Sidharth Malhotra On Padmavati Row: SLB Films Are Respectful; Unfair To Comment Without Watching It
Sidharth Malhotra says Sanjay Leela Bhansali has made films which are 'respectful and artistic' and it is not right to judge Padmavati without watching it.
Actor
Sidharth
Malhotra
says
Sanjay
Leela
Bhansali
has
made
films
which
are
'respectful
and
artistic'
and
it
is
not
right
to
judge
'Padmavati'
without
watching
it.
The
actor
said
being
a
part
of
the
industry,
he
understands
the
hard
work
that
goes
into
making
a
film.
"If
you
see
the
kind
of
movies
Sanjay
Leela
Bhansali
has
made,
they
are
respectful,
artistic
and
they
have
nothing
offensive
about
them," Sidharth
told
reporters.
"So,
I
feel
it
is
unfair
that
you
comment
on
a
film
without
watching
it.
Only
the
censor
board
has
that
right
(to
comment
on
a
film).
As
an
industry,
we
are
hoping
the
film
gets
a
good
release
and
people
are
able
to
watch
the
film
and
then
decide,"
said
the
actor
while
speaking
on
the
sidelines
of
the
second
edition
of
Lokmat
Mahasrashtra's
Most
Stylish
awards.
Bhansali
has
been
facing
trouble
since
he
started
shooting
for
the
movie.
The
set
of
the
movie
was
vandalised
twice
-
in
Jaipur
and
Kolhapur
-
and
the
director
was
roughed
up
by
members
of
Karni
Sena
during
the
Jaipur
schedule
of
the
film
earlier
this
year.
Rajput
groups
and
some
BJP
members
have
accused
Bhansali
of
distorting
facts
in
the
movie,
starring
Deepika
Padukone,
Shahid
Kapoor
and
Ranveer
Singh.
The
film
is
scheduled
to
be
released
on
December
1.
Bhansali
has
already
issued
an
appeal
to
clarify
that
there
is
no
dream
sequence
between
Deepika's
Padmavati
and
Ranveer's
Alauddin
Khilji
characters.