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Despite Protests, "Padmaavat" Crosses 1 Million Mark, Say Makers: 10 Facts
One million people watched "Padmaavat" on its opening day, the film's maker Viacom 18 Motion said on Friday as it released across the country amid tight security at cinema halls. Fringe groups like the Karni Sena continued protests in parts of Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan, blocking roads and holding rallies and union Minister VK Singh has suggested ...
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GD Goenka School Bus Attacked In Gurgaon As Protests Over Padmaavat Escalate; Large Gatherings Banned
A school bus carrying students was attacked by protesters in Gurgaon, adjacent to national capital Delhi, as protests turned violent in several states a day before the release of "Padmaavat." The attackers threw stones at the school bus, smashing its windows. Nobody was injured but a video showed terrified students ducking and cowering in fearing f...
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Padmaavat Release Controversy Highlights: School Bus Torched In Gurgaon, Protests Across North India
After the top court's unequivocal order yesterday rejecting the final attempts by Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh to ban the film 'Padmaavat'', protests against the release of the movie turned violent. Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra stressed "People can't come and say law and order problems, ban the movie. Let us not come to a state where the exhi...
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It's Official! "Padmaavat" To Hit Screens On January 25
After facing several blockades and controversies, Sanjay Leela Bhansali's film "Padmavati", which was retitled "Padmavat" and again "Padmaavat", will release on January 25, makers of the film announced today.
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Kangana Ranaut Says Threats To Deepika Padukone 'Wrong But Not Surprising'
Karni Sena threatened to cut off Deepika Padukone's nose and a BJP leader put a price on her head. All this because Deepika starred in Padmavati
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India Cutting Sorry Figure With Threats To Artists: Bombay High Court
A democratic country like India is cutting a very sorry figure with open threats being given to artists and others and with attacks on people for voicing their opinions, the Bombay High Court said today.
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Amid Padmavati Row, Venkaiah Naidu Says Violent Threats "Not Acceptable"
Amid the huge controversy over the upcoming historical drama 'Padmavati', Vice President Venkaiah Naidu said today that violent threats and announcing rewards for physical harm was not acceptable in a democracy. Not directly referring to the controversy, but films and art in general, he warned against undermining the rule of law in the country but ...
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Security For Deepika Padukone's Family In Bengaluru Amid Padmavati Row
After a series of threats over Deepika Padukone's portrayal of the 13th Century Queen Padmavati in an upcoming Hindi film, police personnel have been deployed outside her parents' home in Bengaluru, the police said.
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Shabana Azmi Urges Film Industry To 'Boycott Goa Fest' Over Padmavati Row
Within hours of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) or the censor board informing the Padmavati producers that their application for certification had been found to be "incomplete", actor and social activist Shabana Azmi took to Twitter to question the intention of the board.
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Glamourising Alauddin Khilji Like Praising Acid Attackers: Haryana Minister On 'Padmavati' Row
In letters to Union Minister Smriti Irani and 'Padmavati' director Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Haryana minister Vipul Goel today sought changes in the Bollywood film and said that "glamourising Alauddin Khilji's character was akin to praising those who carry out acid attacks on girls".
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Ex Royals Of Jaipur Call For Ban On Padmavati: 10 Points On Controversy
The former royals of Jaipur have joined the opposition to Sanjay Leela Bhansali's film, Padmavati, which stars Deepika Padukone, Shahid Kapoor and Ranveer Singh and is scheduled to release on December 1. Divya Kumari, whose grandfather was the last ruler of Jaipur, said "The women of Rajasthan are very upset with this film made on a queen who is th...
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Deepika Padukone Tweets To Smriti Irani For 'Action' On Vandalised Padmavati Rangoli
Deepika Padukone expressed her disappointment over the attack on a rangoli of her upcoming film Padmavati, made by an artist in Gujarat's Surat
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Padmavati Controversy: Ranveer Singh Says Don't Want To Focus On Negative Events
On Padmavati controversy, Ranveer Singh said, "We are very happy with the way the film is progressing. I don't want to focus on negative events"
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Shahid Kapoor Says Padmavati 'Won't Hurt' People's Sentiments
"Our attempt will be to shoot the film smoothly. And we just hope when the film releases people look at it in an unbiased way and after that they can say what they want to," said Shahid
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Opinion: A Censor Board Member's View On 'Padmavati'
Violence or vandalism cannot recreate history. In fact, it cannot create anything. It only destroys - destroys peace, democratic discourse, creativity and free speech. Unfortunately, this happened twice recently on the sets of the film Padmavati. The film is based on an epic poem Padmavat written by Malik Muhammad Jayasi in Avadhi language. Jayasi ...
