Hindus appeal Mandalay Pictures to stay faithful to scripture in upcoming movie “Ramayan 3392 A.D.”

Perturbed Hindus have appealed to Mandalay Pictures to stay faithful to the story and the spirit of their sacred scripture Ramayan while making the Hollywood movie “Ramayan 3392 A.D.”“Ramayan 3392 A.D.”“Ramayan 3392 A.D.”

Advancing the cause spearheaded by acclaimed Hindu statesman Rajan Zed; Bhavna Shinde, representing Hindu Janjagruti Samiti, in a communiqué to Mandalay chairman Peter Guber today, said, “We urge you to feel the pain of the Hindu community, and stay faithful to the story and the spirit of the timeless holy epic, presenting the final product with a true depiction of Ramayan.”

Shinde further wrote, “…the 1 billion strong Hindu community is perturbed over your announcement of the new movie ‘Ramayan 3392 A.D.’, in which you have teamed up with Mark Canton and Liquid Comics. Acclaimed Hindu leader Rajan Zed has expressed serious concerns about this movie, and we wholeheartedly support him.”

“Ramayan is a highly revered Scripture for Hindus. Any attempt to present its fantasized or re-imagined version to fit the Hollywood machine is likely to hurt the feelings of the devotees”, she added.

Motion picture company Mandalay Pictures, producer Mark Canton of “300” fame, and Liquid Comics have teamed up to make this movie “Ramayan 3392 A.D.” Ramayan, an ancient Sanskrit scripture that consists of 24,000 stanzas, explores various themes, including human existence, concept of dharma, etc. Hinduism, oldest and third largest religion of the world, has about one billion followers.
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