After the backlash on Adipurush director Om Raut for “misrepresentation” of Ramayana, the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief and movie manufacturer Ameya Khopkar got here out in assist of the director and his movie. Ameya Khopkar supported the director Om Raut and slammed humans opposing the discharge of the film `Adipurush`.
Ameya Khopkar said, “We assist Om Raut and his film Adipurush. If you (BJP) are announcing that you’ll now no longer allow the movie run, this sort of gundagardi will now no longer be desirable in Maharashtra. This movie gets launched and we MNS group are helping the movie.”
He added, “After simply seeing the teaser and in your grimy politics, you’re preventing this movie. They want to assume past politics. This sort of grimy politics we don`t accept, MNS doesn`t assist this sort of politics. It’s very smooth to mention that we oppose this movie however with this film, four hundred to 500 humans feed their stomachs. We (MNS) assist all religions whether or not it`s Hindu or Muslim, there may be no distinction for us. First, watch this film after which take a decision, handiest looking the teaser you can`t determine whether or not it is proper or wrong.”
He continued, “Om Raut is a awesome director. He has formerly created movies like Tanaji and Lokmanya. He has additionally designed and performed a laser display which depicts the records of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj at Veer Savarkar Smarak in Shivaji park. Om Raut is a real hindutvawadi and I realize him thoroughly he can not direct films in opposition to any Devi Devtas.”
Ameya Khopkar said, “Has Ram Kadam ever visible Ravana in his lifestyles or does he have a picturegraph of Ravana in his pocket? You have to supply liberty to directors. To supply liberty would not imply to disrespect Devi and Devtas. I oppose this controversy and MNS offers its complete assist to this film (Adipurush).”
Earlier, Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra said, “We have an objection to the portrayal of the movie Adipurush. It isn’t proper to slander us with the aid of using wrongly filming the focal factors of the Hindu faith. I am writing a letter to filmmaker Om Raut to dispose of the objectionable scenes, if the ones scenes aren’t eliminated then we are able to take felony action.”
Speaking to ANI, BJP spokesperson Malavika Avinash said, “I am saddened with the aid of using the reality that the director not to mention studying the Valmiki’s Ramayana, Kamba Ramayana or Tulsidasa`s Ramayana, or the umpteen numbers of interpretations of Ramayana which might be to be had throughout board as a long way as Thailand wherein they do lovely performances of the Ramayana. The least he may want to have finished is studies our very own movies; there are such a lot of Kannada movies, Telugu movies, Tamil movies, which display how Raavana regarded.”
“He may want to have simply regarded up NT Rama Rao or Dr Rajkumar in `Bhookailasa` or any of those awesome actors, SV Ranga Rao in Sampoorna Ramayana, to apprehend how Raavana regarded. The Raavana withinside the picturegraph that I see floating round is a man who appears not anything Indian, who has blue eye make-up and is carrying a leather-based jacket. This is our records they’re representing; they can not do it withinside the guise of innovative liberty,” she continued.
Malavika said that “Ramayana is who we were” and added, “it represents this nation, its civilisation and its humans. So nobody can take it for granted, not to mention a movie director. I am irritated and I am saddened with the aid of using this misrepresentation”.
Raut made this movie with the dream of bringing the tale of Ramayana to the silver display screen however ever for the reason that first teaser of Prabhas, Saif Ali Khan and Kriti Sanon-starrer Adipurush dropped yesterday, there was a unanimously bad reaction from diverse quarters.
People have in large part been disillusioned because of the movie’s terrible VFX and the unrealistic appearance of diverse characters inclusive of Saif’s Raavan. Seeing Saif wearing brief spiked hair, lengthy beard and kajal eyes, numerous netizens have in comparison the actor’s appearance withinside the movie with that of Alauddin Khilji in preference to Raavana. Adipurush has been produced with the aid of using T Series and Retrophiles. It is slated to hit the theatres on January 12, 2023, in IMAX and 3D. Produced with the aid of using Bhushan Kumar, Om, Prasad Sutar, and Rajesh Nair, the movie can be launched in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, and Kannada.