Priyanka Chopra comes to ‘Bajirao Mastani’s’ rescue, defends Sanjay Leela Bhansali

Since the time the first song of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s multi starrer ‘Bajirao Mastani’ was launched, the movie has been mired in a numerous number of controversies. The song ‘Pinga’ featuring Priyanka Chopra and Deepika Padukone attracted a lot of wrath from the historians who blamed the makers for distorting the facts about the Peshwa Bajirao and his spouses, Kashibai and Mastani. The descendants of Peshwa family too had written a letter to the authorities objecting the release of the film.

We have now learnt that one of the leading political party, who has always fought for the well-being of Maharashtrian community, Shiv Sena has raised an objection regarding the film and has filed a petition against the same to Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. Shiv Sena members want the makers to cut the portions in the film which the descendants of Peshwa family find objectionable.

To this, the Kashibai of ‘Bajirao Mastani,’ Priyanka Chopra, responded stating that a film is completely a director’s vision. A film is a story through a director’s eye and it’s up to him on how he wants to present a particular story. Recently, Priyanka Chopra was quoted saying, “For me, whatever I have done is completely and absolutely going by Bhansali’s vision. The film is based on a book and the book is inspired by the life of a legend from the 1700s. It is entirely a director’s vision and prerogative about how he wants to present a particular story. And that’s what happens in a democratic country. How are we to say what Bajirao’s personality was in his personal life? How do we know he didn’t dance, smile or didn’t express happiness in his private life? We have to allow a director’s vision and imagination to portray what he thinks could have happened. We must just see it as nothing but the cinematic vision of an extremely prolific filmmaker.”

‘Bajirao Mastani’ is slated to release on December 18.

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Nikita Thakkar

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