Padmavati is set for a theatrical release on 1st December.
As Sanjay Leela Bhansali's magnum opus nears its release,
obstacles and protests refuse to die down. At its production stage,
sets and elaborate art installations were vandalized by the Karni Sena, a Rajput group. The Rajasthan royalty have also written to the Prime Minister on grounds that the movie is layered with factual inaccuracies and that they should first see and ratify the film before its out. Today, the
State Department of Uttar Pradesh urged the I&B Ministry to reconsider public view and sentiments before granting a certificate. With civic polls round the corner, the Yogi government doesn't want to put undue pressure on an already fragile law and order machinery in the state.
Here are the highlights of Padmavati controversy:
Deepika Padukone has been given special security by the Mumbai Police after a fringe group in Rajasthan called the Karni Sena threatened her with physical harm on Thursday.
Rs 5 Crore Bounty On Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Deepika Padukone, according to news agency IANS
A resident from Meerut, Abhishek Som, has announced a bounty of Rs 5 crore for 'Padmavati' director Sanjay Leela Bhansali and actor Deepika Padukone, according to news agency IANS.
Abhishek Som, who claimed affiliation to the Samajwadi party, said his political affiliation had nothing to do with his stand on the issue.
Vandalised movie theatre owner says no objectionable clip screened
News agency PTI says that a cinema hall owner from Kota, who's theatre had been vandalised earlier this week by 50 activists of the Shri Rajput Karni Sena, said the theatre had not promoted the film nor had it screened any teasers or trailers of the film 'Padmavati'.
Maharashtra Minister Says Will Provide Security To Theatres If Needed
According to news agency PTI, Maharashtra Minister of State for Home Ranjit Patil has said that movie theatres will be provided security if needed.
Sanjay Leela Bhansali, the film's director, has already been given security and so has actor Deepika Padukone, ahead of the film's release.
Many organisations like the Shri Rajput Karni Sena (SRKS) have claimed that the film has distorted history and hurts the sentiments of the Rajput community.
Special Security for Deepika Padukone ahead of Padmavati releaseDeepika Padukone
gets special security after violent threats from groups protesting her film 'Padmavati'
According to news agency PTI, former Union Minister Shashi Tharoor took a jibe at the revolting Rajasthan Royals on the Padmavati issue. He claimed the "so called valourous maharajas" had scurried to accommodate themselves when the British "trampled" over their honour and were now after a filmmaker claiming prestige was at stake.
Amidst rumours that CBFC Chief Prasoon Joshi, had told 'sources' that it will "sail through without cuts", Mr Joshi clarified that the reports are "absolutely baseless and untrue". He further said that he has not watched the film yet and that it will follow all "due process at CBFC".
'Padmavati' Release Can Cause Law And Order Problem: Yogi Adityanath Government To CentreThe Uttar Pradesh government on Wednesday wrote to the Union Secretary of Ministry of Information and Broadcasting requesting them to ensure that the prospects of public outrage and unrest over the Bollywood film 'Padmavati' are considered owing to alleged twisting of historical facts before certification of the film by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC).
Ajmer Dargah Deewan Zainul Abedin Ali Khan today urged the Prime Minister to stall the release of Padmavati since it hurts religious sentiments. Mr Khan has also likened Sanjay Leela Bhansali to Salman Rushdie, Taslima Nasreen and Tarek Fatah.
Expect Censor Board to take people's sentiments into consideration, says Uma Bharti
Rajasthan minister Kiran Maheshwari today joined the chorus of protests against Bollywood movie Padmavati even as the Shri Rajput Karni Sena called for a country-wide bandh on December 1 opposing the film's release.