Adipurush | Hindi films banned in Nepal following Adipurush row
All Hindi movies, including the movie “Adipurush,” have been banned in Nepal due to a controversy surrounding its dialogues, particularly the reference to Sita as “India’s daughter.”
Reports suggest that the nationwide screening of the Om Raut-directed movie “Adipurush,” which retells the epic Ramayana, has been suspended after it was prohibited in Kathmandu and Pokhara.
Police officers were present across 17 theatres in Kathmandu to ensure that no Hindi film was screened. Kathmandu Mayor Balendra Shah stated that no Hindi movie would be allowed to run in Kathmandu Metropolitan City until the dialogue “Janaki is a daughter of India” in “Adipurush” is removed, not only in Nepal but also in India. Sita, also known as Janaki, is thought by many to have been born in Janakpur in southeast Nepal. Pokhara Metropolis Mayor Dhanaraj Acharya stated that “Adipurush,” starring Prabhas and Kriti Sanon, will no longer be screened starting on Monday.
According to the Kathmandu mayor, showing “Adipurush” without removing one of its dialogues will cause “irreparable damage.”
“Screening of all Hindi movies will be prohibited in Kathmandu Metropolitan City starting Monday, June 19th, since the objectionable words in the dialogue of the film ‘Adipurush’ have yet to be removed,” he stated in a Facebook post on Sunday.
The controversy surrounding “Adipurush” prompted the film’s dialogue writer Manoj Muntashir Shukla to declare on Sunday that the movie’s creators had decided to “revise some of the dialogues” after the film was heavily criticised for its language. Shukla, who wrote the Hindi dialogues and songs for the multilingual saga, stated that the revised lines will be added to the film this week.
Raju Pandey, the Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) Police Chief, stated that the police inspected the city’s cinemas on Sunday in accordance with the mayor’s instructions.
“We received a positive response during Sunday’s inspection, and we are now monitoring all cinema halls from Monday morning,” Pandey said.
“While monitoring QFX Hall at Civil Mahal in Kathmandu, they stated that they will display Nepali and English movies instead of Hindi ones. We will not allow Hindi movies to be screened until the KMC authority gives permission,” he added.
A security guard at Q’s Cinema located at the Rising Mall in Kamaladi, Kathmandu, stated that the theatre stopped showing “Adipurush” after one screening on Friday evening. “As of Monday, we are displaying the Nepali film ‘Neer Phool,'” he stated.
The film, which is produced by T-Series, Retrophiles, and UV Creations, also stars Saif Ali Khan as Lankesh (Ravana), Sunny Singh as Shesh (Lakshman), and Devdutta Nage as Bajrang (Hanuman).
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All Hindi films, including “Adipurush”, were banned in Nepal on Monday following a controversy over its dialogues, including the mention of Sita as “India’s daughter”.
According to reports, the screening of Om Raut-directed “Adipurush” has been halted nationwide, after the movie, a retelling of epic Ramayana, was banned in Kathmandu and Pokhara.
Police personnel were deployed across 17 halls in Kathmandu to ensure that no Hindi film was screened. Kathmandu Mayor Balendra Shah on Sunday said no Hindi film will be allowed to run in Kathmandu Metropolitan City until the dialogue “Janaki is a daughter of India” in “Adipurush” is removed not just in Nepal but also in India Sita, also referred to as Janaki, is believed by many to have been born in Janakpur in southeast Nepal. Pokhara Metropolis Mayor Dhanaraj Acharya said “Adipurush”, starring Prabhas and Kriti Sanon, will be barred from screening from Monday onwards.
According to Kathmandu mayor, screening “Adipurush” without getting one of its dialogues removed will cause “irreparable damage”.
“Screening of all the Hindi films will be barred within Kathmandu Metropolitan City from Monday, June 19, as the objectionable words in the dialogue of the film ‘Adipurush’ has not yet been removed,” he said in a Facebook post on Sunday.
As controversy spiralled, “Adipurush” dialogue writer Manoj Muntashir Shukla on Sunday said the makers of the movie had decided to “revise some of the dialogues” after the film was criticised heavily for its pedestrian language.
Shukla, who has penned the Hindi dialogues and songs of the multilingual saga, said the amended lines will be added to the film by this week.
Raju Pandey, Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) Police chief, said the police inspected the cinema halls within the city on Sunday in accordance with the mayor’s instructions.
“We got a positive response during the inspection on Sunday and we are now monitoring all the cinema halls from Monday morning,” Pandey said.
“While monitoring QFX Hall at Civil Mahal in Kathmandu… they said they will show Nepali and English movies instead of Hindi ones. We will not allow screening of Hindi movies until the KMC authority gives permission,” he added.
A security guard at Q’s Cinema situated at the Rising Mall in Kamaladi Kathmandu said the theatre stopped screening “Adipurush” after showing the movie once on Friday evening. “Now, we are screening Nepali film ‘Neer Phool’ from Monday,” he informed.
Produced by T-Series, Retrophiles, and UV Creations, the film also stars Saif Ali Khan as Lankesh (Ravana), Sunny Singh as Shesh (Lakshman) and Devdutta Nage as Bajrang (Hanuman).
Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by The Telegraph Online staff and has been published from a syndicated feed.
