‘He is not entering a temple, but a Durga Puja Pandal,’ Ayan Mukerji addresses one of Ranbir Kapoor’s entry scene in Brahmastra – Times of India

Ranbir Kapoor And the Alia BhattThe ‘Brahmastra’ trailer was the talk of the town. Fans have gone crazy about the intriguing visuals and elements presented in the video. However, at the same time, the trailer also came under fire, due to Ranbir Kapoor’s entry scene where the actor wore his shoes inside a temple.

newly, Iantook the film director home Instagram Dealing with clarifying himself. In his justification, he wrote, “We’ve had some people in our community, upset over one shot in our trailer – Ranbir’s character wearing shoes as he rings a bell. Like maker of this movie (And lovingly), I wanted to humbly talk about what happened here. In our movie, Ranbir does not enter a temple, but a Durga Pooja Pandal.”

He also added, “My family used to organize a similar kind Durga Puja celebration For … 75 years! One, I’ve been a part of since my childhood. In my experience, we only take off our shoes, right on the stage where the gods are, not when you enter the Pandal.”

On a closing note, he wrote: “It is personally important to me to reach out to anyone who might be upset by this image…because above all, Brahmāstra was created as a film experience that respects and celebrates – Indian culture, tradition and history. That is why I made this The movie, so it is very important to me that this feeling reaches every Indian who watches Brahmastra!”

Meanwhile, apart from Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt, the movie also stars Nagarjuna, moni royAnd the Amitabh Bachchan in pivotal roles. The film is scheduled to be released in theaters on September 9.