CBFC Chief Pahlaj Nihalani upset over criticism from Rajput Karni Sena on ‘Padmavati’ row

The CBFC Chairperson, Pahlaj Nihalani is upset over Rajput Karni Sena’s criticism towards CBFC for the ‘Padmavati‘ row. Rajput Karni Sena had stormed the sets of ‘Padmavati’ in Jaipur and beaten up director Sanjay Leela Bhansali for distorting historical facts. (ALSO READ: Shahid Kapoor to put on 10 kilos for ‘Padmavati’)

Now, the founder of the Sena, Lokendra Singh Kalvi spoke about it in a media interaction. He said, “We have been working for more than 10 years to safeguard the glory of the Rajput community and our ancestors. We are proud of our heritage and will not tolerate any conspiracy that compromises our self-respect. It’s unfortunate to see the Censor Board endorsing Bhansali. When we met the Censor Board authorities a few days back, they told us that no action could be taken before the entire film was made and came to them for review”.

This has upset CBFC Chief Pahlaj Nihalani who opened up on the issue with DNA. He said, “It is not the Censor Board’s responsibility to verify historical facts because there are no records or verified data to prove that what is being claimed is true or untrue. We are here only to view films according to the guidelines and whether they conform to social norms. Also everyone has a point of view and there are various historical versions and all of them claim that they are factually correct. Who is going to take the guarantee for this?”

He further spoke about controversies happening due to distortion of history. He said, “Whether it is a historical or otherwise, films have their own concepts. The writer and the director are free to exercise their creative imagination. After all it is cinema”.

‘Padmavati’ is written, directed and produced by Sanjay Leela Bhansali and will be releasing on November 17, 2017.

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