Manoj Muntashir calls Adipurush ‘biggest mistake of my life’, begs for forgiveness: ‘Ashamed of dialogues that I wrote’
Adipurush was one of the most anticipated Indian films of 2023. Mounted on a massive budget and bringing the epic Ramayana to the big screen with stars like Prabhas, Kriti Sanon and Saif Ali Khan, the film was expected to be a landmark cinematic event. Instead, it became one of the most controversial releases in recent years, drawing widespread criticism over its visual effects and dialogues. While writer Manoj Muntashir had strongly defended the film at the time of its release, he has now admitted that both writing dialogues and defending Adipurush remain his biggest regrets. Manoj Muntashir says he is ashamed of writing Adipurush dialogues. Manoj Muntashir says he’s ashamed of defending Adipurush In a conversation on Times Now’s podcast Baatein Dil Se, Manoj revealed that his wife had advised him not to publicly defend the film. He recalled that nearly six months before Adipurush released, people had already started questioning the makers and trolling the project. His wife feared that he would become the face of the backlash. Looking back, Manoj admitted that …
