The Film & Television Producers Guild of India Ltd. condemns the attack on Sanjay Leela Bhansali

After Bollywood celebs, now the Film & Television Producers Guild of India Ltd. has strongly condemned the attack that took place yesterday on Sanjay Leela Bhansali on the sets of ‘Padmavati’.

Guild President Siddharth Roy Kapur said, “As President of The Film & Television Producers Guild of India and speaking on behalf of the entire film industry, I strongly condemn the acts of vandalism on the sets of ‘Padmavati’ as a direct attack on freedom of expression in our democracy. The film industry has become the softest target for any fringe group looking for media attention, and we need the strongest possible intervention from the concerned authorities to end this and to end it now. We stand united and unflinching in our support of Sanjay Leela Bhansali, and urge the Government of India and the State Government of Rajasthan to take immediate steps to ensure the strongest possible punitive action is taken against these miscreants, so it serves as a deterrent in preventing the recurrence of such unacceptable events in the future.”

The distressing part is that this is not the first time that fringe elements have unilaterally taken the law into their own hands to disrupt shoots/film releases and cause tremendous financial losses to film producers. The film ‘Jodhaa Akbar’ was also not permitted to release in Rajasthan by the same group despite censor certification.

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While Central Government and State Governments along with the film fraternity are trying that to show India as an attractive shooting locale, such incidents ruin it.

The Film & Television Producers Guild of India Ltd. has made a strong appeal to the concerned ministries and authorities to take measures against these elements. They have sent out a strong message these kinds of acts won’t be tolerated in the future.

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Murtuza Iqbal

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