NO MORE CONTROVERSY PLEASE! Padmaavat Makers Release An Ad Full Of 'Disclaimers' To Prevent Uproar
It's official that Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Padmaavat will be releasing on 25th January amidst all the controversy. To avoid further scandal, the makers have issued disclaimers in all leading newspaper
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oi-Madhuri
By Madhuri
Sanjay
Leela
Bhansali's
magnum
opus
Padmaavat
has
been
grabbing
eyeballs
for
controversies
right
from
the
day
it
hit
the
shooting
floors.
The
film
starring
Deepika
Padukone,
Ranveer
Singh
and
Shahid
Kapoor
missed
its
release
date
i.e
1st
December
2017
after
various
units
from
the
Rajput
Karni
Sena
protested
against
the
film
alleging
the
supposed
"wrong,
inaccurate" portrayal
of
the
13th
century
fabled
Rajput
queen
Padmini
of
Chittorgarh.
Finally
after
days
of
speculations,
the
makers
finally
announced
that
the
historical
drama
would
be
releasing
on
25th
January.
To
prevent
any
further
controversy,
the
Padmaavat
makers
have
released
a
full
front
page
disclaimer
ad
in
all
leading
newspapers,
stating
the
intention
of
the
film
and
other
information...
Prevention
Is
Better
Than
Cure
To
avoid
any
further
scandal,
the
makers
of
Padmaavat
have
issued
this
disclaimers
which
states
pointers
on
the
clarification
of
the
supposed
'dream'
sequence
between
Khilji
and
Padmavati,
the
cuts
and
the
modifications.
From
Padmavati
To
Padmaavat
The
makers
of
the
film
were
made
to
change
the
title
from
Padmavati
to
Padmaavat,
five
modifications
were
made
post-screening
followed
which
the
CBFC
gave
it
the
U/A
certificate.
Modification
In
Deepika's
Ghoomar
Song
As
per
a
Navbharat
Times
report,
Deepika
Padukone's
midriff
will
be
covered
in
the
song
before
the
film's
release.
The
Rajput
Karni
Sena
had
protested
that
the
queens
of
their
community
never
danced
publicly
and
were
reportedly
were
upset
over
the
display
of
skin
during
the
song,
which
they
feel
shows
Rajput
queens
and
Rajput
customs
in
wrong
light.
This
also
later
translated
into
being
"inaccurate
depiction
of
historical
figures." However,
SLB
has
always
maintained
that
the
song
is
his
tribute
to
the
brave
Rajput
women
of
Rajasthan.
Padmaavat
Won't
Be
Releasing
In
These
States
The
film
has
been
banned
in
the
states
of
Rajasthan,
Gujarat,
Bihar,
Haryana,
Uttar
Pradesh
and
Madhya
Pradesh.
Box
Office
Clash
Sanjay
Leela
Bhansali's
Padmaavat
will
be
locking
horns
with
Akshay
Kumar
starrer
Padman
on
25th
January.
Earlier,
SLB
was
quoted
as
saying,
"Padmaavat
is
a
dream
come
true
for
me.
I
have
always
been
fascinated
by
the
stories
of
honor,
valor
and
vigor
of
our
great
Rajput
warriors
that
have
been
captured
so
beautifully
in
our
literature
and
this
movie
is
my
homage
to
those
glorious
stories."