Adipurush movie review and release highlights: Saif Ali Khan attends screening with sons

Saif Ali Khan's son Ibrahim Ali Khan attended the screening of Adipurush in Mumbai. Also at the screening was Saif's other son Taimur and the actor himself.

TV's Ram and Sita Gurmeet Chaudhary and Debina Bonnerjee were spotted by the paparazzi at a screening of Adipurush on Friday.

Actor Sonnalli Seygall attended the screening of Adipurush. She recently got married and was seen in a beautiful orange suit.

Take a bit of Avengers and Lord of The Rings, add a pinch of Game of Thrones, and top it up with Temple Run — and Adipurush is served. Agreed it's no easy feat to recreate an epic tale, but with all the research and material at hand — through Tulsidas' Ramcharitmanas and Valmiki's Ramayana — if this is director Om Raut's best take on the contemporary Ramayana, we need to go back and revisit the original in all its glory, and restore our sanity. Adipurush is merely a Bollywood-ised version of one of the most epic tales that ever existed.

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Prabhas-starrer Adipurush is eying a bumper opening at the box office with trade experts predicting the film could do a business of more than ₹80 crore on its opening day and comparing its pre-release buzz to Shah Rukh Khan-starrer Pathaan.

The big-budget multilingual film, reportedly made on a budget of ₹500 crore, will release in 3D across the globe this Friday.

“After #Adipursh Movie release. #OmRaut realized that he did a mistake by choosing #Prabhas instead of #RamCharan. Asalu Ramudu ante @AlwaysRamCharan,” read a tweet.

Animal and Arjun Reddy director Sandeep Reddy Vanga wrote, “Hearing all great stuff about #adipurush. The epic is an fantastic VFX wonder truly made in india. It’s got divine power.”

Kriti Sanon, who plays the role of Janaki (Sita) in the big-budget period saga directed by Om Raut, took to her official Instagram account and shared videos of children looking forward to watching the film.

"As a child, the impact of visuals is a lot more than that of stories we hear. Our Visual memory is stronger and stays with us longer. I'm so happy that these lil ones and today's generation is getting to watch Ramayana on the big screen (sic)" she captioned her post.

Describing Ramayana as an important part of Indian culture and values, Sanon said "we must pass this (on) to every generation."

“@kritisanon's portrayal of #Janaki in #Adipurush is pure and played to perfection. How beautifully #KritiSanon balances authenticity with an ethereal charm that catches attention,” said Sidharth Kanan in a tweet.

#OneWordReview… #Adipurush: DISAPPOINTING. Rating: One and a half stars. #Adipurush is an EPIC DISAPPOINTMENT… Just doesn’t meet the mammoth expectations… Director #OmRaut had a dream cast and a massive budget on hand, but creates a HUGE MESS. #AdipurushReview," wrote Taran Adarsh in a tweet.

As people online praised Kriti's performance as Sita, she is reacting to their posts. “Halfway through Adipurush.. can not get enough of #KritiSanon’s mesmerizing screen presence as #Janaki! Her expressive eyes speak volumes.. fabulous screen presence! @kritisanon #AdipurushReview #Adipurush,” read a tweet. Kriti reacted with a ‘thanks’ and ‘Jai Shri Ram’.

Twitter users were disappointed with the ‘Chapri’ dialogues in the film. 

A video shared on social media shows a monkey poking its head out of wall at a theatre. Its appearance left many in the audience overjoyed as they hooted and chanted 'Jai Hanuman Ji'.

A video circulating on the internet shows a bunch of fans beating up a man for criticising the film. The video is reportedly from Hyderabad. The man said, “They kept all the monsters from the play station games in this one. Except for Hanuman, background score and some 3D shots here and there, there is nothing else.” About Prabhas' performance, he said, “Absolutely doesn’t suit, in the get up. In Baahubali, he was like a king and there was a royalty. Seeing the royalty in that, they took him for this role. Om Raut did not show Prabhas properly.” He was then beaten up by those around him and had to be rescued.

Prabhas film received positive reactions from those, who watched it on first day. Directed by Om Raut, it also features Saif Ali Khan, who was called ‘terrific’ for his role as Ravana, the antagonist to Prabhas' Raghav. Kriti Sanon's performance as Janaki was also lauded. 

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Saif Ali Khan plays Ravana in Kriti Sanon and Prabhas-starrer Adipurush. His performance is being lauded on Twitter. A tweet read, "Adipurush is a masterpiece in itself and Saif Ali Khan had made it look much greater on screens!!!" One person wrote, "A standout performance by Saif Ali Khan in Adipurush. His acting is mind blowing."

Adipurush (Hindi) has recorded the fourth highest advance booking sales ever for a Hindi film worth around ₹31-32 crore nett, as per a new report by Box Office India.

Adipurush's first day advance booking collection is lower than films like War and and its more or less in the same range as Brahmastra, but the film has better advances than these movies post the first day, said the report.

A monkey could be seen inside a cinema hall during the screening of Prabhas' film. The video is grabbing attention on social media. 

Music composers Ajay-Atul have said that the Adipurush song Jai Shri Ram is a ‘scary’ one, as was their previous hit song Zingaat. They added that 'everyone was scared of Zingaaat' before they took it up.

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Sunny Singh talks about his experience of shooting with Prabhas in Adipurush. Prabhas plays Raghav, while Sunny essays the role of Laxman in the film.

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Fans of actor Prabhas shared their excitement in Andhra Pradesh's Yemmiganur by organising a bullock cart rally with enormous posters of the actor from Adiprush.

Actor Kriti Sanon on Thursday said she is happy that the current generation will experience the retelling of the epic Ramayana on the big screen through her film Adipurush, which released on Friday.

The actor, who plays the role of Janaki in the big-budget period saga directed by Om Raut, took to her official Instagram account and shared videos of children looking forward to watching the film.

Some took to Twitter to share funny reactions as Adipurushi released in theatres on Friday. One wanted to know of Telugu actor Allu Arjun was also a part of Adipursh's ensmeble cast. 

Trade experts believe Adipurush is likely to make an opening collection of ₹50 crore, and the weekend earnings may rise up to ₹170 crore. 

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Before the film's release, Aamir Khan Productions had sent best wishes to the whole Adipurush team. The Instagram post was captioned, "Wishing Bhushan Kumar, Saif Ali Khan, @actorprabhas, @Kritisanon, @OmRaut, and the entire team, all the very best for their epic film Adipurush. May it win the hearts of audiences all across the world (sic)."