"There's nothing beyond sentiments...": Adipurush team makes a sudden new change, a big announcement for Prabhas fans

Telugu superstar Prabhas' Adipurush directed by Om Raut released on June 16 took a staggering opening at the box office but has been highly criticized by audiences and critics alike. With the film drawing negative feedback from moviegoers, the makers have now decided to revise the dialogue, while adding that they did not intend to hurt the sentiments of the audience and expressed their desire to maintain harmony. "There's nothing beyond sentiments of audiences and harmony. Team Adipurush in respect of public opinion, revamps dialogues for unifying public experience (sic)", T-Series said in a statement on Sunday, June 18. Sharing the note, the production giant wrote on Twitter, "We hold immense gratitude for your valuable perspectives and thoughts! Your constant love and support is what keeps us going ❤️ Jai Shri Ram 🙏(sic)".

We hold immense gratitude for your valuable perspectives and thoughts! Your constant love and support is what keeps us going ❤️ Jai Shri Ram 🙏

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— T-Series (@TSeries) June 18, 2023

Controversy erupted after dialogues spoken by Devdatta Nage, the actor playing Bajrang / Lord Hanuman, was said to hurt religious sentiments, with dialogue writer Manoj Muntashir Shukla issuing a statement earlier in the day that the few said lines will be revised in Adipurush, which also stars Kriti Sanon as Janaki and Saif Ali Khan as Lankesh. Shukla, who penned the dialogues and the songs in the Hindi version of the Prabhas-starrer, wrote a detailed statement expressing his feelings at the turn of events since the film's release. He said, "The first lesson one can learn from Ramkatha is to respect every emotion. Right or wrong, time changes, feeling remains. I wrote dialogues of more than 4000 lines in Adipurush, some sentiments got hurt on 5 lines. In those hundreds of lines, where Shri Ram was glorified, Maa Sita's chastity was described, praise was also to be received for her, which I don't know why I did not get. (sic)". He explained, "My own brothers wrote indecent words for me on social media. The same my own, for whose respected mothers I read poems many times on TV, addressed my own mother with indecent words. I kept thinking, there can be differences, but where did my brothers suddenly get so bitter that they forgot to see Shri Ram who considered every mother as his mother. Sitting at the feet of Shabri, as if sitting at the feet of Kaushalya. (sic)". 

Shukla continued, "It is possible that in a 3-hour film, I have written something different from your imagination for 3 minutes, but I could not know why you were in such a hurry to write Sanatan-Drohi on my forehead. Have you not heard the song 'Jai Shri Ram', Didn't hear 'Shivoham', Haven't heard 'Ram Siya Ram'? These praises of Sanatan in Adipurush are also born from my pen. I have also written 'Teri Mitti' and 'Desh Mere'. (sic)" He further added, "I have no complaint with you, you were, are and will be my own. If we stand against each other, Sanatan will lose. We have created Adipurush for Sanatan Seva, which you are seeing in large numbers and I am sure you will see in future as well. (sic)". 

Concluding his lengthy explanation, Manoj Muntashir Shukla wrote, "Why this post? Because for me there is nothing greater than your feeling. I can give countless arguments in favor of my dialogues, but this will not reduce your pain. Me and the producer-director of the film have decided that some of the dialogues which are hurting you, We'll revise them, and they'll be added to the film this week. May Shri Ram bless you all!  #Adipurush #JaiShreeRam (sic)". 

रामकथा से पहला पाठ जो कोई सीख सकता है, वो है हर भावना का सम्मान करना.
सही या ग़लत, समय के अनुसार बदल जाता है, भावना रह जाती है.
आदिपुरुष में 4000 से भी ज़्यादा पंक्तियों के संवाद मैंने लिखे, 5 पंक्तियों पर कुछ भावनाएँ आहत हुईं.
उन सैकड़ों पंक्तियों में जहाँ श्री राम का यशगान…

— Manoj Muntashir Shukla (@manojmuntashir) June 18, 2023