"We want the scenes showing distorted version of history to be deleted before Padmavati is released," said a member of the Samaj.
“We all came together for ‘Padmavati’ because we believe whatever the film may be, it should first be seen. Tomorrow I may not like the film. But we are fighting for Bhansali just as Bhansali should fight for me", says the director.
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Ammu, chief media coordinator of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the state, said he gave the statement as a "Rajput" and not as an office-bearer of the party.
"The cinema hall owner has been asked not to screen any part of the movie or its trailer, until its release is duly approved by authorities," a police officer said.
The scheduled release date of the film, mired in controversy over conjectures that it "distorts history" regarding Rajput queen Padmavati, has been deferred from December 1.
The reaction of a bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra came after it was told that the Central Board of Film Certification has yet to clear the film.
The makers of 'Padmavati' have deferred its release from the slated December 1 date, as protests and threats over the period drama continued unabated.
Meanwhile, the film fraternity has come out in support of Bhansali and the team, with many leading artistes calling it an attack on creative freedom.
"So Sanjay Leela Bhansali should show Padmavati to those who threaten to have him beheaded? And get their approval?", says Hansal Mehta
Sanjay Leela Bhansali's period drama Padmavati will not release on its scheduled release date.
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Shabana Azmi also accused the film fraternity of remaining quiet on the "Padmavati" row.
The censor board has reportedly sent back the film's application for certification, citing that it is incomplete.
Reports are saying Sanjay Leela Bhansali plans to postpone the release of Padmavati.
RKS patron also dubbed Deepika Padukone as a ‘naachnewali’ and slammed her for making the ‘regressive’ remark on the country.
The UP government has cited about the upcoming civil polls and Barah Wafat in its letter, making it a fragile period for the law and order machinery.
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