Directed by Om Raut, 'Adipurush', which is which is a dramatic retelling of Ramayana, has been constantly under the scanner ever since the makers released the film.
Notably, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has called a meeting of top opposition leaders to stitch a grand alliance against the BJP ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. The meeting will be held in Patna on June 23.
"You need to understand the chronology...They (BJP) changed the image of 'Maryada Purshottam Ram' into 'Yudhak Ram' and 'Lord Hanuman' into 'angry bird'," Chhattisgarh CM said.
After the announcements by Kathmandu and Pokhara metropolis, the Dharan metropolis has also banned all Indian movies, following the 'Adipurush' dialogue controversy.
After facing backlash for the dialogues in 'Adipurush', writer Manoj Muntashir has requested protection, citing a threat to his life. Mumbai Police has provided him security and said that they are investigating the matter.
Makers of the upcoming untitled romantic drama film starring Shahid Kapoor and Kriti Sanon, on Monday, announced the new official release date of their film.
An announcement in this regard was made by Pokhara Mayor on Sunday, directing cinema halls in the Metropolitan city of central Nepal to stop screening of all Bollywood films starting from Monday morning.
ctor Vikram Mastal, who played Hanuman in 'Ramayana' spoke about the controversy going around Prabhas-starrer 'Adipurush' and said that the kind of dialogues that are used in the movie hurt the sentiments of people and they should be removed.
Taking to Facebook, the Kathmandu mayor who goes by name - Balen threatened to impose a ban on the screening of all Indian movies by deploying the Kathmandu Metropolitan Police.