Mumbai: With the box office having expressed how people felt about the way the Ramayana was presented in the Om Raut directorial Adipurush, dialogue writer Manoj Muntashir Shukla took to social media Saturday to apologise profusely, invoking ‘Prabhu Bajrang Bali’.
Muntashir wrote: “I accept people’s emotions have been hurt by ‘Adipurush’. With folded hands, I extend my unconditional apologies. May Prabhu Bajrang Bali keep us united and grant us strength to serve our sacred Sanatan and our great nation.”
Netizens commented on his post and wrote: “accepted,”
“Shri Ram tumhara kalyan kare,”
“Ye acha kaam kiya aapne,”
“Happy to see your apology, it shows ur a good person by heart, please be real you. Don’t change yourself.”
मैं स्वीकार करता हूँ कि फ़िल्म आदिपुरुष से जन भावनायें आहत हुईं हैं.
अपने सभी भाइयों-बहनों, बड़ों, पूज्य साधु-संतों और श्री राम के भक्तों से, मैं हाथ जोड़ कर, बिना शर्त क्षमा माँगता हूँ.
भगवान बजरंग बली हम सब पर कृपा करें, हमें एक और अटूट रहकर अपने पवित्र सनातन और महान देश की…— Manoj Muntashir Shukla (@manojmuntashir) July 8, 2023
The film which was made on a budget of Rs 500 crore received flak for its direction, VFX, dialogues, and screenplay. In response, the makers had also made alterations to the film’s dialogues, valuing the inputs of the public and the audience.
According to IMDb, the Prabhas-starrer’s gross worldwide collection added up to Rs 410 crore, including Rs 128.50 crore in the two Telugu-speaking states
The film was released in Hindi and Telugu and features Prabhas, Kriti Sanon, Sunny Singh, Devdatta Nage, Saif Ali Khan, Vatsal Sheth and Sonal Chauhan in key roles.
