‘Adipurush’: Saif Ali Khan says the film will justify Raavan’s abduction of Sita; receives flak from Twitterati

Saif Ali Khan’s roles may or may not caught everyone’s attention but his statements surely land him in the spotlight. The actor’s latest comment on his character of demon king Raavan in Om Raut’s mythological epic ‘Adipurush’ has created an uproar on social media. So much so that Saif’s name has been trending on Twitter since morning.

In a recent interview, Saif revealed that ‘Adipurush’ will make Raavan’s character humane and it will justify why he abducted Sita. This revelation has caused Twitterati to lash out at the actor with a section of them demanding the removal of Saif from the film. Read on to know what exactly Saif said about his role in Om Raut’s film.

In ‘Adipurush’, Prabhas will be playing the role of Rama whereas Saif will be seen playing Lankesh, the evil king of Lanka. Speaking about his role in the upcoming film, Saif told Mumbai Mirror, “It’s interesting to play a demon king, less strictures in that. But we will make him humane, up the entertainment quotient, justify his abduction of Sita and the war with Ram as revenge for what was done to his sister Surpanakha by Lakshman, who cut off his nose.”

Well, as soon as Saif’s statement came out he was targeted by the netizens who lashed out at him. While a section of the netizens urged the director to drop Saif from his film for his ‘unwanted’ statements; there were some who accused Saif of hurting people’s religious sentiments.

You can check out some of the reactions below:

https://twitter.com/Saffron_Girll/status/1335141839960096769?s=20

Dear Raut @rautsanjay61 Ji,

Would you ban #SaifAliKhan from working in mumbai? Pls see his statement on Maa Seeta, Wife of Shri Ram !!

'We will make Ravan humane, justify his abduction of Sita': Saif Ali Khan on his role of 'Lankesh' in upcoming movie 'Adipurush' @OfficeofUT

— ?? Shashi ??? (@naturalphoton) December 5, 2020

Our Intention Is Not To Create Any Negativity Around #Adipurush & Movie Crew

Based On His Unwanted Statements..Remove This Overrated #SaifAliKhan From The Movie @omraut @RETROPHILES1#WakeUpOmRaut

— Ruthless REBELS (@RuthlessREBELS_) December 5, 2020

After #SaifAliKhan statement, it's crystal clear that bullywood is all about hurting other's religious sentiments.

This is the reason it's called Dawoodwood, drugiewood, bullywood and what not

— शून्य। (@kiran_shunya) December 5, 2020

#Prabhas has always been a darling,hv watched all his movies dubbed in Hindi,#Bahubali was phenomenal,#Adipurush was the most awaited movie for me,bt casting #SaifAliKhan as #Ravan was a big blunder,& now that he has issued such a statement,he no longer deserves to continue

— Sutarpan Banerjee (@sutarpanbanerji) December 5, 2020

https://twitter.com/PammiGowri/status/1335132741273231360?s=20

Let me get this straight -Ravan abducted Sita, a married woman without her consent, kept her in captivity.#SaifAliKhan claims his character will justify her abduction
& Liberals who keep crying over "unfair treatment" of Sita by Shri Ram are providing arguments in his support pic.twitter.com/Dnq7LdJtde

— Ranjan (@Ranjan_zeh) December 5, 2020

https://twitter.com/Gooner_sagar/status/1335151067600801792?s=20

Previously Saif played an antagonist in Om Raut’s ‘Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior’. Interestingly that time too his comments on the idea of India had caused an uproar amongst the Twitterati.

What do you guys have to say about Saif’s comment? Do you agree or disagree with him? Do let us know your views. Until then, stay tuned to this space for more such updates.

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