'Adipurush team should be burnt; why did Saif Ali Khan played Raavan': Mukesh Khanna strongly REACTS against Prabhas starrer

Amidst massive backlash for Adipurush, Mukesh Khanna who played Bhishma in Mahabharat gave out a very strong reaction to it. He is absolutely not happy with the film.

By: Nikita Thakkar | Published: June 21 2023, 01:59 PM IST

bollywoodlife.com photo — Adipurush calls for a big controversy

Adipurush directed by Om Raut starring Prabhas, Kriti Sanon and Saif Ali Khan is facing severe backlash. Viewers are furious with the makers over how the ancient Ramayan has been depicted in the film. From Saif Ali Khan's look to the dialogues in the film - a lot of things are criticized. Makers are also being slammed for poor VFX. Celebrities who were associated with Ramanand Sagar's Ramayan have also reacted strongly to Adipurush. Mukesh Khanna who played Bhisma in Mahabharat has also reacted pretty strongly against Adipurush.

bollywoodlife.com photo — Mukesh Khanna calls Adipurush a terrible joke

In an interview with ANI, Mukesh Khanna spoke about Adipurush and said that Om Raut's film is a terrible joke on Ramayan. Condemning the film, he asked who has given the right to makers to insult Indian scriptures.

bollywoodlife.com photo — Mukesh Khanna says wrong facts are shown in Adipurush

Mukesh Khanna also accused the makers of not reading Ramayan and showcasing wrong facts. He said that the team did not know which blessing Raavan received. He said, 'I have even said that both of them have not even read Ramayan. Those who don't know which blessing Ravan had received. They pasted the blessing of Hiranyakashyap on Ravan.' Mukesh Khanna also accused the makers of not reading Ramayan and showcasing wrong facts. He said that the team did not know which blessing Raavan received. He said, 'I have even said that both of them have not even read Ramayan. Those who don't know which blessing Ravan had received. They pasted the blessing of Hiranyakashyap on Ravan.'

bollywoodlife.com photo — Mukesh Khanna says the team of Adipurush should be burnt

Further, he also said that in his channel, he spoke about the team and said that they should be burnt. Mukesh Khanna was quoted saying, 'Yesterday I said on my channel that this whole team should be burnt standing at fifty degrees Celsius.'

bollywoodlife.com photo — Mukesh Khanna questions Saif Ali Khan's presence in the film

Mukesh Khanna shared a video on his channel talking about Adipurush. He questioned Om Raut for choosing Saif Ali Khan to play Raavan in the film and whether he couldn't find anyone better. He objected to Saif Ali Khan's statement saying that he would make Raavan's character humorous. 'Who the hell are you to change characters of our epic, apne dharam me kar ke dikhao,' he said.

bollywoodlife.com photo — Saif Ali Khan as Raavan looks like Sasta smuggler - Mukesh Khanna

Mukesh Khanna also commented on Saif Ali Khan's look as Lankesh in the film and compared with with 'sasta smuggler'.

bollywoodlife.com photo — Mukesh Khanna has objection with Prabhas' portrayal of Lord Ram

In his YouTube video, Mukesh Khanna said that simply by showing body, one does not become Lord Ram and that Prabhas should have taken some inspiration from Arun Govil.

bollywoodlife.com photo — Mukesh Khanna on dialogues of Adipurush

Like many others, Mukesh Khanna also objected to the dialogues used in Adipurush. Especially the line by Hanuman. Talking about the same, Mukesh Khanna said, 'If Hanuman saw this, he would pick up a mountain and throw it on the film’s team.'

bollywoodlife.com photo — Adipurush dialogues changed

After the controversy, a few dialogues in Adipurush have been changed. A line by Hanuman that said, 'Kapda tere baap ka, tel tere baap ka, aag tere baap ki, jalegi bhi tere baap ki' in particular led to massive backlash.

bollywoodlife.com photo — Adipurush box office report

Despite the backlash and negative reviews, Adipurush managed to get a massive first weekend. In three days, it made more than Rs 300 crores at the box office. However, the numbers started dipping from first Monday.

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