Padmaavat: Karni Sena Members Held While Protesting Outside CBFC Office In Mumbai
Over 70 activists of the Rajasthan- based Karni Sena were detained today while protesting outside the Central Board of Film Certification's office against the clearance given to Padmaavat.
Over
70
activists
of
the
Rajasthan-
based
Karni
Sena
were
detained
today
while
protesting
outside
the
Central
Board
of
Film
Certification's
office
against
the
clearance
given
to
Sanjay
Leela
Bhansali's
magnum
opus
Padmaavat,
earlier
titled
Padmavati.
Over
30
Karni
Sena
supporters
were
detained
from
Haji
Ali
during
another
protest,
a
police
official
said.
"Over
70
supporters
of
the
Karni
Sena
were
detained
from
Cumballa
Hill
area
in
south
Mumbai,
while
protesting
outside
the
CBFC
office
without
police
permission," Zone
II
Deputy
Commissioner
of
Police
Dnyaneshwar
Chavan
said.
Additional
security
personnel
were
deployed
outside
the
office
after
the
organisation
threatened
to
stage
the
protest.
Opposing
the
CBFC's
decision
to
release
the
film,
a
Karni
Sena
leader
said,
"Merely
changing
the
name
of
the
film
isn't
enough.
The
CBFC
which
has
been
running
ever
since
the
time
of
Britishers
doesn't
know
how
to
work."
The
Karni
Sena
has
also
demanded
the
resignation
of
Prasoon
Joshi,
the
chairman
of
CBFC.
The
CBFC
had
given
the
Deepika
Padukone,
Shahid
Kapoor,
Ranveer
Singh-starrer
a
U/A
certificate
and
suggested
many
changes,
including
altering
the
title.
At
the
CBFC
examining
committee
meeting
on
December
28,
it
was
decided
that
the
movie
would
be
given
a
U/A
certification
as
long
as
the
makers
incorporate
the
suggestions
and
modifications
suggested.
Some
of
the
key
modifications
suggested
include
those
pertaining
to
disclaimers,
pertinently
adding
one
regarding
not
glorifying
the
practice
of
'Sati'.
As
per
recent
reports,
the
movie,
which
stars
Deepika
Padukone,
Ranveer
Singh
and
Shahid
Kapoor,
will
hit
the
screens
on
25th
Jan
along
with
Akshay
Kumar's
PadMan.
PTI