'Adipurush' writer Manoj Muntashir said that it was a ‘mistake’ to write the movie, but he never meant to hurt the sentiments of the Hindus.
'Adipurush' faced severe backlash post its release in June. The magnum opus starred Prabhas, Kriti Sanon, Saif Ali Khan and Sunny Singh in pivotal roles. Writer-lyricist Manoj Muntashir who wrote the film too faced the wrath of people for 'bad writing'. But he defended himself publicly. Now, Manoj has realised his mistake and said that writing the film was a bad idea. Also, he said that defending it was the worst thing.
In an interview with AajTak, the writer said that he started receiving death threats following the film’s release. He said, “The world may consider you good and tomorrow it may be considered bad but for your family, you are a hero''. He also said that he went abroad for some time and waited for the controversy to settle down.
The lyricist said that it was a ‘mistake’ to write the movie, but he never meant to hurt the sentiments of the Hindus or to defame Lord Ram or Hanuman ji. “A mistake has been made, a big mistake has been made… I have learned a lot from this accident and it was a great learning process. I will be very careful from now on,” he added.
Manoj also admitted that his ‘biggest mistake’ was to give clarifications days after the 'Adipurush's release. “I should not have spoken at that time. If people are angry with this, then their anger is justified,” he said.
For the unversed, certain dialogues in epic drama like ‘marega bete, ’bua ka bagicha hain kya' and 'jalegi tere baap ki' irked the audience and they thought it was an insult to the epic 'Ramayana'.
After facing severe backlash, the makers revamped the dialogues. The All India Cine Workers Association even wrote a letter to Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Mumbai Police, where they demanded registration of a case against the producer, director, and writer of 'Adipurush'.