A
day
after
the
Supreme
Court
paved
the
way
for
nationwide
release
of
'Padmaavat',
Madhya
Pradesh
Chief
Minister
Shivraj
Singh
Chouhan
said
the
advocate
general
has
been
asked
to
study
the
order
before
taking
a
decision
on
its
screening
in
the
state.
"We
have
told
the
state
advocate
general
to
study
the
Supreme
Court
order.
After
this,
we
will
see
if
we
have
to
say
something
in
the
honourable
apex
court.
We
have
not
taken
any
decision
so
far," Chouhan
told
reporters
in
response
to
a
query
after
a
function.
The
apex
court
yesterday
stayed
the
orders
and
notifications
issued
by
the
Rajasthan
and
Gujarat
governments
prohibiting
the
screening
of
the
controversial
movie,
clearing
the
decks
for
its
nationwide
release
on
January
25.
The
SC
bench
headed
by
Chief
Justice
Dipak
Misra
yesterday
also
restrained
other
states
from
issuing
such
notifications
or
orders
prohibiting
the
exhibition
of
the
film.
The
bench,
also
comprising
Justices
A
M
Khanwilkar
and
D
Y
Chandrachud,
observed
that
the
states
are
obliged
to
maintain
law
and
order.
"We
direct
that
there
shall
be
a
stay
of
operation
on
the
notification
and
orders
issued
and
we
also
restrain
other
states
from
issuing
such
notifications
or
orders
in
this
matter,"
the
SC
bench
said
in
its
interim
order.
No
formal
order
prohibiting
the
release
of
the
film
were
issued
by
the
Madhya
Pradesh
government.
However,
Chouhan
had
recently
indicated
that
the
film
'Padmaavat' will
not
be
allowed
to
be
released
in
his
state.
Talking
to
reporters
on
January
12,
the
chief
minister
had
said,
"Jo
kaha
tha,
wo
hoga
(What
I
had
said,
will
happen)."
On
A
related
note,
Veteran
actor
Sharmila
Tagore
has
rued
that
people
in
the
industry
don't
speak
on
issues
like
ban
on
Padmaavat
fearing
"instant
backlash"
and
an
impact
on
business.
"Today
if
you
speak
up,
there
is
an
instant
backlash
and
it
does
affect
your
film.
People
really
don't
want
to
go
and
see
a
film,
if
they
feel
there
will
be
unrest
or
violence," she
said
and
added,
"Also
the
producers
don't
want
you
to
say
anything
because
they
say
our
business
will
get
affected.
So
don't
be
too
heroic
about
it.
So
everybody
is
looking
at
their
business
angle.
They
feel
this
will
die
down.''
"It
is
very
frustrating.
You
have
made
a
film
and
everybody
has
worked
diligently,
it
is
their
career.
All
the
actors
are
waiting
for
the
film.
If
it
doesn't
do
well
it
is
going
to
affect
them," she
said.
PTI