Padmavati
controversy
:
Deepika
Padukone
gets
death
threat
for
insulting
sentiments
|
FilmiBeat
The
Mumbai
Police
today
beefed
up
the
security
of
actor
Deepika
Padukone
after
Shri
Rajput
Karni
Sena
(SRKS)
warned
of
physical
harm
incase
she
did
not
refrain
from
"inciting
public
sentiments",
a
senior
official
said.
Karni
Sena
leader
Mahipal
Singh
Makrana
today
invoked
the
nose
chopping
of
'Surpanakha' in
the
epic
Ramayana
and
said
if
the
Bollywood
film
"Padmavati"
was
not
banned
and
Padukone
does
not
refrain
from
fanning
sentiments
with
her
provocative
language,
the
Rajputs
will
not
lag
behind
in
acting.
"The
Mumbai
Police
have
increased
actor
Deepika
Padukone's
security
after
the
outfit
issued
the
nose
chopping
threat,"
Joint
Commissioner
of
Police
(Lawand
Order)
Deven
Bharti
told
PTI.
We
are
providing
her
adequate
security
after
the
threat,
he
said.
The
police
will
also
provide
security
at
the
actress's
residence
as
well
as
office
in
Mumbai.
They
have
already
provided
protection
to
filmmaker
Sanjay
Leela
Bhansali
after
the
Rajput
community
outfit
protested
outside
his
office
in
suburban
Juhu
last
Saturday
while
accusing
him
of
distorting
historical
facts
in
the
history
drama.
Police
have
beefed
up
security
at
Bhansali's
residence
in
Versova
in
the
city.
Organisations
like
the
SRKS
have
been
protesting
against
the
release
of
the
film,
claiming
that
it
distorts
history
and
hurts
sentiments.
The
SRKS
has
called
for
a
country-wide
bandh
on
December
1,
the
day
the
film
is
slated
to
be
released.
In
January
this
year,
the
SRKS
had
attacked
the
sets
of
the
movie
in
Jaipur
and
even
slapped
Bhansali.
Earlier
in
the
day,
Maharashtra
Minister
of
State
for
Home
Ranjit
Patil
told
PTI
the
government
was
assessing
Padukone's
security
in
the
wake
of
the
threats.
"We
have
already
provided
security
to
Sanjay
Leela
Bhansali
as
he
was
found
to
be
at
risk.
Now
a
security
assessment
of
Deepika
Padukone
is
being
done.
If
she
is
found
to
be
at
risk,
adequate
steps
will
be
taken.
However,
nobody's
threat
can
be
taken
at
the
face
value
until
the
government
assesses
it,"
he
said.
Padukone
had
on
Tuesday
hit
out
against
those
protesting
the
release
of
'Padmavati' and
reportedly
said
that
"we've
regressed
as
a
nation".