‘Padmavati’ release deferred, film to not release on December 1

Makers of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Padmavati‘ have confirmed that its release has been delayed. The film will now not roll out in theatres on the 1st of December. No new release date is yet announced.

Read Viacom 18’s official statement on the same below:

Viacom18 Motion Pictures, the studio behind Padmavati’ has voluntarily deferred the release date of the film from December 1st 2017. Along with Sanjay Leela Bhansali, amongst the most gifted film makers of his generation, Viacom18 Motion Pictures has created a beautiful cinematic masterpiece in Padmavati’ that captures Rajput valor, dignity and tradition in all its glory. The film is an eloquent portrayal of a tale that will fill every Indian with pride and showcase our country’s story-telling prowess across the globe. We are a responsible, law-abiding corporate citizen and have the highest respect and regard for the law of the land and all our institutions and statutory bodies including the Central Board of Film Certification. We always have and are committed to continue following the established procedure and convention. We have faith that we will soon obtain the requisite clearances to release the film. We will announce the revised release date of the film in due course. We stand firm in our commitment to tell endearing tales that resonate with our audiences the world over as we have in the past with our other projects such as Toilet: Ek Prem Katha’, Queen’, Bhaag Milkha Bhaag’ and many more.

Since its inception, the film has faced numerous controversies and a number of Rajput organisations raised strong objections as they doubted their community was going to be shown in poor light. Repeated assurance from the production house didn’t help. The makers recently showed the film to a number of media houses before it was screened against CBFC. This miffed board members to a large extent too.

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Ranjini Maitra

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