Shaktimaan : Saif acted like a cheap smuggler aka Sasta Raavan

Apart from criticising the characterisation and wrongful portrayal, the veteran actor also took digs at Saif Ali Khan for his attempts at turning Lankesh, based on Raavan, into a comic character.

Mukesh Khanna said, “Raavan may be scary, but how can look like Chandrakanta's Shivdutt - vishpurush? He was a pandit. You will be shocked how can someone imagine and design Raavan in this manner. I remember when the film was announced, Saif had said he'l make the character humourous. I had said then as well - ‘Who the hell are you to change characters of our epic, apne dharam me kar ke dikhao. Sir katne lagenge (you will be beheaded)’. The fact is, not much changed in Raavan's look and the makers even tried to make him do comedy.”

He added, “Om Raut ko Raavan ke liye sirf Saif Ali Khan mila? Isase uncha character industry me rah nahi gaya kya? Raavan kaddavar tha, isko jugaad se banaya. Raavan kam sasta smuggler zyada dikhta hai (Couldn't Om Raut find a better actor than Saif Ali Khan? This one looks less like Raavan and more like a cheap smuggler).”

Source: Mukesh Khanna wonders why Saif Ali Khan played Raavan in Adipurush

Saif's portrayal of Raavan was caricaturish

What is this man going on about? Saif never said they will make raavan humorous. He said we will humanize him, which was not the best statement to make. But at this point people are just attacking him and putting words in his mouth. Or maybe they don't understand the difference between humanize and humorous?

They could have taken the blessings ministers and made the best raa one ever 😳

The way he instated religion angle & took a dig at his acting rather seems like someone who is a bitter loser. The film is awful but this looks more like making personal remarks than standing up for something right.

Originally posted by: piya2025

The way he instated religion angle & took a dig at his acting rather seems like someone who is a bitter loser. The film is awful but this looks more like making personal remarks than standing up for something right.

This man is also graduated from it cell WhatsApp university

IMHO - I think Saif (and Prabhas and the other cast) just went along with the director's vision. Also, 99% of this movie is CGI created, so the actors had no idea what their outfits and final portrayal would be like. If the creators had a better vision, everyone would have given a better performance.

Toh wo to director ka galti hoga agar portrayal galat he... saif kya karega....

Why are they bringing in his religion? He doesn't even practise that..he doesn't associate himself with any religion..but either way..attacking him for something like this is very low and vile..

Unless you invent lies about satan or evil being descendent of God , having blood relation to God, is an associate and partner in Godhead, or anything to do with messengers or angels, nobody will care how you want to portray satan.. 🤔

Kon hai ye log kaha se aate hai ye log