Ramanand Sagar's Son On Adipurush: "If You Are Making Ramayan, Can't Hurt Sentiments"

"If you're making Ramayan then you cannot hurt the sentiments. People watch this with devotion," says Prem Sagar

Maker of the iconic teleserial Ramayan from the late 1980s Ramanand Sagar's son Prem Sagar, on Tuesday, spoke about the ongoing controversy around Prabhas and Kriti Sanon starrer Adipurush.

Talking exclusively to ANI, Prem Sagar said, "Manoj Muntashir is well-informed about Hinduism. I don't understand how he even conceived such dialogues in the film. It might be a misjudgement that the younger generation would like it. But you can't do this with the audience. Don't say it is based on Valmiki Ramayan, give it any other name. Make it a 'fantasy' film. But if you're making Ramayan then you cannot hurt the sentiments. People watch this with devotion."

The film, which is a dramatic retelling of Ramayana, faced backlash on social media for its poor VFX and controversial dialogues including 'marega bete', 'bua ka bagicha hain kya' and 'jalegi tere baap ki'.

"I have seen the clips of the movie and had a lot of interaction with people like Sunil Lehri (who played Laxman in Ramanand Sagar's Ramayan), so some problem is there. I don't even want to watch the film. Ravan was very knowledgeable and you are blackening the golden Lanka (sone ki Lanka), and his look with 5 heads up and 5 heads down," he further said.