'No bigger disrespect to Ramayan than this' : Mukesh Khanna lashes out at Adipurush makers in his latest video, watch

Veteran actor Mukesh Khanna recently shared a brief video on his Youtube channel wherein he criticized the makers of Adipurush. He went on to say that there cannot be a bigger disrespect to the Indian epic than the Prabhas and Kriti Sanon starrer. He furthermore lashed out at the director of the film Om Raut and writer Manoj Muntashir.

Mukesh Khanna especially expressed his grave disappointment over the dialogues and the screenplay of Adipurush. The Shaktimaan actor said, “Isse bada bhayanak tamasha nahi ho sakta. There is no bigger disrespect to ‘Ramayana’ than ‘Adipurush’. Om Raut seems to have no knowledge of ‘Ramayana’ and on top of that, we have the great ‘buddhijeevi’ writer Manoj Muntashir Shukla, who has turned our Ramayan into Kalyug. His nonsensical dialogue and sleep-inducing screenplay have created a film that can make even sleeping pills blush. This film has no relation to any of the Ramayanas ever written.”

The veteran actor went on to say that he had initially called out the teaser of the film which had become a meme fest on its release. He further added that when the makers postponed the release of the movie, he thought they will make some suitable changes and that the audience will eventually decide the fate of the movie. Mukesh Khanna said, “I remember I had objected to it and it wa slike kya mazak ho raha hai ye? I got to know that within a span of just six months and by spending a great amount, they actually changed a lot of things in the film. In fact, the second teaser also showed a lot of things that were quite objectionable. Then I thought that let the public decide the film’s future.”

The Mahabharat actor then took a sharp jibe at Om Raut and said, “It’s clear after watching the film that Raut is influenced by Hollywood filmmaking, and inspired by that, he has stuffed this Ramayana with nuisance. If you wanted to take cinematic liberties, you could have made a fictional film. But you played with the images of gods, and hence, Adipurush is a ‘bhayanak mazaak‘ (a dangerous joke) with the Ramayan.”

Talking about Adipurush, it revolves around the tale of Ramayan. Prabhas essays the titular role of Lord Ram. While Kriti Sanon and Saif Ali Khan play the roles of Devi Sita and Ravan respectively.