Ahead of the release of Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Padmaavat on January 25, Shree Rajput Karni Sena patron Lokendra Singh Kalvi said they would not allow screening of the film.
Ahead
of
the
release
of
Sanjay
Leela
Bhansali's
Padmaavat
on
January
25,
Shree
Rajput
Karni
Sena
patron
Lokendra
Singh
Kalvi
said
they
would
not
allow
screening
of
the
film.
Karni
Sena
has
been
the
most
vociferous
of
the
fringe
groups
opposing
the
period
drama,
alleging
that
historical
facts
were
distorted
in
the
movie.
The
Haryana
government
said
that
it
would
implement
the
Supreme
Court
order
that
allows
the
screening
of
the
movie.
"It
is
good
if
some
theater
owners
do
not
want
to
screen
the
film,
but
those
who
want
to,
they
will
be
provided
full
security," Chief
Minister
Manohar
Lal
Khattar
said.
The
Supreme
Court
had
earlier
paved
the
way
for
the
all-
India
release
of
Padmaavat
on
January
25
and
stayed
notifications
and
orders
issued
by
Madhya
Pradesh,
Rajasthan
and
Gujarat
--
all
ruled
by
the
BJP
--
prohibiting
exhibition
of
the
film
in
their
states.
The
apex
court
had
also
restrained
other
states
from
issuing
any
such
notification
or
orders
banning
the
screening
of
the
movie.
During
a
meeting
with
the
people
of
his
community
at
Rajput
Vatika
here,
Kalvi
said,
"We
were
not
directed
by
the
Supreme
court.
The
apex
court
directed
all
states
governments
and
not
us.
We
are
free
to
take
our
own
decision
and
will
protest
against
the
screening
of
the
film."
"If
screening
of
the
film
is
not
stopped,
members
of
our
community
will
not
stop
from
demolishing
screens
in
theatres," he
said.
Kalvi
also
said
if
law-and-order
situation
arises
in
various
states,
Bhansali
should
be
held
responsible
for
it.
The
movie,
which
was
earlier
titled
Padmavati,
will
now
be
released
worldwide
on
January
25
with
the
new
title
suggested
by
the
censor
board.
Starring
Deepika
Padukone
as
Rani
Padmavati,
Shahid
Kapoor
as
Maharawal
Ratan
Singh
and
Ranveer
Singh
as
Alauddin
Khilji,
the
film
was
slated
for
release
on
December
1
last
year
but
was
postponed
as
the
makers
had
not
got
a
certificate
from
the
Central
Board
of
Film
Certification
(CBFC),
or
the
censor
board,
till
then.
The
film
is
based
on
the
saga
of
the
historic
13th
century
battle
between
Maharaja
Ratan
Singh
and
his
army
of
Mewar
and
Sultan
Alauddin
Khilji
of
Delhi.
PTI