Mukesh Khanna Criticizes Ramayana Film's Budget, Calls for Scholarly Review of Religious Films
Veteran actor Mukesh Khanna has criticized the high Rs 4,000-crore budget of the upcoming Ramayana film starring Ranbir Kapoor, Sai Pallavi, and others, calling it a "wastage of money." He emphasized the importance of staying true to the original epic and urged the formation of a scholarly committee to review religious and mythological films before release. Khanna expressed concern over creative liberties taken in the portrayal of characters, stressing the responsibility filmmakers have when adapting sacred texts like the Ramayana and Mahabharata.
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Sentiment was consistent across outlets (32–32/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
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english broke this story on 13 Nov, 01:45 am. Other outlets followed.