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Despite Protests, "Padmaavat" Crosses 1 Million Mark, Say Makers: 10 Facts
One million people watched "Padmaavat" on its opening day, the film's maker Viacom 18 Motion said on Friday as it released across the country amid tight security at cinema halls. Fringe groups like the Karni Sena continued protests in parts of Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan, blocking roads and holding rallies and union Minister VK Singh has suggested ...
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GD Goenka School Bus Attacked In Gurgaon As Protests Over Padmaavat Escalate; Large Gatherings Banned
A school bus carrying students was attacked by protesters in Gurgaon, adjacent to national capital Delhi, as protests turned violent in several states a day before the release of "Padmaavat." The attackers threw stones at the school bus, smashing its windows. Nobody was injured but a video showed terrified students ducking and cowering in fearing f...
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Padmaavat Release Controversy Highlights: School Bus Torched In Gurgaon, Protests Across North India
After the top court's unequivocal order yesterday rejecting the final attempts by Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh to ban the film 'Padmaavat'', protests against the release of the movie turned violent. Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra stressed "People can't come and say law and order problems, ban the movie. Let us not come to a state where the exhi...
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It's Official! "Padmaavat" To Hit Screens On January 25
After facing several blockades and controversies, Sanjay Leela Bhansali's film "Padmavati", which was retitled "Padmavat" and again "Padmaavat", will release on January 25, makers of the film announced today.
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Kangana Ranaut Says Threats To Deepika Padukone 'Wrong But Not Surprising'
Karni Sena threatened to cut off Deepika Padukone's nose and a BJP leader put a price on her head. All this because Deepika starred in Padmavati
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India Cutting Sorry Figure With Threats To Artists: Bombay High Court
A democratic country like India is cutting a very sorry figure with open threats being given to artists and others and with attacks on people for voicing their opinions, the Bombay High Court said today.
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Amid Padmavati Row, Venkaiah Naidu Says Violent Threats "Not Acceptable"
Amid the huge controversy over the upcoming historical drama 'Padmavati', Vice President Venkaiah Naidu said today that violent threats and announcing rewards for physical harm was not acceptable in a democracy. Not directly referring to the controversy, but films and art in general, he warned against undermining the rule of law in the country but ...
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Security For Deepika Padukone's Family In Bengaluru Amid Padmavati Row
After a series of threats over Deepika Padukone's portrayal of the 13th Century Queen Padmavati in an upcoming Hindi film, police personnel have been deployed outside her parents' home in Bengaluru, the police said.
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Shabana Azmi Urges Film Industry To 'Boycott Goa Fest' Over Padmavati Row
Within hours of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) or the censor board informing the Padmavati producers that their application for certification had been found to be "incomplete", actor and social activist Shabana Azmi took to Twitter to question the intention of the board.
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Glamourising Alauddin Khilji Like Praising Acid Attackers: Haryana Minister On 'Padmavati' Row
In letters to Union Minister Smriti Irani and 'Padmavati' director Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Haryana minister Vipul Goel today sought changes in the Bollywood film and said that "glamourising Alauddin Khilji's character was akin to praising those who carry out acid attacks on girls".
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Ex Royals Of Jaipur Call For Ban On Padmavati: 10 Points On Controversy
The former royals of Jaipur have joined the opposition to Sanjay Leela Bhansali's film, Padmavati, which stars Deepika Padukone, Shahid Kapoor and Ranveer Singh and is scheduled to release on December 1. Divya Kumari, whose grandfather was the last ruler of Jaipur, said "The women of Rajasthan are very upset with this film made on a queen who is th...
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Deepika Padukone Tweets To Smriti Irani For 'Action' On Vandalised Padmavati Rangoli
Deepika Padukone expressed her disappointment over the attack on a rangoli of her upcoming film Padmavati, made by an artist in Gujarat's Surat
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Padmavati Controversy: Ranveer Singh Says Don't Want To Focus On Negative Events
On Padmavati controversy, Ranveer Singh said, "We are very happy with the way the film is progressing. I don't want to focus on negative events"
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Shahid Kapoor Says Padmavati 'Won't Hurt' People's Sentiments
"Our attempt will be to shoot the film smoothly. And we just hope when the film releases people look at it in an unbiased way and after that they can say what they want to," said Shahid
-
Opinion: A Censor Board Member's View On 'Padmavati'
Violence or vandalism cannot recreate history. In fact, it cannot create anything. It only destroys - destroys peace, democratic discourse, creativity and free speech. Unfortunately, this happened twice recently on the sets of the film Padmavati. The film is based on an epic poem Padmavat written by Malik Muhammad Jayasi in Avadhi language. Jayasi ...
