‘I Don’t Associate Ramayana With VFX': Actor Who Played Sita In 'Ramayan' On Adipurush Teaser

The teaser of Adipurush has underwhelmed fans who were waiting with baited breaths to discover what the makers had in store for them.

After the teaser for Om Raut's adaptation of the Ramayan, Adipurush, was released, social media was flooded with criticism.?

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While many called the visual effects 'Kiddish', a few even compared it to other films that did way better telling the narrative.?Weighing in her opinion amid the criticism is 'Ramayan' actress Dipika Chikhlia.

Dipika has stated that she doesn't think the Ramayan tale should have VFX.?

Ramayan has been portrayed in various ways in cinema and television. Still, the most popular version remains the one by Ramanand Sagar, which aired on Doordarshan in the 1980s. ?

Dipika, who is still loved for her role of Sita in Ramanand Sagar’s Ramayana, spoke about the Adipurush teaser. In an interview with IndiaToday.in, she said,?

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"Maine Adipurush ka teaser definitely dekha hai. And I think Ramayan is a story, jo sachchai ki kahani hai aur satvikta ki kahani hai. (I have seen the teaser of Adiprush. I think Ramayan is a story of truth and morality.) I don’t associate Ramayan with VFX; that’s my personal take on this."

Although she couldn't make out Hanuman's leather outfit in the teaser, Dipika Chikhlia claimed to have heard that it was being ridiculed by many.

"And people were talking about how Hanuman Ji is wearing leather and teaser mein Mujhe itna clearly Kuch Nazar nahi aaya. (I could not see it clearly in the teaser.) Agar aisa hai toh mujhe lagta hai ki Valmiki ji aur Tulsi ji ne jis sacchai se likhi thi kahani granth, mujhe lagta hai usko hume maintain karna chahiye kyunki ye hamare desh ki dharohar hain (If that is the case, then I think that the intention that Valmiki and Tulsidas had while writing the epic, should be maintained because it is an asset of our country.)," she said.

Amid the criticism for its 'non-realistic' VFX, the Adipurush film's producers have been threatened with legal action by Madhya Pradesh's home minister Narottam Mishra if certain portions depicting Hindu holy figures are not removed.

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"Hanuman Ji is shown wearing leather, whereas the description (in the scriptures) of the deity’s costume is different… These are scenes that hurt religious sentiments. I am writing a letter to Om Raut to remove all such scenes from the film. If not removed, we will consider legal action," he told reporters.

Om Raut, the film director, said he was "disheartened" by the teaser's response. He told indianexpress.com,?

"I was disheartened for sure, not surprised because the film is made for a larger medium—the big screen. You can cut it down to some extent but can’t bring it down to a mobile phone."

The first teaser and poster of Om Raut’s directorial ‘Adipurush,’ which is the cinematic adaptation of the Indian epic Ramayana, was unveiled on the bank of Sarayu in the holy land of Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, on Sunday.

Starring Prabhas, Kriti Sanon, Saif Ali Khan, and Sunny Singh, ‘Adipurush’ has grabbed the eyeballs since it was announced officially.?

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