Opposing
the
upcoming
release
of
Hindi
film
'Padmavati',
the
BJP
MP
of
Ujjain,
Chintamani
Malviya,
has
said
that
those
like
Sanjay
Leela
Bhansali,
the
director
of
the
film,
only
understands
the
'language
of
shoes'.
"People
like
Bhansali
do
not
understand
any
other
language.
People
like
him
only
understand
the
language
of
shoes.
This
country
will
not
disrespect
Rani
Padmavati.
We
will
not
tolerate
any
distortion
of
our
history," the
48-
year-old
MP
wrote
in
a
Facebook
post
yesterday.
The
film
has
kicked
up
a
row
as
Rajput
organisations
in
Rajasthan
have
accused
the
filmmaker
of
distorting
history.
'Padmavati',
starring
Deepika
Padukone,
Shahid
Kapoor
and
Ranveer
Singh,
is
slated
for
release
on
December
1.
"I
strongly
protest
and
propose
boycotting
the
movie
'Padmavati'.
I
request
my
well-wishers
not
to
watch
this
movie.
It
is
shameful
to
make
such
films
for
the
greed
of
money,"
the
BJP
leader
said.
Malviya,
who
is
also
the
Madhya
Pradesh
BJP
spokesperson,
claimed
that
Bhansali
had
made
the
film
on
the
basis
of
"incorrect
history"
written
by
the
court
poet
of
Alauddin
Khalji.
"How
come
filmmakers
whose
women
family
members
change
their
husbands
every
day
can
understand
'Jauhar'?
Mental
deformity
of
Bhansali
would
not
be
tolerated
in
the
name
of
freedom
of
expression,"
Malviya
wrote
on
Facebook.
He
told
PTI
that
he
had
made
the
remarks
in
his
individual
capacity.
Asked
about
the
objectionable
language
in
the
post,
Malviya
said,
"If
the
film
industry
crosses
its
boundaries,
then
it
should
not
be
expected
that
the
elected
representatives
will
be
within
their
limits."
Asked
if
it
was
justified
to
appeal
to
the
people
to
boycott
the
film
before
its
release,
the
BJP
leader
said,
"Everyone
knows
that
the
movie
is
based
on
the
epic,
'Padmavat',
written
by
Malik
Mohammed
Jaysi.
The
filmmaker
(Bhansali)
has
made
the
film
more
imaginative
and
insulted
the
tradition
of
'Jauhar' by
twisting
the
golden
history
of
the
country."
Meanwhile,
the
Congress
demanded
Malviya's
expulsion
from
the
BJP
over
the
"offensive" Facebook
post
and
demanded
that
legal
steps
be
initiated
against
him.
"We
also
consider
Rani
Padmavati
as
an
idol
for
Indian
women,
but
the
BJP
MP
cannot
be
justified
as
he
has
insulted
other
women,"
said
Madhya
Pradesh
Congress
spokesman
Narendra
Saluja.