The release in Nepal was also delayed after Kathmandu Mayor Balen Shah took issue with the film presenting Janaki, or Sita, as the 'daughter of India' rather than the 'daughter of Nepal'
Adipurush has brought in $18 million at box offices worldwide, outpacing Shah Rukh Khan's hit Pathaan. All Photos: T-Series
Written and directed by Om Raut, the film is based on the Ramayana Sanskrit epic
Adipurush was shot simultaneously in Hindi and Telugu and stars Prabhas as Raghava, Kriti Sanon as his wife, Janaki, and Saif Ali Khan as Lankesh
While some have praised the film's marriage of India's north and south film industries, others have criticised its visual effects
The Indian organisation Hindu Sena has filed a petition demanding it be banned over its depiction of Hindu deities and culture
The release in Nepal was also delayed after Kathmandu Mayor Balen Shah took issue with the film presenting Janaki, or Sita, as the 'daughter of India' rather than the 'daughter of Nepal'
Adipurush has brought in $18 million at box offices worldwide, outpacing Shah Rukh Khan's hit Pathaan. All Photos: T-Series
Written and directed by Om Raut, the film is based on the Ramayana Sanskrit epic
Adipurush was shot simultaneously in Hindi and Telugu and stars Prabhas as Raghava, Kriti Sanon as his wife, Janaki, and Saif Ali Khan as Lankesh
While some have praised the film's marriage of India's north and south film industries, others have criticised its visual effects
The Indian organisation Hindu Sena has filed a petition demanding it be banned over its depiction of Hindu deities and culture
The release in Nepal was also delayed after Kathmandu Mayor Balen Shah took issue with the film presenting Janaki, or Sita, as the 'daughter of India' rather than the 'daughter of Nepal'
