Virender Sehwag Tries To Mock Prabhas¡¯ Adipurush; Gets Tagged As ¡®Attention Seeker¡¯ In Return
As cricketer Virender Sehwag tries to mock Prabhas' recent release Adipurush, trolls tag him as an attention seeker.
For the past week, social media has been a playing field for everyone who has watched Prabhas¡¯ periodic drama Adipurush. Said to be inspired by the Hindu mythology Ramayana, this Om Raut directorial also stars Kriti Sanon and Saif Ali Khan in pivotal roles.
The film has received backlash from the who¡¯s who of the country and now singing the same lullaby is cricketer Virender Sehwag.
Sehwag took reference to Prabhas¡¯ blockbuster film Baahubali and tweeted, "Adipurush dekhkar pata chala Katappa ne Bahubali ko kyun maara tha." Well, where Sehwag thought he made the internet laugh, netizens hit him back with a series of mocking and trolling.
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One user wrote, "Yar ek hafte baad bhi copied joke." Another said, "Kon he re thu." Third said, "Today i understood that why dhoni avoid you in past.¡± Fourth added, "bhut late ho gye aap¡ itne din paid tweet ka wait tha kya?" Fifth mentioned, "Aakhir aap bhi ye baath pe attention lena chahthe kya viru paji? Aapke stature ko bilkul suit nahi kartha maa kasam!"
Made on an estimated budget of Rs 600 crores, the film has managed to earn Rs 268.55 crore at the domestic box office.
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On Saturday, the All India Cine Workers Association wrote a letter to the union home minister Amit Shah demanding an FIR against the film. The letter accessed by ANI read, ¡°This letter is to draw your attention towards a movie called Adipurush which was released on 16th June 2023 in the theatres across India, have been hurting the sentiments of Hindu religion and the people who believe and pray Bhagwan Ram, Maa Sita and Ram sevak Bhagwan Hanuman.¡±
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¡°The movie running in the theatres continues to depict the image of Bhagwan Ram and the entire Ramayan and the producers also want to make money selling discounted tickets across the Multiplexes, which will send a wrong message about our learning and faith in the Ramayan.¡±
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The letter further added, ¡°The Makers¡ have made a mockery of Ramayan by twisting the dialogues, the costumes and the storyline, characters which sounds unacceptable to anybody and everybody. We are requesting you to lodge an FIR against the director Makers of Adipurush Movie the producers Bhushan Kumar T-Series and others, the director Om Raut and the writer Manoj Muntasir Shukla.¡±
Also Read: After Lord Ram In 'Adipurush', Prabhas To Star In A Film Reportedly Inspired By Mahabharata
Adipurush was one of the highly anticipated films of the year after the project was revamped with audiences' feedback at its initial stage. But after when the movie hit theatres, Adipurush failed to impress anyone we know. The negative word of the mouth pulled people out of the theatre and no one wonders the future fate of this.
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Aditya Sagar is an Entertainment Journalist at Indiatimes who holds a true-blue Bollywood heart and has his ears tuned to the whispers of Tinseltown. From Dharma to Drama, he is your trusted guide to the glitz, glamour and gossip that make headlines. He can be reached out @theadityasagar across all social media platforms.
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