Manoj Muntashir cried over the criticism for 'Adipurush', said- learned a lot about life
Manoj Muntashir: Writer and lyricist Manoj Muntashir, who faced a lot of criticism for 'Adipurush', has said that he accepts his mistake and will also try to avoid such things in the future. During this, he has described Bollywood as a market.

Manoj Muntashir is a well-known lyricist and writer of Bollywood films. Besides writing, he has also appeared in TV shows. Manoj Muntashir has also done writing work for some shows on TV. He has done screenwriting for 'Kaun Banega Crorepati'. Besides that, he is also known for writing popular songs like 'Galiyaan', 'Tere Sang Yara', 'Kaun Tujhe', etc. However, after Adipurush joined the most controversial film, he draws a lot of criticism.
The film 'Adipurush', released in 2023, was totally rejected by the audience. The film was also quite controversial; for that, the producer of the film and all those associated with the film were highly criticized. Actors like Prabhas, Saif Ali Khan, Kriti Sanon, etc., were seen in the film. Manoj Muntashir was associated as a writer with this film. He also wrote the dialogues of this film for which he is facing severe criticism. Now, on this subject, this lyricist has spoken openly. He stated those misdeeds were done by him in ignorance. He never had any intention to hurt religious sentiments or tarnish God's image.
Manoj, who recently appeared in Shubhankar Mishra's podcast, said that he was completely broken by the criticism he received for the film. He said that it had a deep impact on him and he also cried. He said that from this he learned that everything in life is temporary. He said, "As a human being, I understood that nothing is permanent. What is there today, may not be there tomorrow, but I also learned that what is good, can be bad tomorrow and it can be good the day after tomorrow." He further said that he has not stopped, nor has he bowed down. He can keep trying day and night.
Discussing the learnings from Bollywood, the author said that Bollywood is a market and profit is the only rule there. He said, "Bollywood is a market. There are no rules and regulations in the market, profit is the only rule. When they will benefit from me, they will come to me again, and they are coming." He said that he accepts his mistake and will try his best to avoid such issues in the future. Let us tell you that there was a lot of controversy over the allegations of showing Ramayana in the wrong way in Aadipurush. The film's VFX, characters, and dialogues were accused of hurting people's sentiments.