After the immense success of ’Bajirao Mastani’, Sanjay Leela Bhansali began working on an even more ambitious project - ’Padmavati’. The movie which stars Deepika Padukone, Ranveer Singh and Shahid Kapoor has been in the news regularly ever since the project was announced. Mostly for controversial reasons, ’Padmavati’ always managed to grab the headlines making it one of the most highly anticipated Bollywood films. Here’s taking a look at times when the movie grabbed everyone’s attention.
- ‘PADMAVATI’: CONGRESS SPOKESPERSON SAYS SCENES THAT HURT COMMUNITY SENTIMENTS SHOULD BE REVIEWED
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In the wake of the ongoing controversy surrounding Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s film ’Padmavati’, a Congress spokesperson on Wednesday said that if there are scenes that hurt the sentiments of a particular community, the same needs to be reviewed.
I have not watched the movie as yet, but definitely the Central Board of Film Certification formulated and formed by the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government has seen it and passed it without cuts. But any movie that hurts the sentiments of any community. a film is not made to hurt any community, said Congress Spokesperson R.P.N. Singh.
The Shri Rajput Karni Sena on Wednesday called for a ’Bharat Bandh’ ( shutdown) on December 1, if the film starring Deepika Padukone, Ranveer Singh and Shahid Kapoor releases on that date.
Citing intelligence alerts of possible widespread unrest against the film, the UP government sent a letter to the information and broadcasting ministry urging it to inform the censor board about the public sentiment against the film and defer its release.
The two-page letter said that while the right type of film has a positive influence over the target audience and society as a whole, movies based on distorted and unfounded historical facts or fiction not only spread hatred but also pose a major challenge to the law and order situation.
- ’PADMAVATI’ ROW: KARNI SENA VANDALISE THEATRE IN RAJASTHAN FOLLOWING DEEPIKA PADUKONE’S REMARKS
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With the film’s release date nearing, the situation of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s magnum opus ’Padmavati’ seems to be getting unpleasant by the day. Commenting on the uproar that the film has triggered, Deepika Padukone recently questioned the state of the country and also stated that we have regressed as a nation. In retaliation to her comments, members of Rajput Karni Sena on Tuesday vandalised a theatre in Kota in Rajasthan, after rumours of the trailer of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s upcoming film being shown surfaced.
According to reports, the protestors pelted stones and broke windowpanes, gates and the ticket counter, and damaged some office furniture between 3.30 p.m. and 4 p.m. at the theatre. They also allegedly shouted slogans against Bhansali. Police apparently resorted to mild lathi-charge to disperse the protestors and detained eight persons. Though police did not confirm it, Sena sources claimed that the protest was held as the theatre was showing a trailer of the film.
- ‘PADMAVATI’: RAJPUT LEADER AGREES TO SUPPORT THE FILM IF THEIR DELEGATION IS SATISFIED WITH IT
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As the release date of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Padmavati’ draws near, the protests against the film only seem to be intensifying. However, in the midst of all the drama, it seems some of Rajput protest groups can perhaps be reasoned with. According to reports, R.P. Singh, leader of Akhand Rajputana Seva Sangh claims to support the film if it satisfies the sensibilities of the members of his group. Apparently, the leader got in touch with people from Bhansali Productions who assured to screen the film especially for them between the 15th and 18th November. Singh also added that a delegation of eleven men will be watching this special screening and if they are satisfied, then his group will offer full support to ‘Padmavati’. Starring Deepika Padukone, Shahid Kapoor and Ranveer Singh, ‘Padmavati’ is all set to release on December 1, 2017.
- ‘PADMAVATI’: QUEEN OF BUNDI RAISES NO OBJECTION TO THE RELEASE OF SANJAY LEELA BHANSALI’S FILM
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Filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali has been battling a lot of controversies stirred up by fringe groups and political parties. However the director now has a reason to smile after the Queen of Rajasthan’s Bundi, Mayuri Singh has come out in his support and the release of the film.
In an interview with ANI, the Queen said, Let the movie Padmavati release first, director Sanjay Leela Bhansali has assured us of nothing demeaning ( of the Rajput clan has been shown) in it.
However, she has warned the makers of a protest if the director has not lived up to his word. She said, “If after release, we think something is objectionable, then we will protest.”
The period drama starring Deepika Padukone, Ranveer Singh and Shahid Kapoor in lead roles, has been facing a lot of opposition from the Rajput Karni Sena, a few politicians and even the royal family of Mewar that claimed Bhansali’s film has various inaccuracies that transgress the limits of dramatic license.
Despite the many threats and oppositions, the film is scheduled to hit theatres worldwide on 1st December.
- ’PADMAVATI’ ROW: MEWAR ROYALS WRITE TO PM MODI, CBFC TO WITHHOLD PERMISSION TO RELEASE THE FILM
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Days after the Supreme Court refused a plea seeking to ban the release of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s controversial historical drama ’Padmavati’ featuring Deepika Padukone as the Rajput goddess queen, the royal family of Mewar has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union ministry of information and broadcasting and the Central Board of Film Certification ( CBFC) to withhold permission to release the film on December 1.
M K Vishvaraj Singh of Udaipur-Mewar royal family said in his letter that although Bhansali claimed the film is well researched, factual and true to history, it is based on a text that’s not regarded as accurate.
Stating that the filmmaker has relied on ’Padmavat’ by Malik Muhammad Jayasi, a Sufi poet, he says, The work is replete with poetic imagery and even has a talking and thinking parrot.
Apart from the story, the royal family also claimed that the song ’Ghoomar’ and publicity material establishes gross inaccuracies that transgress the limits of dramatic license.
Adding that the important events in the film have wrongly been depicted he claimed that there were only three ’jauhars’ ( self-immolation) in the 1, 400-year-old recorded history of Mewar.
He also condemned the use of the family name without seeking permission
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