Saif Ali Khan's Statements On Making Ravan 'Humane' In Adipurush Irk Tweeps, Demands For Boycotting The Film Follow
Netizens Demand Boycott Of Adipurush
Updated : December 06, 2020 03:02 PM IST
Saif Ali Khan is all set to play bad guy once again as he steps into the shoes of Lankesh in Om Raut’s mega adaptation of the Ramayan, Adipurush, and even before the film has gone on floors the actor has started receiving severe backlash. Happened so that Saif spoke about playing the daemon king in the Prabhas starrer film and revealed that his version of Ravan will be ‘humane’ and will justify the battle that he picked with Ram and his abduction of Sita.
Saif’s comments launched a severe backlash on social media with users demanding that he be dropped from the project for making such statements. Not just Saif the interview also drew the ire of the netizens towards the Om Raut film and its motivations. Slamming the film tweeps called for boycotting Adipurush.
undefined src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" >#SaifAliKhan says period drama #Adipurush will 'justify #Ravana's abduction of #Sita
— Rajeev Rajput (@TheRoyalRaajput) December 5, 2020
Replace him from #Adipirush
Boycott these khans & their movies!
RT#WakeUpOmRaut | #Prabhas pic.twitter.com/SOBgNokWvj
undefined src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" >Why shouldn't the whole movie be banned when it's core idea is to justify Ravana? Why is Saif cornered for revealing the thoughts of a writer? @pammi1995 #SaifAliKhan #Adipurush pic.twitter.com/jkf4hg8ciN
— Vasantha Gowri Pammi (@PammiGowri) December 5, 2020
undefined src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" >#Prabhas has always been a darling,hv watched all his movies dubbed in Hindi,#Bahubali was phenomenal,#Adipurush was the most awaited movie for me,bt casting #SaifAliKhan as #Ravan was a big blunder,& now that he has issued such a statement,he no longer deserves to continue
— Sutarpan Banerjee (@sutarpanbanerji) December 5, 2020
undefined src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" >Someone like #RanaDaggubati is way more apt as #Raavan in #Adipurush compared to #SaifAliKhan why no one got this idea?why such a big risk in such a big project?#WakeUpOmRaut pic.twitter.com/2sCsCqfMnN
— صوفی (@suuffiiiii) December 5, 2020
undefined src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" >We Fans are strongly Demand
— TEAM REBELISM ™ (@TeamRebelism) December 5, 2020
Remove #SaifAliKhan From Adipurush #WakeUpOmraut @omraut
undefined src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" >Prabhas says he makes movies for his fans & not for money. He shld come out of #Adipurush This movie is not gonna release anyway. #WakeUpOmraut#BoycottAdipurush
— Prabhasini (@cinnabar_dust) December 5, 2020
undefined src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" >They are trying to justify Raavan's actions. This will turn into Prabhu Ram killing him a crime which will turn into cancelling Dussera. A whole chain reaction is being started here. This cannot be ignored #boycottadipurush
— Bhagamathi (@jitterbug_90) December 5, 2020
The statements were made during an interview with Mumbai Mirror where Saif spoke about his role and said, “It’s interesting to play a demon king, less strictures in that. But we will make him humane, up the entertainment quotient, justify his abduction of Sita and the war with Ram as revenge for what was done to his sister Surpanakha by Lakshman, who cut off his nose.”
This is however not the first time that Saif’s comments have ignited controversy, during the promotions of Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior as well, the actor had landed in trouble for questioning the film’s historical accuracy.
Adipurush will be going on floors in January 2021 and will see Prabhas eassay the role of Ram while Kriti Sanon reportedly has been roped in to play Sita.