Manoj Muntashir calls Adipurush ‘biggest mistake of my life’, begs for forgiveness: ‘Ashamed of dialogues that I wrote'
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Adipurush was one of the most anticipated Indian films of 2023. Mounted on a massive budget and bringing the epic Ramayana to the big screen with stars like Prabhas , Kriti Sanon and Saif Ali Khan , the movie was expected to be a landmark cinematic event. Instead, it became one of the most controversial releases in recent years, drawing widespread criticism over its visual effects and dialogues. While writer Manoj Muntashir had strongly defended the movie at the time of its rollout, he has now admitted that both writing dialogues and defending Adipurush remain his biggest regrets.
Adding to this, Manoj Muntashir says he is ashamed of writing Adipurush dialogues. Manoj Muntashir says he's ashamed of defending Adipurush In a conversation on Times Now's podcast Baatein Dil Se, Manoj opened up that his wife had advised him not to publicly defend the movie. He recalled that nearly six months before Adipurush rolled out, people had already started questioning the makers and trolling the project. His wife feared that he would become the face of the backlash. Looking back, Manoj admitted that he regrets not listening to her.
Meanwhile, Speaking about the criticism surrounding the movie, Manoj shared, "In the beginning, I was a bit dismissive. It took me two days to understand. Adipurush was the biggest mistake of my life, and defending that movie was an even bigger mistake. Whatever happened around the movie, I'm very ashamed of it, and I beg the forgiveness of this country for all that had happened."
Notably, The lyricist and writer further admitted that he feels disappointed for not doing justice to Lord Rama and Lord Hanuman. He also shared that several of his remarks, including his comments about Lord Hanuman, were taken out of context. However, he added, "Now, when I look back, I am ashamed that I wrote them. I don't know what I was thinking when I wrote them."
As per the latest buzz, Helmed by Om Raut and produced by T-Series and Retrophiles, Adipurush was inspired by the Hindu epic Ramayana. The movie starred Prabhas as Raghava (Lord Rama), Kriti Sanon as Janaki (Sita), Saif Ali Khan as Lankesh (Ravana), Sunny Singh as Shesh (Lakshmana), and Devdatta Nage as Bajrang (Hanuman).
In further updates, Made on a reported budget of around ₹ 600 crore rupees, Adipurush was one of the most expensive Indian films ever produced. It rolled out in theatres on 16 June 2023 and, despite generating massive pre-rollout buzz and opening to strong ticket-window numbers, received widespread criticism for its visual effects, dialogues, characterisation and modern reinterpretation of the Ramayana. Several dialogues sparked row, prompting the makers to revise some of the lines after the movie's rollout. Although the movie grossed over ₹ 390 crore rupees worldwide, it was ultimately considered a commercial failure due to its enormous production cost and overwhelmingly negative reception.
Source: Hindustan Times