Bollywood
celebrities
including
Priyanka
Chopra,
Mahesh
Bhatt
and
Anurag
Kashyap
are
appalled
after
ace
filmmaker
Sanjay
Leela
Bhansali
was
attacked
on
the
sets
of
his
upcoming
film
Padmavati
in
Jaipur.
Activists
of
a
Rajput
organisation,
Shree
Rajput
Karni
Sena,
assaulted
Bhansali,
on
Friday
(Jan
27th),
slapped
him
and
tore
up
his
shirt.
The
protesters
also
misbehaved
with
the
crew
and
criticised
the
famed
director
for
"distorting" history.
Bhansali
was
shooting
some
scenes
of
"Padmavati"
in
Jaigarh
Fort
when
the
attack
was
reported,
the
police
said.
They
damaged
cameras
and
other
equipment,
forcing
Bhansali
to
stop
shooting.
As
news
of
the
attack
broke,
celebrities
took
to
social
media
to
express
their
anger
and
shock.
Priyanka
Chopra:
It's
appalling
to
hear
what
happened
to
Sanjay
Leela
Bhansali.
I'm
so
saddened.
Violence
is
not
what
our
forefathers
taught
us.
Farhan
Akhtar:
My
fellow
film
folk,
if
we
do
not
unite
now
against
these
recurring
incidents
of
bullying,
it's
going
to
get
much
worse.
I
stand
by
Bhansali.
If
you
don't
like
what
he's
making,
don't
watch
his
film.
What's
with
the
violence??
Apart
from
a
vulgar
display
of
self
righteousness...I'm
waiting
to
see
how
many
people
are
punished
for
what
they've
done
to
Bhansali
and
his
crew.
There's
enough
evidence.
Anurag
Kashyap:
Can
once
the
whole
film
industry
come
together
and
take
a
stand,
and
refuse
to
be
a
pony
that
all
b******t
and
b************s
ride
on??
At
the
same
time
Shame
on
you
Karni
Sena,
you
make
me
feel
ashamed
to
be
a
Rajput..
bloody
spineless
cowards.
Hindu
extremists
have
stepped
out
of
twitter
into
the
real
world
now
and
Hindu
terrorism
is
not
a
myth
anymore.
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Hrithik
Roshan?
Ashutosh
Gowariker:
Shocking!
Appalling!!
Desparing!!!
And
still,
we
shall
not
stop
making
what
we
want
to!!
Sanjay
stay
strong!
I'm
with
you!
Padmavati.
Shabana
Azmi:
Film
industry
must
stand
as
one
and
do
whatever
it
takes
to
ensure
that
the
reprehensible
attack
on
Bhansali
becomes
a
flash
point
for
'goondagiri' to
stop.
Mahesh
Bhatt:
You
don't
beat
an
idea
by
beating
a
person.
You
beat
an
idea
by
beating
an
idea.
This
politics
of
violence
is
chilling
free
speech.
Raise
your
voice!
Not
only
do
I
respect
the
right
and
the
power
of
free
speech
of
my
own
tribe,
I
also
respect
that
same
power
in
the
hands
of
those
I
despise.
Karan
Johar:
I
am
appalled
at
what
has
happened
with
Bhansali....this
is
the
time
for
all
of
us
as
an
industry
to
stand
by
our
people
and
fraternity!!
Thoughts
of
what
has
transpired
with
Bhansali
today
are
just
not
leaving
me!!
Feeling
helpless
and
angry!
This
cannot
be
our
future!
Rishi
Kapoor:
How
do
you
take
justice
in
your
hands
without
knowing
what
the
facts
are.
Shameful!
So
much
for
Karni
Sena's
reputation.
With
you
Sanjay!
Hrithik
Roshan:
Bhansali,
Sir.
I
stand
with
you.
This
is
so
infuriating!
Alia
Bhatt:
What
happened
on
the
sets
of
'Padmavati'
is
ridiculous.
There
is
such
a
thing
as
creative
freedom
and
cinematic
license.
Vivek
Singh
of
Karni
Sena
had
on
Friday
told
IANS:
"We
had
earlier
requested
him
(Bhansali)
to
show
us
the
script
which
he
did
not
do.
We
are
against
distorting
of
historical
facts
and
we
know
that
he
has
distorted
historical
facts."
Ranveer
Singh,
Deepika
Padukone
and
Shahid
Kapoor
starrer
Padmavati
tells
the
story
of
Alauddin
Khilji,
the
medieval-era
Delhi
ruler,
who
fell
in
love
with
Rajput
queen
Padmavati.
With
inputs
from
IANS.