Amid Adipurush reactions, Vikram Bhatt recalls how his grandfather’s Ramrajya was the first and last film Mahatma Gandhi saw | Hindi Movie News

Adipurush has been roundly rejected by the public. The Om Raut The directorial has taken a free fall at the box office following massive backlash for its misrepresentation of the Indian epic Ramayana. In a candid chat with ETimes, filmmaker Vikram Bhatt he remembered the time when his grandfather Vijay Bhatt I had made Ramrajya in 1943.
Speaking of Adipurush, Vikramsaid, “First things first, I haven’t seen Adipurush. So it wouldn’t be right to comment on the performance because what I’ve heard is from the critics, from people who have seen the film and from people who have been upset with the film. of a historical event can be done asSiam Benegal had done Kalyug (1981) which was based on the Mahabharata’.
“First of all, I am confused whether Adipurush is Ramayana or not. They told me in the beginning of the disclaimer that this is not Ramayana, it is inspired by Ramayana. At the same time, they want to reserve one place for Hanuman ji because wherever there is Ramayan, Hanuman ji is there. So whether it’s Ramayan or not, it’s up to the makers,” he added.
Vikram said that there are some mythological statements, facts and events in the Ramayana that we have been taught for generations. He wondered if changing these facts and interpreting them in a different way is a reasonable thing to do.
He then recalled, “However, when I come to my grandfather’s Ramrajya, it started after he (Lord Ram) came from Vanvas and was crowned as King Ram. And how a dhobi told him about Sita and then asks Sita to he goes into exile. Finally his quarrel with his sons Luv and Kush and Sita is taken over by mother earth because that is where he had come from. So Ramrajya depicts this part of Ram Ji’s life, not the of Lanka”.

He then went on to share, “Well, it was made in 1943 on a budget of just under 5 lakhs. It made more than 55 lakhs at that time. But that’s not the case. We don’t talk about the profit. first film to premiere in the US .. It was the first and last film that

Mahatma Gandhi saw. I remember my grandfather telling me that Gandhiji had only 40 minutes to watch the film. He was also a Ram Bhakt. And the preview was on Monday. On Monday, Gandhiji observed a Maun Vrat, i.e. did not speak. So, he came and saw the movie. My grandfather was lucky enough to sit next to him and show him the film.
And he continued, “Well, after 40 minutes, he got up and asked the projector to stop the show. But Gandhiji with his actions and gestures told his team to continue the show because he wanted to see more of Ram’s life Gee. And that also was the greatest success he could achieve – a Ram Bhakt showing a film to another Ram Bhakt who didn’t have the time but took the time to see the film. So I think doing this kind of movies it’s not about entertainment or global numbers. All these movies are about faith, belief and worship. You know how people used to build temples of their favorite deities? It wasn’t for any profit. It was the way of worship them and And I think that when you kind of call people to worship, then it has to be about worship.”