Hrishikesh Mishra

[Hrishikesh Mishra @mhrishikesh80]

@naughtyrobot725 Coffin dikhane ki kya zaroorat thi?

[r @bekhayalime]

Pratik Borade lcrying during his Ramayana review, spending four whole minutes talking about rape-convict Asaram Bapu, hating the movie just as predicted and now dragging the right-wing YouTubers who actually liked it. 😭 He is having a full meltdown.
#RamayanaReview | #Ramayana

[Hrishikesh Mishra @mhrishikesh80]

@krishanyad13393 @WorldOfRamayana @ReenaHindu @arungovil12 @vfx_redchillies Diya hua vachan bhaiya kabhi nahi todte? Baki log tod dete hain?

[Hrishikesh Mishra @mhrishikesh80]

@krishanyad13393 @WorldOfRamayana @ReenaHindu @arungovil12 @vfx_redchillies Wow! My Rakshas?? As if she is not. Epic language unawareness!

[Trunicle @trunicle]

I finally watched Ramayana to ensure that our criticism is informed by firsthand observation rather than hearsay. Having watched the film, here are our concerns:

1. Ravana and his entire clan are portrayed as a persecuted, helpless people.

They are presented almost as a community of poor souls who have been systematically mistreated by the Devtas. This portrayal invites sympathy for Ravana rather than allowing the audience to understand the moral and philosophical dimensions of his character.

2. This is less Ramayana and more Ravanyana.

Ravana has undeniably been glorified. One need only look at the number of children who, after watching the film, have begun praising Ravana to understand the impression it leaves.

3. Ravana is portrayed as an Asura, whereas he is traditionally identified as a Rakshasa.

There is a distinction between Rakshasas and Asuras in Hindu tradition. Conflating the two is not a trivial detail, particularly in a cinematic adaptation of an epic as culturally significant as the Ramayana.

4. Sita Ji is portrayed more like a contemporary, modern-day woman than the traditional divine and dignified persona associated with her.

That said, this is something we can perhaps accommodate under the creative liberties of cinematic interpretation.

5. Sita Ji addresses Shri Ram by his name.

Traditionally, Sita Ji is understood to have addressed Shri Ram with reverential expressions such as Swami or Aryaputra. Having her casually address him by his name feels inconsistent with the traditional portrayal of their relationship.

Creative liberty is certainly permissible. However, when adapting an epic that carries immense civilisational, spiritual and cultural significance, creative interpretation should not come at the expense of its underlying ethos, characters and traditional narrative.

6. Sita Ji is shown suggesting that Lakshman was wrong in cutting off Shurpanakha’s nose.

This is particularly concerning because such a statement is not found in the Valmiki Ramayana. The scene appears to introduce a moral interpretation that casts Shri Ram and Lakshman in an unfavourable light, while portraying Shurpanakha as an innocent woman whose only intention was to marry Shri Ram.

This fundamentally changes the audience’s perception of the episode and the characters involved. There is a difference between exercising creative liberty and introducing a narrative that departs from the source text in a way that alters the moral framing of the original epic.

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Anyone defending this film on the grounds that at least Bollywood made an attempt to bring our story, the Ramayana, to the big screen is either profoundly ignorant of the epic’s cultural and spiritual significance or, one might suspect, has some vested interest in defending it.

Yes, the film deserves credit for its impressive, Hollywood-calibre visual effects, production design and technical execution. There is no denying that.

But spectacular VFX and lavish production budgets cannot serve as a licence to distort our Itihasa, misrepresent its revered characters or rewrite its foundational narrative.

We are not opposed to creative liberty. We are opposed to creative liberty being used as an excuse to distort our civilisational heritage.

The Ramayana deserves far more than spectacular visuals. It deserves authenticity, reverence and a profound understanding of the very tradition it seeks to portray.

Now in Hindi : थू है ऐसे अपने आपको हिन्दुवादी और राष्ट्रवादी कहने वाले लोगों पर जो चंद पैसों के लिए बिक गए।

[The Commune @TheCommuneMag]

Namit Malhotra’s Ramayana: A Visually Grand Marxist Retelling That Whitewashes Ravana’s Lust With AR Rahman’s Tone-Deaf Musical Treatment https://t.co/3847B0Lj11

[Nitin Shukla 🇮🇳 @nshuklain]

#RamayanaMovie #रामायण की कुछ क्लिप्स X पर देखी, भगवान श्री राम और भगवान परशुराम का संवाद ऐसा लग रहा है जैसे गली के छपरी एक दूसरे को हूल दे रहे हो, बेहद ही घटिया डायलॉग और उस से भी घटिया एक्टिंग और डायलॉग डिलीवरी, ना मै मूवी क्रिटिक्ट हूँ और ना ही मुझे मुझे फिल्म से मतलब है, क्योंकि भगवान के नाम पर बनी है फिल्म इसलिए बोलना पड़ा, बाकी जिसकी जैसी मर्जी

