Padmavati Under THREAT: Rajput Outfit Says It Will Burn Down Theatres Screening The Film
Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Ranveer Singh-Deepika Padukone-Shahid Kapoor starrer Padmavati is under threat from Jai Rajputana Sangh
Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Ranveer Singh-Deepika
Padukone-Shahid Kapoor starrer magnum-opus Padmavati has run into trouble
again. Members of the Jai Rajputana Sangh have warned cinema halls and
multiplexes in Jaipur against screening the film.
Members of the outfit have said that if Padmavati is
released without being pre-screened to Rajput organisations, they will burn
cinema halls and multiplexes screening the film.
Deepika Padukone & Shahid Kapoor In Padmavati
“We won’t tolerate any distortion of history and if any
romantic relationship is shown between queen Padmavati and Alauddin Khilji, we
will burn cinema halls screening the film,” said Bhanwar Singh Reta, founder of
Jai Rajputana Sangh, which reportedly has 2.65 lakh members.
Earlier this year, Sanjay Leela Bhansali was manhandled
by the members of the Karni Sena, a Rajput organisation, in Jaipur while
shooting Padmavati.
They stalled the shoot and vandalised the set, alleging that the film distorted
history.
Sanjay Leela Bhansali Attacked On The Sets Of Padmavati
The Sena then announced that they will continue the
attacks until the filmmaker agrees to their demands. This development seems to
have stemmed from rumours stating that the film includes a dream sequence where
Alauddin Khilji, played by Ranveer, will get intimate with Rani Padmavati,
played by Deepika.
Ranveer Singh As Alauddin Khilji In Padmavati
The Rajput Karni Sena, had also sent out four diktats to
SLB. The group had demanded that the title of the film be changed, any intimate
scenes between Ranveer and Deepika be cut out of the script and no distortion
of historical facts under the guise of creative liberty.
The trailer of Padmavati was released amid much fanfare
and the performance of Shahid, Ranveer and Deepika was applauded by fans and
members of the film fraternity.
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