Om Raut Reacts To Adipurush Criticism, Defends Saif Look As Ravan From Modern Time

Adipurush director Om Raut responds to criticism surrounding the look of Saif Ali Khan as Ravan

Adipurush has received negative reactions since the teaser of Prabhas’ ambitious project was released. The magnum opus by Om Raut pulled massive criticism for poor VFX and the wrong representation of deities. Immediately after the teaser launch, people flooded the internet trolling Saif Ali Khan as he didn’t match the look of Ravan. 

For the unversed first look poster and teaser were launched during Navratri festivities in Ayodhya, the sacred land of Lord Rama. Netizens were quick to understand Ravan from Adipurush looked like someone from the Mughal era. People even drew similarities with Ranveer Singh’s Padmaavat character Alauddin Khilji. Film director Om Raut defends Ravan’s look stating he is a demon as depicted in modern times.

Om Raut said, “When we saw that, it had a lot of modern technology. One arrow comes, 10 come out of it, then 100 come out of it. We had never seen all of this. This was very new for all of us. We didn’t know about it. It was very popular in those days.”

He went on to say, “Ravan is a demon. He was a cruel being so he was given a big mustache, and they showed him as a demon in those times. It was their artistic representation of what a demon would look like. Our Ravan is demonic in today’s times. In today’s times, in my artistic opinion, a demon could look like this.”

Adipurush featuring Prabhas, Kriti Sanon, and Saif Ali Khan is based on the Indian mythological epic Ramayana. The film is depicted on Ramcharit Manas and Ramanand Sagar’s Ramayan. The film will have Prabhas essaying Ram, Kriti Sanon will be seen as Sita, Saif Ali Khan will play Lankesh aka Ravan and Sunny Singh will play the role of Laxman. Helmed by Om Raut Adipurush is produced by T-Series Films and Retrophiles. Adipurush is scheduled to release in theaters on 12th January 2023.

Om Raut collaborates with Saif Ali Khan for the second time after Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior. In the National Award Winning Film, Saif played antagonist Udaybhan Singh. Tanhaji headlined by Ajay Devgn was Om Raut’s directorial project. 

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