Padmavati
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Deepika
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The
Maharashtra
government
is
doing
a
security
assessment
of
actor
Deepika
Padukone
and
will
also
provide
security
to
theatres,
if
needed,
in
the
wake
of
protests
against
Bollywood
film
Padmavati,
Minister
of
State
for
Home
Ranjit
Patil
said.
The
film's
director
Sanjay
Leela
Bhansali
has
already
been
provided
security,
he
said.
The
minister
also
said
that
a
communication
from
Rajput
community
objecting
to
the
"content"
in
the
upcoming
Sanjay
Leela
Bhansali
movie
had
also
been
received.
The
government
is
doing
a
security
assessment
for
actor
Padukone,
who
plays
the
lead
role
in
the
film,
he
said.
There
were
reports
of
threats
to
the
actor
from
fringe
groups
amid
the
controversy
over
the
movie's
content.
Organisations
like
the
Shri
Rajput
Karni
Sena
(SRKS)
have
been
protesting
claiming
the
film
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.
"We
have
received
a
communication
from
the
Rajput
community.
Different
members
of
the
community
from
various
places
across
the
state
have
put
forward
their
demands.
We
are
ascertaining
the
steps
to
be
taken.
Our
first
priority
is
a
middle
path,
that
is
agreeable
to
both
parties,"
Patil
told
PTI.
If
mediation
doesn't
work
out,
the
government
will
provide
security
to
theatres
as
per
protocol
and
past
precedents,
he
added.
Asked
to
comment
on
the
SRKS's
reported
threats,
Patil
said
the
government
is
assessing
the
security
of
the
actor.
"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".