Ramayan Star Dipika Chikhlia Shares Video Dressed As Sita. “No One Can Replace You,” Says The Internet

Television actress Dipika Chikhlia rose to prominence by taking part in the function of Sita in Ramanand Sagar’s Ramayan in 1987. The solid of the enduring present has come to be recognised by their characters within the mythological drama and many years later proceed to be beloved and revered for his or her portrayal of the revered figures. Now, as one other interpretation of Ramayana is operating in theatres internationally within the type of Adipurush, a number of admirers of the epic are trying again fondly on the present. With Adipurush drawing destructive suggestions for its retelling of the epic, Dipika Chikhlia has now treated fans to a video through which she has as soon as once more stepped into the sneakers of Sita. In the video, the actress is seen wearing saffron robes as she did within the unique with the tune Ram Siya Ram from Adipurush, taking part in within the background.

In the caption, Dipika Chikhlia wrote, “This submit is on public demand … I’m grateful for the love I’ve all the time acquired for the function I performed … Me … as Sita ji …couldn’t have requested for extra.”

Sachet Tandon, music director of Adipurush replied with coronary heart and folded hand emojis. Fans have registered their displeasure with Adipurush whereas praising Dipika Chikhlia within the feedback part. One fan wrote, “No one can exchange you as Sita ji function.” “So stunning… Actual reflection of Sita mata,” mentioned one other consumer. “600 crore times higher than anybody,” one other follower mentioned, taking a dig at Adipurush’s reported funds.

Watch the video right here:

For the unversed, Adipurush options Prabhas as Raghav, Sunny Singh as Sesh, Kriti Sanon as Janaki and Saif Ali Khan as Lankesh. The movie has been directed by Om Raut. As talked about above, Adipurush has confronted extreme criticism from numerous quarters following its launch. In NDTV’s review of the film, Saibal Chatterjee said, “Adipurush is an element Planet of the Apes, half King Kong, and half all of the Hollywood superhero movies that the director and his ilk have been weaned on. It presents Lord Rama (Prabhas) as a comic book e-book hero with a bow and a quiver that by no means runs out of arrows, Sita (Kriti Sanon) as a whimpering damsel in misery, Ravana as a cross between Thanos and Voldemort, and Bajrang/Hanuman (Devdatta Nage) as a mighty acrobat barely conscious of his unimaginable powers till someone reminds him that he can leap throughout a sea…What Adipurush thinks of girls is made amply clear within the cavalier method through which it locations them on the periphery of the saga and deprives them of the facility to intervene in a significant method when push involves shove. Be it Rani Mandodari, Ravana’s uncared for spouse, or Surpanakha, the demon king’s sister who seeks vengeance after her nostril is chopped off by Lakshmana, they will solely whine and complain.”

With a number of sections of the viewers expressing displeasure at using seemingly disrespectful language by characters akin to Hanuman, Adipurush dialogue writer Manoj Muntashir Shukla on Sunday mentioned the makers of the mythological epic movie have determined to “revise a number of the dialogues.” 

“For me, there may be nothing larger than your emotions. I may give numerous arguments in favour of my dialogues, however this is not going to reduce your ache. Me and the producer-director of the movie have determined that we are going to revise a number of the dialogues that are hurting you and they are going to be added to the movie this week,” Manoj Muntashir mentioned in an announcement shared on Twitter.

रामकथा से पहला पाठ जो कोई सीख सकता है, वो है हर भावना का सम्मान करना.
सही या ग़लत, समय के अनुसार बदल जाता है, भावना रह जाती है.
आदिपुरुष में 4000 से भी ज़्यादा पंक्तियों के संवाद मैंने लिखे, 5 पंक्तियों पर कुछ भावनाएँ आहत हुईं.
उन सैकड़ों पंक्तियों में जहाँ श्री राम का यशगान…

— Manoj Muntashir Shukla (@manojmuntashir) June 18, 2023

 The criticisms, nevertheless, don’t appear to have made a dent within the box office collections of the movie, with the three-day assortment of them standing at ₹105 crores (internet assortment), as per Box Office India. Adipurush has been produced by T-Series and Retrophiles.