‘Show us the scene’: Mahakavya Shri Ramayan Katha makers refuse to take trolling over vanar wearing glasses in poster
Here's the latest update from the Bollywood world:
Abhishek Singh’s Mahakavya Shri Ramayan Katha of late opened in Indian theatres with relatively little noise around it. That changed within days when one of the movie’s promotional posters started doing the rounds on social media. The reason was an unexpected detail: a pair of glasses. The image prompted questions about how the Ramayana was being portrayed. The makers have now responded to the criticism, saying the image being circulated is promotional artwork and not a frame from the movie.
Adding to this, Mahakavya Shri Ramayan Katha: Widely shared Vanar glasses poster sparks mockery, makers demand proof. Makers say the widely shared image is not from the movie The production team addressed the row on September 27. In conversation with India Today, director Abhishek Singh and the makers asked those questioning the movie to provide evidence from an actual screening.
Meanwhile, “If this visual really appears in the movie, please share a genuine theatre-captured screenshot or give the exact scene and timestamp where a Vanar Sena member is shown wearing glasses. We will respond publicly,” the makers shared. “But repeatedly presenting a promotional image as a movie scene is misleading.”
Notably, The makers' argument is that the poster should not be treated as evidence of something that happens in the movie. They also shared they have no issue with people criticising the movie, but believe the criticism should be based on what audiences actually see on screen.
As per the latest buzz, Abhishek Singh shared, “Criticism is part of filmmaking and none of us expect everyone to have the same opinion. But criticism should be directed at the movie people have actually watched. When promotional images, edited visuals or isolated assets begin circulating as evidence of alleged scenes in the movie, we as filmmakers have every right to put the actual visuals in front of the audience.”
In further updates, The team has also shared it plans to rollout footage from the movie to show the difference between the movie and the image currently being shared online.
On top of that, The poster features Sugriva, the king of the vanars. But what drew people's attention was one of his soldiers standing behind him, who is not only shown in human form and wearing what appears to be a modern pair of spectacles. The detail quickly caught the attention of social media users because the Ramayana is set during the Treta Yuga.
Several users questioned the presence of spectacles in the Treta Yuga, while others simply poked fun at the poster. One wrote, “Treta yug me bhi chashma lagate the (People wore spectacles even in the Treta Yuga?).” One shared, “Am I hallucinating or do you all genuinely see #him? ” One X user wrote, “Tretayug mai wanar sena ne chashma laga rakha hai 😸 Ye kaisi movie banayi hai bhai 😭. (The Vanar Sena is wearing glasses in the Treta Yuga? 😸 What kind of movie have they made, man?).”
Source: Hindustan Times