Kriti Sanon played the role of Sita in Adipurush. (Photo: Instagram)
This comes a day after the mayor of Kathmandu expressed dismay over the ‘Janaki is a daughter of India’ dialogue in Adipurush and claimed that Sita was born in Nepal.
The makers of Prabhas and Kriti Sanon starrer Adipurush have apologized to the mayor of Kathmandu. Apologizing, the makers requested to lift the ban on Hindi films in Nepal’s capital and shared that Sita was the ‘daughter of India’, a mistake that has been rectified.
The letter sent by T-Series read, “If we have hurt the sentiments of the people of Nepal in any way, we would like to apologize at the outset…it was never intended for anyone intentionally or unintentionally.” it was done.” Mentioned that “as Indians, respect for women across the world is of utmost importance to us”.
“We request you to support the intention of reaching out to a larger audience to see the film in its artistic form and generate interest in our history,” the letter said.
This comes a day after the mayor of Kathmandu, Balen Shah, banned all Indian films in the city and deployed police forces in the capital to ensure that no film made in India could be screened in theatres. . The mayor expressed dismay over the dialogue ‘Janaki is the daughter of India’ in Adipurush and claimed that Sita was born in Nepal.
In his Facebook statement, the mayor of Kathmandu claimed ‘cultural encroachment’ on Nepal through Adipurush and wrote, “If the film is shown in this form, it seems that the nationality, cultural unity and national identity of Nepal will be seriously harmed and irreparable damage will be done.” finish it This cosmopolitan city has attracted serious attention due to the cultural encroachment on Nepal from that film. By prohibiting the exhibition of the said film against the national interest within the Kathmandu metropolitan area, if the film is allowed to be shown in other regions of the country and abroad, it would constitute a misleading fact, therefore prohibiting the showing to any Indian Is. film in the city of Kathmandu Metropolitan until the objectionable portions are removed from the said film.
Directed by Om Raut, Adipurush is an adaptation of the Indian epic Ramayana. Prabhas plays Raghav, Kriti plays Janki, and Lankesh’s Saif, Sunny Singh as Shesh and Devdutt Nag as Bajrang.
