Sanjay Leela Bhansali Seeks Karni Sena's Cooperation For Shooting 'Padmavati'
"There is no romantic dream sequence or any objectionable or romantic scene between Rani Padmavati and Allauddin Khilji," has assured Sanjay Leela Bhansali's team.
Filmmaker
Sanjay
Leela
Bhansali's
production
team
has
assured
Shree
Rajput
Karni
Sena
that
no
intimate
and/or
romantic
scene
between
Alauddin
Khilji
and
Padmavati
would
be
shown
in
his
movie
'Padmavati',
the
Karni
Sena
claimed
here
on
Monday.
A
letter
addressed
to
Giriraj
Singh
Lotwara,
President,
Shree
Rajput
Sabha,
Jaipur,
and
signed
by
Shobha
Sant
of
Bhansali
Productions,
reads,
"As
discussed
with
you,
this
is
to
specifically
clarify
that
there
is
no
romantic
dream
sequence
or
any
objectionable
or
romantic
scene
between
Rani
Padmavati
and
Allauddin
Khilji".
The
letter
says
that
they
have
been
carefully
researching
and
making
the
film.
"We
are
confident
that
Mewar
will
be
proud
of
the
film
made
on
their
revered
queen.
We
do
not
want
to
hurt
sentiments
and
would
appreciate
if
all
the
social
organisations
and
local
people
support
us
in
making
this
film
and
making
their
queen
revered
by
the
world.
"We
will
discuss
this
proposal
made
by
Bhansali
Productions
before
making
a
final
call
in
a
day
or
two.
Though
they
have
accepted
almost
all
of
our
demands," Vivek
Singh,
a
leader
of
Karni
Sena,
told
IANS.
"One
of
our
demands
still
remains
-
of
seeing
the
movie
before
its
release," Singh
said.
Bhansali
or
his
team
could
not
be
reached
for
comment.
Activists
of
Shree
Rajput
Karni
Sena
protested
against
and
misbehaved
with
the
crew
of
"Padmavati" in
Jaipur's
Jaigarh
Fort
last
week.
They
also
damaged
some
cameras
and
other
equipment,
forcing
Bhansali
to
stop
shooting.
The
incident
elicited
strong
support
from
the
Hindi
film
fraternity
for
Bhansali.
Singh
said:
"We
had
earlier
requested
him
(Bhansali)
to
show
us
the
script,
which
he
did
not
do.
We
are
against
distorting
historical
facts
and
we
know
that
he
has
distorted
historical
facts."
"Padmavati" tells
the
story
of
Alauddin
Khilji,
the
medieval-era
Delhi
ruler,
who
fell
in
love
with
Rajput
queen
Padmavati.
Actors
Ranveer
Singh,
Deepika
Padukone
and
Shahid
Kapoor
star
in
the
film.