AAP Calls Out 'Adipurush' For Cheap Language, Demands Apology From Makers

Adipurush has landed itself in a soup as opposition parties are calling it out for using “cheap language.”

Om Rauth's Adipurush stars Prabhas, Kriti Sanon, Sunny Singh and Saif Ali Khan, among others.

(Photo Courtesy: Twitter; Altered by The Quint)

Aam Aadmi Party MP Sanjay Singh on Saturday, 17 June, accused the Centre and the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party of “insulting” Hinduism by “promoting and supporting” Adipurush.

In a video posted on AAP’s Twitter handle, Singh asked,

“How can you use any kind of language in a film based on the Ramayana? They say a few scenes were based on imagination. How can you show such cheap things in the name of imagination?"

Adipurush, a film based on the Ramayana, directed by Om Raut, that released on 16 June has landed itself in a soup as opposition parties and the general public are both calling it out for using “cheap language.”

Singh alleged on Saturday, “All Chief Ministers of the BJP were busy insulting Lord Ram by promoting and supporting such a movie, which has cheap dialogues.”

Going on a tirade against the dialogue writer Manoj Muntashir Shukla, Singh alleged,

“Manoj Muntashir Shukla was made to write such cheap dialogues by BJP leaders. BJP should apologise to the nation for insulting Ramayana.”

Singh also demanded an apology from Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP President JP Nadda for promoting the film. 

What Opposition Has Said

However, it's not just him or the AAP. Congress party’s Supriya Shrinate also called out the film for doing a “business of religion,” saying that it used objectionable language. 

Shiv Sena’s Priyanka Chaturvedi also demanded an apology from the makers of Adipurush for the “pedestrian dialogues written for the movie, especially for Lord Hanuman.”

She took to Twitter to say,

“It hurts every Indian’s sensibilities to see the kind of language being attributed to our revered gods in the name of entertainment. You make a movie on Maryada Purushottam Ram and cross all boundaries of Maryada for quick box office success is unacceptable.”

A writ petition was filed against the film in the Delhi High Court by the Hindu Sena for “deeply offending” Hindus by an objectionable and inaccurate portrayal of their gods.