Indian filmmaker Om Raut is surrounded by controversies these days. He is receiving criticism from people for multiple reasons. Let us tell you that Om Raut is a 41-year-old writer, director and producer. He began his career as a director in 2015 with the Marathi film Lokmanya: Ek Yugpurush. Om made his Bollywood debut as a director in 2020 with the period drama film Tanhaji. The film starring Ajay Devgn was a blockbuster. Adipurush is his second Bollywood film. Today, let’s know about the three major controversies of Om Raut that have been hitting the headlines for the last few weeks.
1. Tweet On Lord Hanuman
In April 2015, Om Raut made a tweet about Lord Hanuman on the occasion of Hanuman Jayanti. In his tweet, he wrote, “Was God Hanuman Deaf? People around my building think so. Playing loud music like “really loud” on Hanuman Jayanti. Plus all irrelevant songs.”
This tweet had gone unnoticed back in the day as Om Raut wasn’t a public figure. However, after the release of Adipurush, people found this tweet and made it viral. However, Om Raut, scared of the criticism, instantly deleted it. People have slammed him for calling Lord Hanuman ‘deaf’ and then, making a film on him to fill his pockets.
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2. Kissing Kriti Sanon
A few weeks ago, Om Raut made headlines as he kissed Adipurush actress Kriti Sanon at the premises of Tirupati temple. The team of Adipurush had gone to Tirupati for a promotional event and also visited the temple to seek God’s blessings. After the darshan, Om Raut gave a kiss to Kriti on the cheek. People bashed him for this gesture near the temple premises.
3. His Film Adipurush
Om Raut’s latest film Adipurush has turned out to be a controversial film. The film is based on Ramayan and features Kriti Sanon, Prabhas, Saif Ali Khan and Sunny Singh. It has received negative feedback from critics and the audience. People have called out Om Raut for his lack of research, poor VFX, cheap dialogues and unconvincing casting. His film earned good numbers on the first weekend due to advance booking, but as the reviews came in, the film crashed at the box office. People have urged for a ban on the film for allegedly hurting their sentiments.
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