"Maryadapurushottam Shri Ram ji has been shown in this poster in a costume against the natural spirit and nature of "Ramcharitmanas" mentioned in the Hindu scripture,” the complaint added.
The teaser of the film Adipurush that released in October this year, netizens were aghast at some of the visuals where the Hindu epic appeared more like appropriated rather than retold.
There is also a hilariously copy-pasted scene of Saif as Ravan riding a giant, monster bat. Social media users were quick to point out that it was a rather stupid attempt to recreate the Night King character from Game of Thrones where he rides a skeletal zombie dragon.