Teaser of Adipurush hurt the Hindu sentiments. Call for #Boycott_Adipurush and #BanAdipursh.

‘Adipurush’ teaser: Hindu values ridiculed, says VHP.

Ban Adipurush, demands Ayodhya Ram Temple head priest with other Hindu saints and BJP leaders.

Chameli Singh | HENB | New Delhi | Oct 6, 2022:: Amid the ongoing row over the teaser of Bollywood movie Adipurush over the alleged wrong depiction of Lord Ram, Hanuman and Ravana, the head priest of the Ram temple of Ayodhya on Wednesday demanded an immediate ban on the movie. He said the portrayal of Lord Ram, Hanuman and Ravana does not conform with the epic and therefore is against their dignity. Making a film is not a crime but they should not be made to create deliberate controversies to hog the limelight by hurting Hindu sentiments, chief priest Satyendra Das said.

The 1.46-minute teaser of the movie has been released in Ayodhya on Sunday and led to controversies.

Uttar Pradesh deputy chief ministers Kesav Prasad Maurya and Brajesh Pathak condemned the teaser and said the disrespect towards the Hindu gods and goddesses would not be tolerated. “Whatever saints have said needs attention. Movies have often hurt the sentiments of Hindus. Whenever our culture was attacked it was these saints and akharas that saved our culture. We are proud of our culture,” Pathak said in a statement.

Keshav Maurya on Wednesday said he did not watch the teaser but if it has hurt the religious sentiments, it needs to be corrected before presenting it to the audience.

Earlier, BJP spokesperson Malavika Avinash said the makers of the film did not do any research before developing Ravana’s character. “The Ravana in the photograph that I see floating around is a guy who looks nothing Indian, has blue eye makeup and is wearing leather jackets. Lord Hanuman is shown like a Muslim man with beard but without mustache. Mother Sita is also shown in sleeveless dresses in the movie. This is our history they are representing; they cannot do it in the guise of creative liberty,” she said. Saif Ali Khan will be seen as Ravana in the movie while Prabhas is Lord Ram and Kriti Sanon is Sita.

The Vishva Hindu Parishad also on Wednesday, October 5, 2022 raisedobjections to the portrayalof Lord Ram, Lakshman and Ravana in the teaser of Adipurush, claiming that it “ridiculed Hindu society”.

The organisation also warned that the film would not be allowed to be screened in theatres.

Ajay Sharma, Prachar Pramukh of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad’s (VHP) Sambhal unit, told reporters here that the way in which Lord Ram, Ravana and Lakshman had been portrayed in Adipurush was a mockery of Hinduism.

“The values ​​of Hindu society have been ridiculed. Hindu society will not tolerate this,” he said.

It is told that Adipurush is a big budget adaptation of the Ramayana and fronted by Baahubali star Prabhas, who features as Lord Ram. It is scheduled to release next year (12.01.2023).

Mr. Sharma said the way Ravana had been depicted was not in line with the Ramayana and related religious scriptures. The make up of Ravana and Hanuman is highly objectionable.

“The VHP will not allow this film to be screened in theatres,” he added.

Expressing his displeasure at the Central Board of Film Certification, the VHP leader said the board was working in an arbitrary and irresponsible manner.

“If the board is not able to perform its duties, then the government should dissolve it,” he said.

A 1.46-minute teaser of the film, directed by Om Raut, was launched on Sunday in Ayodhya. And the blowback was immediate with hashtags like #BoycottAdipurush and #BanAdipurush gaining speed.

‘Islamisation of the epic’

The multilingual period saga sees Saif Ali Khan play the role of a 10-headed demon king called Lankesh. With a beard, fierce eyes and a buzz cut, this Lankesh seems barbarism personified and many called out the filmmakers for the apparent Islamisation of Ravana.

The portrayal of Hanuman, with a beard, without a moustache like an orthodox Muslim and dressed in leather, also attracted criticism.

Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak said the film attacked the sentiments of Hindus, while Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narorottam Mishra warned that legal action would be taken if scenes showing Hindu religious figures in the “wrong” way were not removed.

#Boycott_Adipurush , #BoycottAdipurush , #BanAdipursh and #BoycottAdiPurushMovie  are now growing trends various platforms in social media.

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__Inputs from The Hindu and The Hindustan.

4 comments on “Teaser of Adipurush hurt the Hindu sentiments. Call for #Boycott_Adipurush and #BanAdipursh.”

1. Pingback: Teaser of Adipurush harm the Hindu sentiments. Call for #BoycottAdipurush and #BanAdipursh.

2. MHK

   October 7, 2022

   

   Correct need to Ban not just Adipurush, but to teach all others who daringly enter into such venture of hurting our sentiments.

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3. MHK

   October 7, 2022

   

   Correct need to Ban not just Adipurush, but to teach all others who daringly enter into such venture of hurting our sentiments.

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4. Samarjit Prasad Ganesh

   October 7, 2022

   

   Change the Law and ban Islam and Vatican religion from Indian soil.
   They are killers, looters and uncivilized invader religions. Their civilzation
   is too low. Respect is a dirty word for them. This is the voice of Sri Hanuman
   Seva Sena.

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