Adipurush Actor Siddhant Karnick Defends His Film: ‘Our Gods Are Cooler Than Superheroes’

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Adipurush actor Siddhant Karnick defended his film and stated that ‘we have to present that our Gods are cooler than superheroes’.

Adipurush Actor Siddhant Karnick Defends His Film: ‘Need to Show Our Gods Are Cooler Than Superheroes’

Adipurush Actor Says, ‘Our Gods Are Cooler Than Superheroes’: Adipurush continues to obtain backlash for the portrayal of Ramayan characters within the magnum opus. The movie is being criticised by audiences, film critics and celebrities left, write and heart. The Prabhas-Kriti Sanon starrer is being slammed for distorting sage Valmiki’s historic textual content which related to the religion and beliefs of audiences. Movie buffs additionally argued that the movie didn’t match up the legacy of Ramanand Sagar’s tv sequence Ramayan. The costumes and depiction of Gods in Adipurush has damage spiritual sentiments for which the Allahabad High Court known as out the makers. Siddhant Karnick, who performed Vibhishan within the Om Raut directorial has now come ahead to defend the movie.

ADIPURUSH ACTOR SIDDHANT KARNICK OPENS UP ON HIS RAMAYAN ADAPTATION

In an interplay with ETimes, Siddhant stated, “I see my nephews and even some adult friends of mine wearing superhero T-shirts which are largely fictional characters like Spider-Man and Superman. And here we have our own itihaas (history) filled with superheroes and mythological gods whose stories and images are still in text form. We need to use pop culture smartly so we can pass on the stories of our gods to the next generation of children, show them that our gods are cooler and far more layered than fictional superheroes. I’m not saying we should shun Western superheroes. Not at all, but it’s time we brought focus to our own gods and bring these stories in a language of superheroes that today’s children are used to.” He additionally identified that he noticed a 10-year-old child dancing joyously through the end-credits of Adipurush at an everyday screening. The actor acknowledged that, “He looked like he was having the time of his life. And it just hit me that this is a film that kids must see to get acquainted intimately with our epics and stories.”

Adipurush additionally stars Sunny Singh, Devdatta Nage, Saif Ali Khan, Sonal Chauhan and Vatsal Seth in essential roles.

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