The release of Adipurush has sparked a massive controversy. From netizens trolling the filmmakers to right-wing group filing PIL seeking directions for the removal or correction of alleged objectionable scenes involving characters such as Ram, Sita, Ravana, and Hanuman, this film is hitting headlines.
Now, Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi on Saturday took a swipe at the makers of the movie for using "pedestrian dialogues" in the film.
Demanding an apology from the filmmakers, she tweeted, "The dialogue writer of 'Adipurush' @manojmuntashir, as well as the director, should apologise to the nation for the pedestrian dialogues written for the movie, especially for Lord Hanuman."
The dialogue writer of Adipurush @manojmuntashir as well as the director should apologise to the nation for the pedestrian dialogues written for the movie, especially for Lord Hanuman. It hurts every Indian’s sensibilities to see the kind of language being attributed to our…
— Priyanka Chaturvedi🇮🇳 (@priyankac19) June 17, 2023
"It hurts every Indian's sensibilities to see the kind of language being attributed to our revered gods in the name of entertainment. You make a movie on Maryada Purushottam Ram and cross all boundaries of Maryada for quick box office success is unacceptable," she added.
The mythological action film was released in theatres on Friday. Within a few hours of the film being released, the social media got flooded with memes. A netizen also got into trouble since Thane Police asked him to call them after he posted a picture of Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde comparing him to Lord Hanuman (from the movie).
Meanwhile, Hindu Sena national president Vishnu Gupta on Friday filed the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in Delhi High Court against 'Adipurush film'.
In the writ petition filed in Delhi HC, Gupta stated, "This is a writ petition in the shape of public interest litigation under article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of an appropriate writ in the nature of direction to the respondents for removal of objectionable scenes depicting religious leaders /characters/figures in bad taste and issues a writ of mandamus to the respondents directing them to not certify the feature film Adipurush for public exhibition and pass such other or further order as this hon'ble court may deem fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case."
The petition further alleged that the film 'hurt the sentiments of the Hindu community by depicting the religious leaders/characters/figures in an inaccurate and inappropriate manner.'
"That the petitioner has preferred the aforesaid Writ petition in the shape of PIL against the feature film "ADIPURUSH" directed by Om Raut which has hurt the sentiments of the Hindu community by depicting the religious leaders/characters/figures in an inaccurate and inappropriate manner contrary to the description of Hindu religious leaders/characters as described in Ramayana authored by writers like Maharishi Valmiki, Saint Tulsidas etc. The Petitioner being aggrieved, concerned and hurt by such an inaccurate description of the religious leaders/characters in the film 'Adipurush' gave a Representation dated 04.10.2022 to the Secretary, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. However, the said representation has not been responded to as of date", the petition read.