Manoj Muntashir Rejects Om Raut’s Statement Says, “Adipurush Isn’t An Adaptation of Ramayan”

The debates around the Prabhas starrer Adipurush never seem to end. Since it debuted in theatres on June 16, the movie has drawn criticism for its vulgar dialogue and factual errors. Manoj Muntashir, the film’s dialogue writer, has been defending and addressing controversy in his interviews as the movie is making its place at the box office. Recently, we discovered that the writer was being trolled for the dialogues he has written like “jalegi tere baap ki,” which Lord Hanuman says in the movie.

However, now the dialogue writer claimed that the movie “Adipurush isn’t an adaptation of Ramayan but it is an inspiration.” After listening to this statement the audience gets shocked. The director, Om Raut said Lord Hanuman will come to see ‘Ramayan’, the dialogue writer directly rejects this statement, calling it an adaption of the mythological story.

Manoj’s statement

Manoj Muntashir said in his recent interview, “Film ka naam hai Adipurush. Phele main 2-3 cheezein spasht kardun, phele bhi kahi aur abhi bhi spasht kar deta hoon. Humne Ramayana nahi banayi hai. Ramayana se prerit hain. Hamara disclaimer bhi dekhenge toh hum yehi kehte rahe. Hamare liye aasaan tha marketing strategy ke hisaab se bhi hum film ka naam Ramayana rakh dete. Lekin hume shuru se pata tha hum Ramayana se heavily inspired hai lekin hum Ramayana nahi bana rahe hain. Aur hum sampoorna Ramayana bhi nahi bana rahe hain. Hume Ramayana ke ek yudh kaand ka ek chota sa hisaa liya hai jo film mein humne dikhaya hai”.

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Netizens reaction

The netizens were quick to jump into the matter and react accordingly.

One user wrote, “Ab bata raha hai… Bechare Hanumanji bina itne saare show me ja rahe hai…” while another said, “Jab Ramayana nahi hai toh Hanuman ji ke liye seat khali kyoun chhode be.. sab kuch change karke adaptation thodi na hota hai. And this Manoj idiot thinks Nepal was a part of India earlier.”

Another said, “And btw also Mr om Raut was getting all emotional on stage for lord Hanuman being in the theatres……they just manipulate ppl’s sentiments so easily for their business.”

“Manoj Saba aap bade hi selfish insaan ho bhai sahib. Bajarangbali ke seat book karake rakhna, ram aur Ramayan ke naam pe movie promote karne ke baad ab yeh keh rahe hai adoption hai. Aap bas itni kripa kare aage se in subjects se dur rahiye,” another added.