Actor Mukesh Khanna Gives His Views on Om Raut’s ‘Adipurush’
Actor Mukesh Khanna has encouraged “the 100 crore Hindus of India” to “wake up” and join the protest to stop the release of this Ramayana adaptation as he continues to oppose the release of Adipurush.
Mukesh stated in an interview with the news agency ANI, “Kehte hain Manoj Muntashir bahut bada writer hai. Maine follow kabhi nahi kia hai unko. Par unki bachkani baatein sunn ke mujhe bahut bura laga hai. Mujhe laga tha ki itne critcism ke baad jab poora Hindustan khada ho gaya toh ye mooh chhupaenge. But ye bole, ‘Valmiki ji ka version tha, fir uske baad mein Tulsidas ji ka version tha, fir uske baad mein Ramanand Sagar ji ka version tha. Ye mera version hai. Arey bhai, who the hell are you? Aap kya Valmiki ke upar hain jo bachcho ko bolenge ki purani baatein bhool jao, main jo bata raha hu wohi sahi hai?”
(They say Manoj Muntashir is a big writer. I’ve never followed his work. But I’ve been disappointed by his childish explanations. I thought he’d save face when the whole country is criticising him. But he’s defending his work by saying that after Valmiki, Tulsidas and Ramanand Sagar’s versions, Adipurush is his own version. Is he above Valmiki that he’d ask the kids today to forget their past and assume what he’s showing as accurate?).
