Tag: Padmavati

Bhubaneswar: Puri Shankaracharya Swami Nischalananda Saraswati today joined the bandwagon to protest Bollywood filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s portrayal of facts in his upcoming movie Padmavati tagging it as ‘distortion’. The Puri seer stated that the filmmaker has distorted historical facts and wrongly portrayed the character of the Rajput queen in the period drama. He said […]

Gurugram: If state governments are ready to release Bollywood movie “Padmaavat” following the Supreme Court’s order, the Shri Rajput Karni Sena too is prepared to stop the release of the film that “doctors the great history of the nation”, its chief Lokendra Singh Kalvi said here on Monday. Kalvi, addressing media persons here, spoke strongly […]

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the operation of orders banning the release of the film “Padmaavat” by the Gujarat, Rajasthan and Haryana governments. Staying the “notifications and orders” banning the release of the controversial film by the three states, a bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice A.M. Khanwilklar and Justice D.Y. […]

Mumbai: After months of facing resistance, Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s “Padmaavat” — earlier titled “Padmavati” — will hit the screens worldwide on January 25, the makers formally announced on Sunday. The filmmaker hopes the audience likes the movie, which he says is his homage to the valour of the Rajputs. The period drama, which will release […]

Mumbai: Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s controversial Hindi film “Padmavati”, which stars Deepika Padukone, Ranveer Singh and Shahid Kapoor, will release on January 25 as “Padmavat”. “It will release as ‘Padmavat’ on January 25. The film has got U/A certificate,” sources at Viacom18 Motion Pictures told IANS. “Padmavati” — now “Padmavat” — was earlier slated for release on […]

New Delhi: The Shree Rashtriya Rajput Karni Sena on Friday demanded a ban on “Padmavati” after slamming Information and Broadcasting Minister Smriti Irani and censor board chief Prasoon Joshi for allowing its release with a U/A certificate. “I want to ask the central government what benefits will they get by supporting this movie? All the […]

Mumbai: Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) chairperson Prasoon Joshi on Monday said a special panel for the certification of controversial movie “Padmavati” was appointed for an advisory purpose, and that the final decision was always with the censor board. Joshi’s statement comes in the wake of criticism amidst reports that the CBFC committee decided […]

Jaipur: The Censor Board has sought the opinion of two veteran historians from Jaipur on film “Padmavati” by inviting them to view the film. These historians include Professor B.L. Gupta and Prof R.S. Khangarot. While Gupta is professor of history in Rajasthan Vishwavidhyala and has written numerous books on India during the medieval period, Khangarot […]

Mumbai: The upcoming Salman Khan--Katrina Kaif starrer Tiger Zinda Hai has run into a political controversy barely two days ahead of its scheduled December 22 release. While the Maharashtra Navnirman Chitrapat Sena (MNCS) has warned cinema owners against booking all shows for Tiger Zinda Hai and denying slots to two Marathi films, other parties like […]

Panaji: Stating that a tourism-oriented state like Goa cannot afford law and order problems, Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Thursday said he will ‘look into’ the demand of the BJP state women’s wing to ban the screening of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s film ‘Padmavati’. Parrikar was speaking to reporters in Panaji after a delegation of […]

Mumbai: Former censor board chairperson Pahlaj Nihalani says the film industry needs to be united in its fight to avoid becoming a victim of politics. Expressing sympathy for filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali and his movie “Padmavati”, Nihalani said: “Full sympathy to Sanjay Leela Bhansali and full concern for the industry because it is not just […]

Mumbai: Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap, who is vocal about the right to freedom of speech and expression, says his opinion will not provide a solution to the problems faced by the team of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s film “Padmavati”. During the trailer launch of his upcoming film “Mukkabaaz” on Friday, he was asked about his opinion on […]

New Delhi: Superstar Salman Khan finds it confusing to gauge the right and the wrong in the row over “Padmavati”. However, he said a controversy around a film only leads to loss. As the protests around Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s “Padmavati” continue, Salman spoke about it during a session at an event here on Thursday. “No one […]

New Delhi: The Supreme Court (SC) today took exception to people holding official positions making adverse comments about the Hindi film “Padmavati”, saying these breached the principle of rule of law. The court also said people in position of responsibility should not comment on the film as it may prejudice the censor board. A bench […]

Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday ordered a ban on Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s “Padmavati” in the state. The Chief Minister ordered concerned officials to ban the release after BJP MLA Neeraj Kumar Bablu demanded it in a letter. The ban on “Padmavati” in Bihar would be in place “till controversy surrounding it gets […]