Manoj Muntashir Admits 'Adipurush Was Wrong', Says 'We Forgot The Difference Between...'

Six months after Adipurush debacle, the film’s writer Manoj Muntashir has finally admitted that the film was ‘wrong’. Manoj was speaking to The Lallantop recently when he explained that even though the intention behind the film was good, it failed to connect with the audience.

“Adipurush is a film which was made with good intentions, but it was wrong, and by accepting this, I will not become small,” Muntashir said and then added, “Every film has a narrative, which we think about, before making a film. So when we were making the film, our intentions were that the movie’s penetration should be towards youngsters and children, who seem disconnected.”

Manoj Muntashir further shared that the makers of Adipurush wanted to convey that a leader may not necessarily be ‘Captain America’ but can also be Lord Ram and Bajrangbali. “Our mistake might have been that we did not understand and we forgot the difference between simple and simplistic. We became very much simplistic,” he said.

When it was released, Adipurush was faced backlash for its dialogues. “Kapda tere baap ka. Tel tere baap ka. Aag bhi tere baap ki. Toh jalegi bhi tere baap ki,” dialogue particularly caught everyone’s attention and left all disappointed. Talking about the same, Manoj said, “We were looking at it through the lens of Ramleela and maybe this was a mistake.” “I cannot claim that the film was made properly. I did not make the film, the sooner people understand this the better,” he admitted.

Adipurush was released on June 16. The film is based on the Hindu mythological epic Ramayana. However, following its release, the film faced immense backlash from the audience for allegedly distorting the epic. People expressed disappointment with the film’s dialogues and portrayal of Ravana and Lord Hanuman. Even though the makers changed the infamous ‘kapda tere baap ka’ dialogue, it made no impact. A plea in the Supreme Court was also filed seeking revocation of CBFC certification of the Om Raut directorial. However, it was rejected by the top court.

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