[Ajeet Bharti YouTube @NijiSachiv]

क्या रावण सचमुच अच्छा इंसान था, जैसा वामपंथी बताते हैं? अजीत भारती जी ब्रो ने खोली रावण के स्त्रियों के प्रति आचरण की पोल और भव्यता के नाम पर बेची जा रही नमित मल्होत्रा की 'रामायण' फिल्म का किया जबरदस्त रोस्ट!
बलात्कारी रावण की असलियत और नमित मल्होत्रा की रामायण का महारोस्ट

[डॉ रमाकान्त राय @RamaKRoy]

#RamayanaMovie से दो चीजें एकदम विलुप्त हैं - गरिमा और मर्यादा।

दोस्तों! #Ramayana की टीम सक्रिय हो गई है। सबके अकाउंट पर स्ट्राइक की जा रही है।

आलोचना बर्दाश्त नहीं है इन्हें!

इन्हें चाहिए एकतरफा अधिकार। पैसे और नेटवर्क के बल पर यह समूचे परिदृश्य पर छा जाना चाहते हैं इसलिए दमनकारी हो गए हैं।

आप सब लोग सचेत हो जाएं।

धन्यवाद।

[Hrishikesh Mishra @mhrishikesh80]

The GOAT Namit Malhotra's #Ramayan shows Ravana's head regenerating after Jatayu cuts it. 🤦‍♂️

If Jatayu witnessed this, it’s the #1 piece of battlefield intel he should've given to Lord Ram! Why did he keep quiet?

What were the directors & storytellers thinking? You can't just break basic narrative logic in the name of "creative liberty."

In Valmiki's text, Jatayu cuts off Ravana’s arms, NOT his head. Escalating it to decapitation creates a massive plot hole and undermines the entire build-up to the war. Stop treating sacred epics like superhero movies with healing factors! 🧵👇

#Ramayana #NamitMalhotra #NiteshTiwari #ValmikiRamayan #Mythology #Bollywood #CreativeLiberty #CinematicUniverse #EpicFailure #BollywoodCritique

[Hrishikesh Mishra @mhrishikesh80]

@AsianBoxOffice 10000 Cr!

[Hrishikesh Mishra @mhrishikesh80]

@BefittingFacts Accha hai aap movies nahi banate. Thanks for the thoughts! 🙏

[Hrishikesh Mishra @mhrishikesh80]

@taran_adarsh @TheNameIsYash 2nd flop after Toxic. Hattric? Lets wait and watch!

[Randeep Sisodia @Randeep_Sisodia]

Fake #RamayanaMovie

Instance - 3, Surupnakha

In the movie she takes the form of Sita to entice Ram. After Lakshman cuts her nose, Sita berates him for giving her disproportionate punishment.

Valmiki Ramayana:

Surupnakha does not change her form but does tell Ram that she can adopt any form and become a lot more beautiful than Sita. Sita never berates Lakshmana…

By doing so the film makers have changed the whole narrative of the epic. They have directly and deliberately put the blame on Laksmana for the abduction of Sita and eventual war. One of the many instances that reveal film makers evil political intentions!

#BoycottRamayanaMovie

[Lost Temples™ @LostTemple7]

It's been 40 years, yet no one has been able to match this iconic Ramayan

[Hrishikesh Mishra @mhrishikesh80]

@TheAbhishek_IND 😂

[Ajeet Bharti @ajeetbharti]

क्योंकि रावण एक लीचड़, ठरकी और बलात्कारी था। यदि उसके पात्र को पीड़ितों के लिए जय भीम बोल कर लड़ते दिखाया जाएगा, तो आपत्ति होनी चाहिए।

चमकीली जूस के पैकेट में जहर पीना बहादुरी नहीं है। यदि स्थापित इतिहास में प्रोपेगैंडा आपको पच जाता है तो फिर तो अकबर भी महान था और औरंगजेब भी टोपी सिल कर गुजारा करता था।

[Rahul Biswas @RudraVersee]

Even a Japanese director understood how lustful Ravan was and included that aspect in a twohour animated film.This was a crucial scene for portraying Ravan's character accurately.But a big budget movie chose to cut that scene.our great director,producer r both hardcore RavanFan😎

[Ashwini Yadav @iamAshwiniyadav]

दोनों रामायण में अंतर बहुत है। ये 19-20 का अंतर नहीं बल्कि बहुत ज़्यादा अंतर है।

ये समझिये टेस्ट क्रिकेट और आईपीएल का खेल जितना अलग होता है वैसा है।

भावनाएं, शालीनता, मर्यादा, अनुशासन, आवाज, मधुरता, पटकथा... सब कुछ में ज़मीन आसमान का अंतर हो गया है।

आप देखिये ख़ुद ही।

[kapil bishnoi @Kapil_Jyani_]

रावण का किरदार….

एक बार निभा दिया गया है…

दोबारा ये किरदार निभाना नामुमकिन है…!!