The Karni Sena had warned the chief of Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC), Prasoon Joshi to not attend the Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF).
The Sri Rajput Karni Sena had said it would not allow Joshi to attend the Jaipur Literature Festival.
Earlier in the day, producers of Padmaavat had moved Supreme Court against the film being banned in BJP-ruled states.
A bench of Justice Mahendra Dayal passed the order on the petition filed by Kamta Prasad Singhal.
CBFC chief Prasoon Joshi called the reports untrue which stated that there are 300 cuts in Padmavat.
''CBFC's process is complete and any further news about cuts is absolutely untrue,'' said CBFC chief Prasoon Joshi.
Mukkabaaz maker Anurag Kashyap thanked CBFC chief Prasoon Joshi and Minister of Information and Broadcasting Smriti Irani.
Now, Rajput Karni Sena is demanding removal of Prasoon Joshi from CBFC.
Sanjay Leela Bhansali and The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) chief Prasoon Joshi will discuss the controversy surrounding Padmavati on Thursday.
CBFC chairperson Prasoon Joshi has stated that he has not watched filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Padmavati and has not expressed his views on it.
"Let's not use CBFC for some commercial reasons or for somebody's political career", says Prasoon Joshi.
"Why will we delay (the release of Telugu version of ‘Mersal')? You should respect the process", said Prasoon Joshi.
Born in 1971, Prasoon Joshi has spent his childhood and early days in Almora, Nainital, Chamoli, Gopeshwar, Meerut, etc.
CBFC Chairperson Prasoon Joshi is celebrating his 46th birthday today
The CBFC decided that soon they would have an industry interaction to share the refinement of the processes and take industry inputs to make the certification process as smooth as possible."
Joshi compares a child to a delicate flower and a dew drop while comparing sexual predators to a weapon and burning furnaces.
When asked about his opinions on new CBFC chief Prasoon Joshi, Pahlaj Nihalani said, “I feel great that Prasoon Joshi will do justice as the new CBFC chief.
CBFC and the film industry need to collaborate so that there is mutual understanding and appreciation of each one's roles and responsibilities, says Prasoon Joshi.
Filmmaker R Balki is all praises for the newly appointed CBFC chairman Prasoon Joshi.
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