Bollywood actor Nawab of Pataudi Saif Ali Khan criticized the audience for ignoring the underperformance of the big-budget drama Adipurush.
Famous Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan is in the news for his continuous viral photos from his Italy vacation with his family. The actor was playing an antagonist role in the biggest and the most expensive film of Bollywood named Adipurush.
Even after getting a huge advanced booking, the project failed to impress the Indian audience. Rather it faced a severe backlash from the viewers stating that the makers played with the sentiments of the Hindu community. They misrepresented the history of Ramayan in the narrative.
And even the language and dialogues used in the project faced criticism. Many organisations openly questioned the Censor board which cleared it with a certificate in the theatrical launch.
For the unversed, Saif Ali Khan played the character of Ravan in the story. His role as well did not go well with the religious viewers. As he mispresented that character compromising with the history of Ram’s life span. People even dragged his religious background into the discussion.
Other than said Ali Khan, Prabhas and Sunny Singh portrayed the main characters of Raghava referring to Shri Rama and Shesh referring to Laxmana. Devdutta Nage played the role of Bajrang referring to Shri Hanuman ji. The makers kept the plot the same as of Ramayan. But a lot changed like the Lanka was not made of gold conflicting with history. Kriti Sanon played Janaki which refers to Sita Ma.
Hence altogether it was a changed representation of Ramayana which is referred to as one of the epics of the history of Hindu religion. As the project failed commercially, makers had to swallow a loss of almost 300 crores. And the criticism they ended up facing was separate.
Only a couple of days ago the dialogue and screenplay writer of the narrator apologized for the use of the wrong dialogues in the flick. Also, after social media trolling against Adipurush started on social media. The makers as well showed their interest to edit the film to sort out the demands and complaints of the audience. But it was only a statement as this never happened in reality.
Now, the Hum Tum actor is busy on a family vacation with his family. He does not own a social media account and is never posting. But his wife is very regular on Instagram. Hence his pictures are taking internet rounds. Further, he also shared his pictures with a friendly Paparaazi who posted them on media.
Many are questioning that was it a previously planned break or if the Love Aaj Kal actor planned it citing the failure of Adipurush. As per the latest Bollywood news the actor is planning to return from this holiday in the mid of August. 16th of August is his birthday and as per the information, he will land back in India beforehand.
By the time he will be back in the country criticism and hatred against him will be quite settled. As the time gap is the biggest heal. And even if Paparaazi questions him he can always escape stating he just followed the director.
On the work front, Apart from Adipurush, the Bhoot Police actor is working on Devara. It is another multilingual project from the south. Other than him, NTR Jr and Jahnvi Kapoor will play the main leads in the project. Additionally, Prakash Raj, Mandava Sai Kumar, Shine Tom Chacko and Parth Siddhpura will come in supporting roles.
Also, the Dil Chahta Hai actor is not only a family member actively working in Hindi cinema. His wife Kareena Kapoor Khan is one of the top and highest-paid actresses in showbiz. Further, his daughter from his first marriage Sara Ali Khan has also made her mark as an actress in Bollywood. Also, his son and sibling of Sara Ali Khan as well are awaiting a debut.
Moreover, his two sons Taimur Ali Khan and Jehangir Ali Khan are already Paparaazi favourites and famous star kids of the nation. His first wife, Amrita Singh was the topmost actress of her time in the industry. Just like Kapoors and other Khans, his family is on the way to mark a history of creating another Bollywood family.
We wish the actor all the best with his career and assume that he didn’t run away from the situation as he was just following his director while he played the notorious Antagonist Raavan in Adipurush.
failure of a big project like Adipurush pushes makers to think is it genuine to waste recourses in production. Do we have enough audience to walk to the theatres or make the makers earn after their invested money is recovered? Are we trying to change the definition of entertainment? Are we falling in completion with Hollywood while spending on projects? Questions are endless but worth it.
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