Manoj Muntashir sheds pain after 3 years of ‘Adipurush’ release: Said-"Writing those bad dialogues was the biggest mistake of my life, I apologize to the country."

Pan-India star Prabhas, Kriti Sanon and Saif Ali Khan starrer film ‘Adipurush’, released in the year 2023, is considered one of the most controversial and biggest failures in the history of Indian cinema. Directed by Om Raut, this mythological film had to face huge public outcry and criticism across the country due to its weak VFX and especially its Tapori style ‘controversial dialogues’. Now, three years after the release of the film, its dialogue writer and famous lyricist Manoj Muntashir has for the first time accepted his mistake and expressed his pain openly. In a recent interview, Manoj Muntashir admitted that ‘Adipurush’ was the ‘biggest mistake’ of his career and life and even today when he looks back, he feels immense embarrassment and regret over that entire controversy. Let us understand the main points of this big confession of Manoj Muntashir from the perspective of an entertainment and Bollywood reporter.

"I don’t know in which trip I wrote those dialogues" — Manoj Muntashir Manoj Muntashir accepted his mistakes during the interview and spoke in a very emotional and serious tone. He said: Initial pride and realization: "Initially I did not take this controversy and people’s anger very seriously. It took me two days to understand the seriousness of this matter. But now I openly admit that ‘Adipurush’ was the biggest mistake of my life, and an even bigger mistake was to go on TV channels and absurdly defend that film."

Apologized to the country: The writer further said, "I am extremely ashamed of whatever happened regarding the film and the way it hurt the sentiments of the country. I bow my head and apologize to the entire country for this."

Regrets on dialogues: When he was asked about the controversial dialogues (“Tel tere baap ka, kapda tere baap ka…”), he said, "Today when I look back, I feel ashamed of how I wrote those dialogues! I myself don’t understand under what thought or during the trip I wrote them. This has become the biggest lesson of my life."

Budget of Rs 500 crore and box office disaster: ‘Adipurush’, released in theaters on June 16, 2023, was claimed by the makers to be presented as India’s grandest Ramayana, but its poor dialogues and animated visuals dashed the expectations of the audience. Budget vs Earnings: Made with a huge budget of around ₹500 crores, the film could not even recover its production costs. The film managed to collect only ₹393 crore at the box office and was declared an all-time disaster by trade analysts. After director Om Raut, now Manoj Muntashir has publicly apologized, memories of the ‘Adipurush’ controversy have once again been revived in Bollywood and social media.