmmakers not to play with emotions and to show the character as it is. He wrote, "Try playing such game with characters from other religions. Show the evil as good and the good as evil- they will beat you up. Rama cannot become Ravan. The same way that, Ravan cannot be Ram. So why is this game of making Ravan kind? Is there any motive in this too? Or the tried and tested film promotion of these people. I cannot say. The public will have to think for themselves. I felt bad so I said this. All of you also think whether you also felt bad or not."
He concluded the post by reacting to Saif's apology. He said, "The British have made a beautiful word 'sorry'; shoot the arrow, throw the bomb, punch someone and then say sorry! But we do not approve. Why did you not think before speaking?"
