Amid
the
ongoing
uproar
over
Padmavati,
a
Meerut-based
outfit
today
demanded
action
against
those
threatening
Deepika
Padukone,
the
lead
actress
of
the
movie.
The
Parshuram
Swabhiman
Sena
issued
a
statement,
condemning
the
threats.
"There
should
be
a
strict
action
against
those
persons
who
are
issuing
threats
to
Deepika
Padukone," Sena
said
in
the
statement.
Amid
rumours
that
there
was
a
romantic
dream
sequence
between
Rani
Padmavati
and
Alauddin
Khilji's
characters,
many
Rajput
groups
and
others
have
been
protesting
against
the
movie,
alleging
that
it
distorts
history.
Director
Sanjay
Leela
Bhansali,
in
a
video
appeal
earlier
this
month,
had
stated
that
there
was
no
such
sequence
in
the
movie
and
he
was
careful
in
depicting
the
"Rajput
honour
and
dignity".
Historians
are
divided
on
whether
Rani
Padmavati
even
existed
but
irate
Rajput
groups
have
called
the
film
an
insult
to
their
honour.