Ramanand Sagar’s Grandson Amrit Sagar takes dig at Adipurush makers
Ramanand Sagar’s Grandson Amrit Sagar takes dig at Adipurush makers
Veteran Filmmaker Ramanand Sagar’s Grandson Amrit Sagar has taken a dig at Adipurush while reacting to Nitesh Tiwari’s Ramayana featuring Ranbir Kapoor as Ram.
Ramanand Sagar made the first epic tale of Ramayana, which still remains imprinted on our memories. It featured Arun Govil in the lead role and generated the same love in its re-run amidst the pandemic.
Last year, Om Raut directed Adipurush, which featured Prabhas as Lord Ram and Kriti Sanon as Devi Sita. Ranbir Kapoor and Sai Pallavi now portray those roles in Nitesh Kumar’s directorial. However Ramanand Sagar’s grandson Amrit Sagar has shared his take on Tiwari’s film.
A few weeks back, pictures from the sets of Tiwari’s epic saga leaked online, featuring Ranbir and Sai in their movie looks. The leak sparked a row and sources claimed that they are rethinking their looks. On the other hand, Om Raut‘s movie last year was severely bashed for its dialogues and visuals, among other things.
Amrit Sagar is also a director, producer, and writer known for TV serials like Hatim, Jai Shri Krishna, Dharam Veer, and more. Recently, in a media interaction he shared his thoughts on Nitesh Tiwari’s Ramayana, featuring Ranbir Kapoor in the titular role. He mentioned that although people have the right to make the epic saga, they should do it by staying true to the source.
Amrit Sagara says that he feels , Ramayan should be made by everybody, why not? Nobody has a copyright on Ramayan.” Ramayan is not that. It is the story of Ram, that is why it is titled Ramayan.
Amrit took a veiled dig at Adipurush and added, that Ramleelas have been happening in this country for centuries. And they follow the story completely. For the uninitiated, last year, Adipurush’s writer, Manoj Muntashir, defended the film’s controversial dialogues by giving examples of Ramleelas. Manoj, while speaking to The Lallantop, revealed that they looked at Adipurush through the lens of Ramleela, and they may have been wrong there.
Meanwhile, Ranbir Kapoor-led Ramayana by Nitesh Tiwari is expected to be released in 2025.
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