A
Valentine
Day
Release?
As
per
a
Spotboye
report,
there
is
a
fresh
buzz
in
the
trade
circles
that
Padmavati
might
now
release
on
14th
February
next
year.
The
Makers
Don't
Want
A
Box
Office
Clash
There
are
less
chances
of
Padmavati
releasing
in
January
as
there
will
be
two
big
releases
which
will
run
at
the
box
office.
Firstly,
there
is
Salman
Khan's
Tiger
Zinda
Hai
that
releases
on
December
22
but
will
have
good
run
for
at
least
two-three
weeks
run.
And
there's
Akshay
Kumar's
Padman.
Another
film
releasing
in
January
is
Sidharth
Malhotra-
Manoj
Bajpayee's
Aiyaary.
The
Delay
Just
yesterday,
Viacom
18
had
issued
an
official
statement
wherein
it
mentioned,
"Viacom18
Motion
Pictures,
the
studio
behind
Padmavati,
has
voluntarily
deferred
the
release
date
of
the
film
from
December
1,
2017."
Rumours
Are
Flying
Thick
A
lot
of
speculations
have
been
doing
the
rounds
as
to
why
the
release
of
Padmavati
has
been
postponed.
Some
reports
suggest
that
the
final
print
of
the
film
isn't
ready,
at
least
the
3D
version.
Then
there's
also
a
strong
buzz
that
the
CBFC
has
sent
Padmavati
back
to
Bhansali
and
Viacom
18
saying
the
application
for
the
certification
of
the
film
was
incomplete.
That
story
was
substantiated
by
Viacom
18
Motion
Pictures'
COO
Ajit
Andhare
saying
that
"the
print
is
with
the
CBFC
and
it
can
still
see
it
if
it
wants
to."
The
third
theory
was
that
the
Kshatriya
community
leaders
from
BJP
have
apparently
written
to
the
Chief
Election
Commissioner
demanding
the
stalling
of
Padmavati
release
ahead
of
Gujarat
elections.
The
Latest
Development
In
Padmavati
Row
Rajasthan
Chief
Minister
Vasundhara
Raje
has
finally
spoken
up
about
this
matter.
In
a
letter
to
Union
Information
and
Broadcasting
Minister
Smriti
Irani,
the
Chief
Minister
said,
"A
committee
of
eminent
historians,
film
personalities
and
members
from
the
aggrieved
community
should
be
formed,
who
would
watch
the
film
and
discuss
it
in
detail."
After
that,
necessary
changes
should
be
made
to
the
movie
so
that
the
sentiments
of
any
community
are
not
affected,"
the
letter
stated.
She
has
also
requested
the
CBFC
to
consider
all
possible
outcomes
and
effects
before
certifying
the
film.