Padmavati: Rajasthan CM writes to Smriti Irani, demands changes

In a recent development of events, Rajasthan CM Vasundhara Raje Scindia has written to I&B Minister Smriti Irani, requesting her to not release’ Padmavati‘ in Rajasthan until necessary changes are made. She has also requested Irani to make sure that the film doen’t harm any community’s sentiments.

#Rajasthan CM Vasundhara Raje writes to I&B Minister Smriti Irani requesting her that #Padmavati be not released until some changes are made to it so that it 'does not hurt the sentiments of any community'.

— ANI (@ANI) November 18, 2017

She also suggested that a committee be made to suggest necessary ammendments.

#Rajasthan CM Vasundhara Raje, in her letter, suggested that a committee be formed to to discuss the film & its plot and then suggest amendments to avoid 'hurting sentiments'. She added that Censor Board must think of consequences before certifying #Padmavati.

— ANI (@ANI) November 18, 2017

Recently, the makers of ‘Padmavati’ decided to show the film  to a number of media houses, following which a detailed analysis was out on internet. It suggested that there were no scenes between Alauddin Khilji (Ranveer Singh) and Rani Padmavati (Deepika Padukone), as opposed to rumours. This miffed the CBFC to great extent and chief Prasoon Joshi repotedly stated it was unfair of Bhansali to screen it to journalists even before the board could watch it. (Also Read: FACEPALM: Rakhi Sawant jumps in to rescue ‘Padmavati’ holding a sword)

Arjun Gupta, another CBFC member, slammed Bhansali on same grounds. “Bhansali has taken a lot of publicity for his film in this controversy. I’ve always said that he should show the movie to a group of historians first, but he did not. Instead, he showed the movie to some mediapersons, which is also a gimmick to earn publicity for his movie,” he told ANI.

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