Adipurush Writer Manoj Muntashir On ‘Tapori’ Dialogues Like “Jalegi Teri Baap Ki”, Says Ramanaya’s Oral Tellings Have Used These Words, Netizens Call Him “Shameless!”

Controversies around Adipurush don’t seem to die down anytime soon. The film that’s been mired in controversies ever since its first trailer was launched. Starring Prabhas, Saif Ali Khan, Kriti Sanon, Sunny Singh and Devdatta Nage in the key roles, it’s been at receiving end ever since the film hit the theatres. Apart from the actor, the film is being called out for the usage of ‘tapori’ dialogues in the film. Now netizens have been bashing the writer as he tried to defend his writing on national Television.

Recently, writer Manoj Muntashir was asked about the controversies surrounding the film and if such dialogues were written to connect with the larger audience. Reacting to the same, the writer said it wasn’t an error. He told Republic TV, “A very meticulous thought process has gone into writing the dialogues for Bajrangbali. We have made it simple because we have to understand one thing (that) if there are multiple characters in a film, all of them can’t speak the language. There has to be a kind of diversion, a division.”

Soon after Adipurush writer Manoj Muntashir’s interview surfaced on the web, netizens bashed him for defending his writing instead of apologizing. Reacting to his statement, a user wrote, “Instead of apologizing for the insensitive writing in the Adipurush, Manoj Muntashir says he has deliberately & intentionally written such dialogues. There is no shame he has for defaming our Gods.”