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'Too late to say sorry': Netizens React to Manoj Muntashir Shukla's 'unconditional apology' for Adipurush

Adipurush writer Manoj Muntashir Shukla took to social media to apologize for hurting religious sentiments with his controversial dialogues of the much-talked-about film. Netizens are however unfazed by Shukla's gesture as they feel that it's "too late to say sorry."

Adipurush writer Manoj Muntashir Shukla tenders 'unconditional apology' for hurting emotions
Adipurush writer Manoj Muntashir Shukla tenders 'unconditional apology' for hurting emotions
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Published : Jul 8, 2023, 12:55 PM IST

Mumbai: Adipurush dialogue writer Manoj Muntashir Shukla extended his "unconditional apology" for hurting people's emotions. The Prabhas-starrer mythological epic film, directed by Om Raut, was criticised heavily for its pedestrian language upon its release last month. The film's team, including Shukla, announced days later that they have decided to "revise some of the dialogues. Shikla's apology, however, divided the internet as a section of social media feels that he took too long to apologise while others lauded his gesture.

  • मैं स्वीकार करता हूँ कि फ़िल्म आदिपुरुष से जन भावनायें आहत हुईं हैं.
    अपने सभी भाइयों-बहनों, बड़ों, पूज्य साधु-संतों और श्री राम के भक्तों से, मैं हाथ जोड़ कर, बिना शर्त क्षमा माँगता हूँ.
    भगवान बजरंग बली हम सब पर कृपा करें, हमें एक और अटूट रहकर अपने पवित्र सनातन और महान देश की…

    — Manoj Muntashir Shukla (@manojmuntashir) July 8, 2023 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data=" ">

On Saturday, the dialogue writer said he accepts that "Adipurush" has hurt people's sentiments. "I accept that people's emotions have been hurt by 'Adipurush'. With folded hands, I extend my unconditional apology," Shukla, who has penned the Hindi dialogues and songs of the retelling of the Ramayana, wrote on Twitter. "May Prabhu Bajrang Bali keep us united and grant us strength to serve our sacred Sanatan and our great nation. #Adipurush" he added.

Shukla's latest post triggered trolls yet again as netizens opined that it's "too late to say sorry." Twitter is flooded with comments that echo Shukla should have tendered an apology much earlier but deliberately "kept quiet" so that distributors don't have to bare the brunt of his statement. Meanwhile, a section of social media accepted his apology.

  • He knew this and just waited for movie to be remove from theatres so that distributors won’t get angry on his comment and it doesn’t decrease the BO collection.

    — Sunny 😎 (@being_sunny1) July 8, 2023 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data=" ">
  • प्रभु श्री राम आपको सद्बुद्धि दे।

    — Dr. Prachi Sadhvi (@Sadhvi_prachi) July 8, 2023 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data=" ">

Adipurush, which was released across the country in Hindi, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, and Tamil in June, stars Prabhas as Raghav (Ram), Kriti Sanon as Janaki (Sita) and Saif Ali Khan as Lankesh (Raavan). Produced by T-Series, the big-budget multilingual saga was panned on social media over its poor VFX and colloquial dialogues, with many political parties demanding a ban on the film's screening. In Nepal, the film was banned over its dialogue referring to Sita as India's daughter.

  • भाई @manojmuntashir सच्चे दिल से मांगी गई क्षमा याचना तो भगवान भी माफ कर देते हैं और हम लोग तो बस प्रभु श्रीराम के एक भक्त हैं! हम आपको क्षमा करते हैं लेकिन एक निवेदन है कि कभी भी सनातन धर्म की इतिहास से छेड़छाड़ मत कीजिए, जो इतिहास में है उस सच्चाई को दिखाइए
    जयतु सनातन धर्म 🚩🚩

    — Chandan Sharma (@ChandanSharmaG) July 8, 2023 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data=" ">

The film, reportedly mounted on a budget of Rs 500 crore, earned Rs 340 crore in the first three days but the box office collections went significantly down after the opening weekend. So far, it has raised over Rs 450 crore. (With agency inputs)

READ | Virender Sehwag gets trolled for mocking Adipurush, Prabhas' fans say, 'Lost my respect'

Mumbai: Adipurush dialogue writer Manoj Muntashir Shukla extended his "unconditional apology" for hurting people's emotions. The Prabhas-starrer mythological epic film, directed by Om Raut, was criticised heavily for its pedestrian language upon its release last month. The film's team, including Shukla, announced days later that they have decided to "revise some of the dialogues. Shikla's apology, however, divided the internet as a section of social media feels that he took too long to apologise while others lauded his gesture.

  • मैं स्वीकार करता हूँ कि फ़िल्म आदिपुरुष से जन भावनायें आहत हुईं हैं.
    अपने सभी भाइयों-बहनों, बड़ों, पूज्य साधु-संतों और श्री राम के भक्तों से, मैं हाथ जोड़ कर, बिना शर्त क्षमा माँगता हूँ.
    भगवान बजरंग बली हम सब पर कृपा करें, हमें एक और अटूट रहकर अपने पवित्र सनातन और महान देश की…

    — Manoj Muntashir Shukla (@manojmuntashir) July 8, 2023 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data=" ">

On Saturday, the dialogue writer said he accepts that "Adipurush" has hurt people's sentiments. "I accept that people's emotions have been hurt by 'Adipurush'. With folded hands, I extend my unconditional apology," Shukla, who has penned the Hindi dialogues and songs of the retelling of the Ramayana, wrote on Twitter. "May Prabhu Bajrang Bali keep us united and grant us strength to serve our sacred Sanatan and our great nation. #Adipurush" he added.

Shukla's latest post triggered trolls yet again as netizens opined that it's "too late to say sorry." Twitter is flooded with comments that echo Shukla should have tendered an apology much earlier but deliberately "kept quiet" so that distributors don't have to bare the brunt of his statement. Meanwhile, a section of social media accepted his apology.

  • He knew this and just waited for movie to be remove from theatres so that distributors won’t get angry on his comment and it doesn’t decrease the BO collection.

    — Sunny 😎 (@being_sunny1) July 8, 2023 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data=" ">
  • प्रभु श्री राम आपको सद्बुद्धि दे।

    — Dr. Prachi Sadhvi (@Sadhvi_prachi) July 8, 2023 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data=" ">

Adipurush, which was released across the country in Hindi, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, and Tamil in June, stars Prabhas as Raghav (Ram), Kriti Sanon as Janaki (Sita) and Saif Ali Khan as Lankesh (Raavan). Produced by T-Series, the big-budget multilingual saga was panned on social media over its poor VFX and colloquial dialogues, with many political parties demanding a ban on the film's screening. In Nepal, the film was banned over its dialogue referring to Sita as India's daughter.

  • भाई @manojmuntashir सच्चे दिल से मांगी गई क्षमा याचना तो भगवान भी माफ कर देते हैं और हम लोग तो बस प्रभु श्रीराम के एक भक्त हैं! हम आपको क्षमा करते हैं लेकिन एक निवेदन है कि कभी भी सनातन धर्म की इतिहास से छेड़छाड़ मत कीजिए, जो इतिहास में है उस सच्चाई को दिखाइए
    जयतु सनातन धर्म 🚩🚩

    — Chandan Sharma (@ChandanSharmaG) July 8, 2023 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data=" ">

The film, reportedly mounted on a budget of Rs 500 crore, earned Rs 340 crore in the first three days but the box office collections went significantly down after the opening weekend. So far, it has raised over Rs 450 crore. (With agency inputs)

READ | Virender Sehwag gets trolled for mocking Adipurush, Prabhas' fans say, 'Lost my respect'

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