Did Prakash Jha just take a dig at police for not intervening in ‘Padmavati’ chaos?

Not long ago, sets of Sanjay Leela Bhansali‘s ‘Padmavati’ were vandalised by Rajput Karni Sena in Jaipur, over rumours that the film would be featuring intimate scenes between Rani Padmavati (Deepika Padukone) and Alauddin Khilji (Ranveer Singh) on the pretext of a dream sequence. The Rajput organisation went berserk when they heard historical distortions might happen, even though the production house had categorically clarified that no such sequence would be shown. (Also Watch: With mastery and conviction, Nawazuddin Siddiqui brings Manto alive in this short film)

In a recent interview, filmmaker Prakash Jha opened up on how state machinery’s stand in such incidents is often disappointing. Watch the video to know more.

Ranjini Maitra

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