Padmavat
release
with
300
CUTS
is
fake
news,
says
Prasoon
Joshi
|
FilmiBeat
Central
Board
of
Film
Certification
(CBFC)
chief
Prasoon
Joshi
today
said
the
certification
process
of
Padmavat
is
complete
and
reports
about
cuts
are
simply
"untrue".
Mr
Joshi
said
the
producers
had
re-submitted
the
film
with
the
changes
(modifications)
suggested
by
the
board's
advisory
panel,
which
reviewed
the
Sanjay
Leela
Bhansali
period
drama
recently.
"The
makers
have
submitted
the
final
film
with
agreed
five
modifications,
these
modifications
have
tried
to
incorporate
observations
and
suggestions
given
by
the
advisory
panel
and
also
in
keeping
with
the
sentiments
of
society.
"This
has
already
been
communicated
by
the
CBFC
and
a
U/A
certificate
has
been
given
to
the
film.
The
CBFC's
process
is
complete
and
any
further
news
about
cuts
etc
is
absolutely
untrue,"
Mr
Joshi
said
in
a
statement
to
PTI.
In
a
release
on
December
30,
the
CBFC
had
said
that
the
film
will
get
a
"U/A
certification
along
with
some
modifications"
and
a
likely
change
in
the
title
on
the
basis
of
the
attributed
creative
source.
Mr
Joshi
today
said
that
they
have
already
cleared
the
film
and
the
CBFC
should
not
be
dragged
into
the
controversy
anymore.
"Let's
refrain
from
utilising
the
CBFC's
name
unnecessarily,"
he
added.
The
movie,
which
was
earlier
set
to
arrive
in
theatres
on
December
1
last
year,
will
now
release
on
January
25.
Sanjay
Leela
Bhansali,
who
appeared
before
a
parliamentary
panel,
has
said
his
lavishly
mounted
150
crore
period
drama,
featuring
Deepika
Padukone,
Shahid
Kapoor
and
Ranveer
Singh,
is
based
on
the
16th
century
epic
poem
"Padmavat"
by
Malik
Muhammad
Jayasi.
The
film
got
stuck
after
various
Rajput
groups
alleged
that
it
distorts
history,
a
claim
repeatedly
denied
by
the
director.
Historians
are
divided
on
whether
Padmini
actually
existed.
As
protests
spread
across
various
states,
the
film
had
to
miss
its
earlier
scheduled
release.
On
a
related
note,
Padmavat
will
not
be
screened
in
Rajasthan,
the
state's
Vasundhara
Raje
government
said
in
a
statement,
"Queen
Padmini's
sacrifice
is
deeply
linked
to
the
state's
glory
and
honour,
she
is
not
just
a
figure
in
history
for
us
but
a
symbol
of
our
pride.
We
will
not
let
her
dignity
be
tarnished
at
any
cost.
PTI