Kamal Haasan on 'Padmavati' row: I want Deepika's head...saved

Known to speak his mind on raging issues, superstar Kamal Haasan took to Twitter to comment on the ongoing controversy around Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Padmavati.

Haasan took to Twitter to condemn the protests and the threats that the film's director and its leading heroine, Deepika Padukone have received. Haasan tweeted, " I want Ms.Deepika's head.. saved. Respect it more than her body.Even more her freedom. Do not deny her that.Many communities have apposed my films.Extremism in any debate is deplorable. Wake up cerebral India.Time to think. We've said enough. Listen Ma Bharat(Sic)."

Haasan's tweets was in reaction to Haryana BJP chief media coordinator Suraj Pal Amu' s threat to the actress. Suraj announced a bounty of Rs 10 crore on the heads of Bhansali and Deepika. The comment was made after a Meerut resident from the Kshatriya community announced a reward of Rs 5 crore for beheading these celebrities.

Haasan's filmshave created a similarpolitical storm in the past and the actor has always been vocal about the importance of cinema in society.

Back in 2013, his film Vishwaroopam was banned by the Tamil Nadu government after he was accused of showing the members of Muslim community in a bad light in the film. The allegations were made against his film even before watching it, similar to the Padmavati row. Haasan's Hey Ram also faced severe criticism as many felt it was anti-Gandhi.

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