Padmavati:
Sanjay
Leela
Bhansali
Clarifies
on
scenes
between
Deepika
-
Ranveer
character
|
FilmiBeat
Under
attack,
director
Sanjay
Leela
Bhansali
today
sought
to
scotch
rumours
surrounding
'Padmavati' in
a
video
appeal
calling
the
film
his
tribute
to
the
'sacrifice,
valour
and
honour'
of
Rani
Padmavati.
He
said
rumours
about
a
romantic
dream
sequence
between
Rani
Padmavati
and
Alauddin
Khilji's
characters
are
not
true
as
he
was
careful
in
depicting
the
'Rajput
honour
and
dignity'.
"I
want
to
say
something
to
you
through
this
video.
'Padmavati'
has
been
made
with
a
lot
of
honesty,
responsibility
and
hard
work.
I
have
always
been
inspired
by
Rani
Padmavati's
story.
This
is
a
tribute
to
her
sacrifice
and
honour.
"The
film
is
in
controversy
due
to
some
rumours.
The
rumour
is
that
there
is
a
dream
sequence
between
Rani
Padmavati
and
Alauddin
Khilji.
I
have
clarified
it
earlier
and
doing
it
again
through
this
video
that
there
is
no
such
in
the
film
which
will
hurt
anyone's
sentiments
and
sensibilities," Bhansali
said
in
the
video.
"We
have
kept
the
Rajput
honour
and
dignity
in
mind
while
making
this
film...
I
am
repeating
again
that
there
is
no
dream
sequence
between
Rani
Padmavati
and
Khilji
in
our
film.
There
is
no
scene
that
will
hurt
anyone,"
he
added.
The
film
features
Deepika
Padukone
as
Padmavati,
Shahid
Kapoor
as
Maharawal
Ratan
Singh
and
Ranveer
Singh
as
Sultan
Alauddin
Khilji.
It
is
set
for
release
on
December
1.
Bhansali,
famous
for
his
large
canvas
and
period
dramas,
has
been
facing
a
lot
of
trouble
since
he
began
shooting
the
film
with
various
Rajput
groups
who
have
accused
the
director
of
"distorting
historical
facts".
Rajasthan
BJP
MLA
and
erstwhile
Jaipur
royal
family
member
Diya
Kumari
has
also
joined
the
chorus
against
the
film.
Earlier
this
year,
fringe
group
Rajput
Karni
Sena
vandalised
the
sets
of
the
film
in
Jaipur
and
roughed
up
the
director.
They
also
destroyed
the
sets
in
Kolhapur
and
set
costumes
on
fire.
Last
month,
its
members
destroyed
a
'rangoli' created
at
a
Surat
mall
for
'Padmavati'
promotions
and
threatened
further
disruption.
Bhansali
and
his
team
have
repeatedly
assured
the
opponents
that
there
are
no
romantic
scenes
between
Deepika
and
Ranveer
in
the
film.
The
Karni
Sena
has
allegedly
threatened
to
burn
the
theatres
if
the
film
is
played
in
cinema
halls
before
it
is
shown
to
them.