Adipurush controversy: Mumbai police provides security to Manoj Muntashir

Adipurush has been making headlines since its inception. In the news, again, for its ‘over the counter’ dialogues, Adipurush has not gone well with many people in India. Dialogue writer Manoj Muntashir had sought security amid all the outburst and as per ANI, Mumbai police has agreed to provide the same. ANI tweeted:

Mumbai Police provides security to dialogue writer of #Adipurush, Manoj Muntashir after he sought a security cover citing a threat to his life. Police say that they are investigating the matter.

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— ANI (@ANI) June 19, 2023

Muntashir has been receiving flak for writing allegedly shoddy dialogues. Lines like, “tel tere baap ka, kapda tere baap ka, jalegi bhi tere baap ki’, ‘teri bua ka bageecha hai kya jo ghumne aagaya’ etc, have not gone well with the audience. And he had been receiving threats online and offline.

However, on June 18, amid this constant controversy, Muntashir assured the audience that he will change the dialogues that have been criticised on the social media. In an emotional note, he explained the ways that were used by other writers in narrating their stories and said that he wanted to narrate this film in his own way. Also, he cleared that he is not ‘arrogant’.

रामकथा से पहला पाठ जो कोई सीख सकता है, वो है हर भावना का सम्मान करना.
सही या ग़लत, समय के अनुसार बदल जाता है, भावना रह जाती है.
आदिपुरुष में 4000 से भी ज़्यादा पंक्तियों के संवाद मैंने लिखे, 5 पंक्तियों पर कुछ भावनाएँ आहत हुईं.
उन सैकड़ों पंक्तियों में जहाँ श्री राम का यशगान…

— Manoj Muntashir Shukla (@manojmuntashir) June 18, 2023

Meanwhile, the Mumbai police are investing the entire ‘threat’ matter.

Watch the film’s trailer here: