Thread by @Arthistorian18

Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama 1993
-Anime film co-produced by Japan & India ,directed by Koichi Sasaki,Ram Mohan,Yugo Sako (also producer of the film).
Although it was banned in India during the #BabriMasjid riots. later dubbed in Hindi and aired on DD National.
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Here are the controversy

The Indian Express misinterpreted Yugo Sako's "The Ramayana Relics" documentary and published that he was making a new Ramayana. Soon thereafter, a protest letter based on the misunderstanding from the Vishva Hindu Parishad was received by the.....

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Japanese Embassy in Delhi, which said that no foreigners could arbitrarily cinematize Ramayana because it was the great national heritage of India.

After the misconceptions were cleared, Yugo Sako proposed the idea of an animated Ramayana to the VHP and the government.

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He told them that animation was a serious art form in Japan and it would help bring the Ramayana to a wider global audience. The Government agreed initially, but later declined his proposal for a bi-nation collaboration, saying the Ramayana is a very sensitive subject

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and cannot be portrayed as a cartoon. Also, the fact that the movie was being made at the height of the Ayodhya dispute, added to the controversy and axed the prospects of producing it in India.

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With no choice and support left, the movie was ultimately produced in Japan with nearly 450 artists from both nations contributing to its creation.

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