Renowned Bollywood director Sanjay Leela Bhansali has decided to cancel the shooting of his upcoming historical drama ‘Padmavati’ in Jaipur, Rajasthan and is returning to Mumbai, latest reports suggest. However, no official word has been made by the director on the matter as yet.
On Friday, the filmmaker met with an untoward incident while he was shooting for 'Padmavati' in Jaigarh Fort, Jaipur. A local activist group named Karni Sena vandalised the film’s sets and assaulted the filmmaker. Bhansali was slapped and his clothes were torn.
PTI quotes district president of Karni Sena Narayan Singh as saying, “We had warned the filmmaker against presenting wrong facts. When we came to know about the shooting, we gathered there and protested.”
Another activist Vikram Singh said the film is presenting wrong facts about Padmavati. "Our basic protest is about distortion of historic facts which will not be tolerated," he said.
"The filmmakers have assured that they will not shoot here and will pack up," DCP North Anshuman Bhomia said. He said that there was no report of firing and no FIR has been lodged by any party so far.
Meanwhile, Film and TV Producers Guild of India has written to Centre, seeking assurance on protection measures for fraternity people, reports ANI.
The entire film fraternity has expressed its anger and shock over the way violent means were undertaken to stall the shoot. From Karan Johar, Hrithik Roshan, Arjun Rampal to Anurag Kashyap, Kabir Khan and Farhan Akhtar to name a few—all have raised their concerns and demanded stricter action being taken against the people who took to violence.
