Prabhas¡¯ ¡®Adipurush¡¯ May Face Legal Trouble; MP Minister Alleges It Wrongly Depicts Deities

Saif Ali Khan and Prabhas starrer Adipurush is in a pool of negative reviews. Ever since the teaser of this film was released, netizens have got their giggles. It¡¯s the meme season for Twitterati. Now, there¡¯s an addition to their trouble and it¡¯s legal this time. Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra has called out the film publicly threatening legal action against the Om Raut directorial.

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What are the MP minister¡¯s accusations?

Narrottam Mishra, who is also the spokesperson of the Madhya Pradesh Government, has accused the makers of the 'wrong' depiction of Hindu deities. Day¡¯s after the teaser was released, he spoke to reporters and raised objections about it. He particularly alleged that the version of Lord Hanuman in the film is depicted wrongfully.

As per PTI, he said, "I have seen the trailer of Adipurush. There are objectionable scenes in it. The dresses and look of Hindu deities as seen in the trailer were not acceptable. Hanuman Ji is shown wearing leather, whereas the description (in the scriptures) of the deity's costume is different¡­¡±

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¡°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 also cited a religious text in support of his claims, noting the devotional hymn Hanuman Chalisa describes the attire of the deity which is different than what is shown in the film¡±, he added.

Who else has raised their objections?

BJP spokesperson Malavika Avinash had also raised objections about Adipurush's teaser. She told ANI, "I am saddened by the fact that the director let alone researching the Valmiki's Ramayana, Kamba Ramayana or Tulsidasa's Ramayana, or the umpteen numbers of interpretations of Ramayana that are available across board as far as Thailand where they do beautiful performances of the Ramayana. The least he could have done is research our own films; there are so many Kannada films, Telugu films, Tamil films, which show how Raavana looked."

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What is Adipurush all about?

Adipurush is scheduled to hit the theatres on January 12, 2023, in IMAX and 3D. The film¡¯s story is inspired by the epic Ramayana and stars Prabhas as Raghava, Kriti Sanon as Janaki, and Saif as Lankesh, based on Lord Rama, Goddess Sita, and Ravana respectively. It will be released in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, and Kannada languages. Produced by Bhushan Kumar and Krishan Kumar of T-series, Raut, Prasad Sutar, and Rajesh Nair of Retrophiles, the film is said to be one of the most expensive Indian films ever made.

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