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The Aam Aadmi Party on Saturday raised objections to certain dialogues and scenes of the film "Aadipursh" -- a retelling of the Ramayana -- accusing it of hurting Hindu sentiments and alleged the BJP allowed its making for "cheap politics".

Kathmandu Mayor bans Hindi films over 'Adipurush' dialogue. Censor Board withholds permission.

Congresss Supriya Shrinate called the language crass and said it had hurt peoples sentiments. Meanwhile, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel accused the film of tarnishing Lord Ram and Lord Hanumans image. Criticism has also come from Shiv Sena MP Priyanka Chaturvedi and AAP spokesperson Sanjay Singh, who said the film was a "grave insult" to Hindu society.

'Adipurush' a retelling of the epic Ramayana directed by Om Raut was released on June 16

The dialogues and language used in this movie are indecent. In Tulasidas Ramayana, Lord Ram was portrayed as Maryada Purushottam and decent language was used. In Adipurush, dialogues of characters are of very low level

Nepal's Censor Board also decided to hold back permission to Adipurush, the upcoming Indian epic mythological film based on the Hindu epic "Ramayana", for the same reason

Much-awaited mythological drama, Adipurush, based on the epic Ramayana, is finally scheduled to be released in theatres worldwide, including Nepal, on Friday, today.

The Nepal Film Union has urged all the cinema halls in Kathmandu to stop showing Adipurush and urged theatres outside the capital to release it only after assessing the security situation. In a

A day after Mayor Balen Shah warned that no Indian movie will be allowed in the Nepal capital if the film based on the Hindu epic Ramayana does not correct the "mistake" about the birthplace of Sita.