Adipurush Lands In Trouble, Legal Notice Issued Against Om Raut For 'Islamisation of Ramayana'

Adipurush, which features Prabhas and Kriti Sanon in the lead role has been creating a huge buzz on social media. Ever since the teaser of Adipurush was released, the film has managed to offend the aesthetic sensibilities of religious sentiments of the people. Many even slammed the movie for its poor and 'cartoonish' VFX effects.

According to reports, now the film has landed in deep soup. A legal notice has been issued against Om Raut, the director of 'Adipurush' by the Sarva Brahmin Mahasabha on Thursday.

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The film's director has been asked to remove some controversial scenes from the upcoming movie within seven days. If not, the filmmaker has to face legal action. National President of Sarva Brahmin Mahasabha Pt. Suresh Mishra has sent the notice to the director through Advocate Kamlesh Sharma.

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According to Zoom, the notice read, "The depiction of Hindu Gods and Goddesses is being done in a wrong way in this film. In this film, Hindu Gods and Goddesses are shown in a very distorted form, wearing leather clothes and they are being seen speaking in an indecent manner. In fact, a very low level language has been used in the film which is provoking and hurting religious sentiments. There are dialogues and depictions spreading religious and caste hatred in the film. Ramayana is our history and our spirit, however, in Adipurush, Lord Hanuman is shown as a Mughal."

It further questioned, "Which Hindu bears a beard without a moustache that Lord Hanumanji has been shown to do?" The notice further mentioned that the film is a complete "Islamisation of Ramayana and of Lord Ram, Maa Sita, Lord Hanuman."

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Even actor Saif Ali Khan, playing the character of Ravana in Adipurush looks more like a Mughal such as Taimur and Khilji.

"The film is going to spread hatred among a particular class by inciting religious sentiments in the country. This picture is being widely publicised through the Internet, which is completely harmful for our society and country. You are making a film that hurts the sentiments of crores of Hindus," according to the notice as reported by the media outlet.

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Moreover, the movie has also received flak for allegedly copying iconic scenes of the popular film ¡®Planet of The Apes¡¯ and TV series ¡®Game of Thrones.¡¯ Adipurush has also made headlines for plagiarism as a Mumbai-based animation studio claimed that the film's poster had been copied from a poster of an animated film, 'Lord Shiva.'

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