‘Adipurush’, helmed by Om Raut, has been embroiled in huge controversy after its release earlier this month.
Filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri has finally reacted to the ongoing ‘Adipurush’ controversy about how the film has hurt the sentiments of the people. In a new interview, Vivek mentioned how logic doesn't work when it comes to faith as it is a sensitive matter.
For the unversed, ‘Adipurush’, which is an adaptation of the epic Ramayana, was panned by the audience for certain dialogues in the film. Certain dialogues like 'marega bete', 'bua ka bagicha hain kya' and 'jalegi tere baap ki' have received severe reactions from social media users and cinegoers. Amid negative reviews, the makers of Om Raut's ‘Adipurush’ revised the dialogues but to no avail.
Speaking with India.com, Vivek reacted to the same and said, “Aastha ki jo cheezein hain, usme hum bahot hi responsible aur sensitive rehna chahiye. Aap Ki kya aastha hai, kisi ki kya aastha hai… jaise kisi ka bacha hai aur maa ko lagta hai ki mera bacha duniya me sabse sundar hai, toh mujhe koi haq nahi bolne ka ki vo thoda kam sundar hai ya nahi sundar hai. Vo maa ki aastha aur prem ha. Prem aur aastha ke mamle me sari logic fail ho jati hai. Aur uspe thes pahuchana, usko aahat karna apnee aap me paap-purna karye hai (One has to be extremely sensitive and responsible while making a film about people’s faith. Your beliefs could be different from mine. Like if a mother believes that her child is the most beautiful child in the world, then I have no right to prove her wrong because it’s her faith and love. There’s no logic when it comes to the matters of faith and love. Trying to shake that faith, to hurt the sentiments and the belief of those people is a sin in itself)."
When asked if the CBFC committee didn’t object to various scenes and dialogues, Vivek quipped, “I am part of the CBFC board. We don’t watch the film for certification. The film is watched by common men and women. I don’t know what happened to the film at what stage and who watched it. I haven’t watched the film yet...So, I don’t know much about the movie. If you’d see my statements and comments from the past, I don’t generally talk about the other films. I never give an opinion on the films that others are making, whether good or bad. However, I would say that matters of belief are quite sensitive.”
Vivek Agnihotri, meanwhile, is awaiting the release of ‘The Vaccine War’. The film stars Nana Patekar, Anupam Kher, Raima Sen and Sapthami Gowda. It is all set to hit the theatres on Dussehra 2023, in 11 languages.