In Pics | Movies accused of distorting historical facts

Prabhas and Kriti Sanon's recently released film Adipurush has become part of the list of movies to irk the audience with its alleged historical facts distortion. While it is not new in showbiz for a film to face the heat for its tweaking the historical facts. Here we list a few Indian movies which came under the radar and faced petitions and audience uproar for altering the meddling with historical facts.

Adipurush is facing criticism for its pedestrian language and depiction of Sita in the mythological epic. Many Hindu outfits also believed that the movie has 'distorted facts'. Bowing to the pressure, the makers of the movie have decided to 'revise some of the dialogues' and said the amended lines will be added to the film by this week. Earlier, the movie ran into trouble its poor visual effects forcing the makers to re-release the trailer with VFX enhancement. Credit: IANS Photo

SS Rajamouli's 'RRR' (2022) might have set several records at the box office. But the film faced backlash after its release. The audience accused the makers of distorting historical facts. Several PILs were filed against Rajamouli for portraying the 'false' friendship between Alluri Sitarama Raju & Komaram Bheem. Rajamouli, on his part, has clarified many times that film is entirely fictional and is based on two of his favourite warriors who never met each other in real life. Credit: Special Arrangement

Sanjay Leela Bhansali's 'Padmaavat' (2018) was embroiled in controversy for several reasons. From its title to its storyline, the movie irked historians, Rajputs and Muslims over misrepresentation of the period. The film faced severe backlash and was released after obliging to the needs of the right-wing outfit. The movie was released after the change in the title and a few modifications. Credit: Special Arrangement

Hrithik Roshan starrer 'Mohenjo Daro' (2016) ran into trouble for historical inaccuracies and portrayal of the ancient Indus Valley Civilization in the movie. Facing the heat filmmaker Ashutosh Gowariker decided on releasing a director's cut version of the film abiding to some of the concerns raised by the audience. Credit: Special Arrangement

Bollywood's 'Mr Perfectionist' Aamir Khan stirred storm after the release of Mangal Pandey (2005) as many indian historians, Ballia residents and British scholars complained about the distortion of history in the biographical drama. Credit: Special Arrangement