OG Ramayan Team On Adipurush Teaser: "Lot Of Sentiments Attached To The Epic"

"The kind of look that they have given to Ram and Ravana is not digestible to the audience," said Sunil Lahiri

Filmmaker Om Raut'sAdipurush, a big budget adaptation of the Ramayana, feels far from its source material, says the team of Ramanand Sagar's Ramayan that brought the epic to life in an era where Doordarshan was the staple. The latest version of the age-old story of good and evil finds has been facing boycott calls for its depiction of Hindu deities as well as the quality of its CGI following its teaser launch last week. And some of the cast and crew of what many believe is the "original" Ramayan seem unimpressed too.

To millions of Indians who tuned in every Sunday to watch the epic as drama being telecast into their homes, actor Arun Govil still serves as the face of Lord Ram, Dipika Chikhlia as Goddess Sita and Sunil Lahiri as Lord Lakshman. The late artistes Arvind Trivedi and Dara Singh played the roles of Ravana and Hanuman, respectively.

"I saw the teaser and it is very different from Ramayan that we had seen and I know India has grown up with it. It is very different and definitely technology is wonderful to have but I feel it does not reflect the era that actual Ramayana took place in," Chikhlia told PTI.

The world of Adipurush, fronted by Baahubali star Prabhas who features in the title role as Lord Ram, is alien, she said. "When you make a subject (like this), you need to be truthful to the era, the period and the characters," she said But Chikhlia is hopeful Adipurush might turn out to be wonderful.