Boil & Roil in Rajasthan

The Padmavati controversy continues to create upheaval across Rajasthan as various state-based communities, political leaders across the country, along with youth are relentlessly protesting and asking for a ban on the movie.

The protesters have apprehensions regarding the depiction of the protagonist, queen Padmavati. They allege that the facts have been distorted to commercialise the film and it portrays the Rajput community under bad light.

Moreover, people from various parts of the state are venting their are anger in varied ways, and among other things they are also demanding Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s arrest, charging him with treason, passing of the film by committees of historians, and most importantly an action from the government towards restriction on the release.

However, even as the date of the movie’s release is nearing, the state government, as of now, does not have any concrete plan to handle the increasing violence and dissent.

In fact, chief minister Vasundhara Raje is facing additional pressure from various MLAs, who are threatening of severe consequences if the film is released.

STAR SUPPORT

Actor Neil Nitin Mukesh came out in support of the film Padmavati. He was in Udaipur. He said the artwork portrayed in the film is a story, which keeps changing from time …read more