Shahid Kapoor: ‘Padmavati’ will come out and in full force

For the uninitiated, Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Padmavati’ will not make it to the theatres on December 1. Following the aggressive protest against the film, the makers have decided to push the release date of the film. All the fans of Shahid Kapoor, Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh are now waiting with bated breath for the new release date of the film. Well, the officials are yet to make an announcement of the same, Shahid has given us some hope.

At the opening ceremony International Film Festival of India (IFFI), Shahid said that the film will come out and with full force. News agency ANI has made live tweets from event.

I don't think there is anything in the film that is unacceptable or that is not in good taste. Eventually #Padmavati will come out and in full force: Shahid Kapoor pic.twitter.com/gokIvGFqj9

— ANI (@ANI) November 20, 2017

He has requested everyone to not charge ‘Padmavati’ as guilty without even watching the film. (Also Read: Padmavati Row: Aditi, Arjun, Parineeti, Varun question the government’s silence)

Our constitution says that you are innocent until proven guilty. Same should be extended to #Padmavati, it should not be considered guilty even before it is provided for people to judge it: Shahid Kapoor pic.twitter.com/8D7YDJpOWN

— ANI (@ANI) November 20, 2017

We hope the film releases soon. Not just from Karni Sena, but the film is facing the ire of Censor Board too. The officials at CBFC are irked with Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s act of showing the film to a few journalists without even obtaining a certificate from the board.

Nikita Thakkar

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