Om Raut, director of the film Adipurush, filed a complaint against producer Krishan Kumar at Mumbai's Andheri police station, accusing them of hurting the sentiments of Hindus. The complaint has been given by Prithviraj Maskey, President of the complainant NGO Sangharsh.

According to the complaint, the film depicts Sita wearing a white sari, when she left the palace, wearing a saffron sari. Lord Rama is shown as a warrior in the film, although he was Maryada Purushottam. Ravana's Lanka is shown to be made of stones, in fact it was made of gold. Sita was born in Nepal, the film depicts India as her birthplace.

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel said on Saturday that an attempt has been made to tarnish the image of Lord Ram and Lord Hanuman in the film 'Adipurush'. He said that if people demand, the Congress government may consider banning the film in the state.

Baghel said the film's dialogues are objectionable and low-level. Talking to reporters at his official residence, the Chief Minister said, efforts are being made to tarnish the image of all our deities.

Amidst all the controversies, netizens have found an old tweet of Om Raut, in which people are slamming him for his comment on Hanuman. According to media reports, this tweet of Om Raut going viral on social media is from the year 2015. In this tweet, allegedly made by Raut, it is written, 'Was Lord Hanuman deaf? People around my building think so. Especially on Hanuman Jayanti when people play irrelevant songs loudly.