OG Sita Dipika Chikhlia On Adipurush Row: "Ramayana Is Not For Entertainment"
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Dipika has not watched 'Adipurush' yet
The Ramayana is not for entertainment and filmmakers should avoid coming up with new iterations every few years, says actor Dipika Chikhlia, who became famous for her role as Goddess Sita in Ramanand Sagar's Ramayan 36 years ago. Wading into the controversy over Adipurush, the film directed by Om Raut and fronted by Prabhas and Kriti Sanon, she said any kind of deviance from the Hindu epic will encounter criticism. “Every time it is going to come back on screen, be it for TV or movie, it is going to have something which is going to hurt people because you are not going to make a replica of the Ramayana that we made," Chikhlia told PTI.
Adipurush a lavish multilingual retelling of the Ramayana, has come under attack for its dialogue, colloquial language and representation of some characters from the much-loved mythological epic. As attention again focused on various versions of the Ramayana – animated, small screen and big -- Chikhlia shared a video of hers dressed as Sita in a hark back to the role that made her a household name in India of the late 80s.
"This post is on public demand. I'm grateful for the love I have always received for the role I played... Me... As sitaji... Could not have asked for more," she captioned the clip on her official Instagram account.
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