<p>Sanjay Leela Bhansali&#39;s <a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/first-look-deepika-padukone-as-queen-of-chittor-in-padmavati-20470">upcoming film &quot;Padmavati&quot; is once again at the</a> centre of controversy after the star of the movie Deepika Padukone tweeted pictures of the <em>rangoli</em>(colour decoration)&nbsp;being vandalised in Surat.</p>

<p>This is not the first time <a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/watch-ranveer-singh-as-sultan-alauddin-khilji-in-film-padmavati-20930">Bhansali&#39;s film &quot;Padmavati&quot; is being targeted</a>. In March, unidentified persons had vandalised the movie&#39;s set in Kolhapur district in Maharashtra and also torched the costumes and the animal feed kept there.</p>

<p>In January, some members of a Rajput community group, Karni Sena, had assaulted Bhansali in Jaipur for allegedly presenting &quot;distorted facts&quot; in &quot;Padmavati&quot;.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Following the incident, film&#39;s team cancelled its shooting in Jaipur and Bhansali&#39;s production house had to release a statement clarifying the &quot;misconception&quot; about the film&#39;s story.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">absolutely heart breaking to see the recent attack on artist Karan and his artwork!disgusting and appalling to say the least! <a href="https://t.co/Ot2Aki0MiA">pic.twitter.com/Ot2Aki0MiA</a></p>
&mdash; Deepika Padukone (@deepikapadukone) <a href="https://twitter.com/deepikapadukone/status/920599332662992896?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 18, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<p>&quot;It is absolutely heartbreaking to see the recent attack on artist Karan and his artwork,&quot;&nbsp;the Deepika said, terming it as &quot;disgusting&quot; and &quot;appaling&quot;.</p>

<p>Deepika urged NDA&#39;s information and textile minister Smriti Irani to intervene.</p>

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<p>&quot;Who are these people and who is responsible for their actions?,&quot; the actress asked angrily on Twitter.</p>

<p>&quot;How long are we going to let this go on?,&quot;&nbsp;she tweeted.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">allow them to take law into their own hands &amp; attack our freedom &amp; right to individual expression time &amp; again!? <a href="https://t.co/jlR5p3seds">pic.twitter.com/jlR5p3seds</a></p>
&mdash; Deepika Padukone (@deepikapadukone) <a href="https://twitter.com/deepikapadukone/status/920599429564063744?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 18, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">this has to stop NOW &amp; action must be taken!@smritiirani <a href="https://t.co/fRnpFEkZIw">pic.twitter.com/fRnpFEkZIw</a></p>
&mdash; Deepika Padukone (@deepikapadukone) <a href="https://twitter.com/deepikapadukone/status/920599481468571649?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 18, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Protesting against the movie <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Padmavati?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Padmavati</a>, Rajput Karni Sena members rubbed out rangoli created for film&#39;s promotion at a mall in Surat(16.10) <a href="https://t.co/vbCGWHanQt">pic.twitter.com/vbCGWHanQt</a></p>
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In March, unidentified persons had vandalised the movie's set in Kolhapur district in Maharashtra

Sanjay Leela Bhansali's upcoming film "Padmavati" is once again at the centre of controversy after the star of the movie Deepika Padukone tweeted pictures of the rangoli(colour decoration) being vandalised in Surat. This is not the first time Bhansali's film "Padmavati" is being targeted. In March, unidentified persons had vandalised the movie's set in Kolhapur district in Maharashtra and also torched the costumes and the animal feed kept there. In January, some members of a Rajput community group, Karni Sena, had assaulted Bhansali in Jaipur for allegedly presenting "distorted facts" in "Padmavati". Following the incident, film's team cancelled its shooting in Jaipur and Bhansali's production house had to release a statement clarifying the "misconception" about the film's story. absolutely heart breaking to see the recent attack on artist Karan and his artwork!disgusting and appalling to say the least! pic.twitter.com/Ot2Aki0MiA — Deepika Padukone (@deepikapadukone) October 18, 2017 × "It is absolutely heartbreaking to see the recent attack on artist Karan and his artwork," the Deepika said, terming it as "disgusting" and "appaling". Deepika urged NDA's information and textile minister Smriti Irani to intervene. Who are these people?Who is responsible for their actions?For how long are we going to let this go on? pic.twitter.com/2WFN0jcdua — Deepika Padukone (@deepikapadukone) October 18, 2017 × "Who are these people and who is responsible for their actions?," the actress asked angrily on Twitter. "How long are we going to let this go on?," she tweeted. allow them to take law into their own hands & attack our freedom & right to individual expression time & again!? pic.twitter.com/jlR5p3seds — Deepika Padukone (@deepikapadukone) October 18, 2017 × this has to stop NOW & action must be taken!@smritiirani pic.twitter.com/fRnpFEkZIw — Deepika Padukone (@deepikapadukone) October 18, 2017 × Protesting against the movie #Padmavati, Rajput Karni Sena members rubbed out rangoli created for film's promotion at a mall in Surat(16.10) pic.twitter.com/vbCGWHanQt — ANI (@ANI) October 18, 2017 ×

'Padmavati's' colour decoration vandalised in Surat; 'disgusting' tweets Deepika Padukone

<p>The set of Sanjay Leela Bhansali&#39;s film &quot;Padmavati&quot; was vandalised by unidentified persons in Kolhapur district on Wednesday morning.</p>

<p>They also torched the costumes and the animal feed kept there, said the police.</p>

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<p>It is second such incident concerning the film. In January, some members of a Rajput community group, Karni Sena, had assaulted Bhansali in Jaipur for allegedly presenting &quot;distorted facts&quot; in &quot;Padmavati&quot;.&nbsp;Following the film&#39;s team cancelled its shooting in Jaipur and Bhansali&#39;s production house had to release a statement clarifying the &quot;misconception&quot; about the film&#39;s story.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Sanjay Bhansali&#39;s &quot;Padmavati&quot; attacked again? I think we as Indians are going back to the medieval ages and we need to be ashamed</p>
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<p>The shooting of the Deepika Padukone-starrer film was underway at Mhasai Pathar, a rocky plateau in the western Maharashtra district, when a group of around 15-20 people came to the set between 1 am and 2 am, &nbsp;police said.</p>

<p>They allegedly set on fire the costumes of the film and also torched the fodder kept for the horses, senior Police Inspector, Panhala Police Station, Dhanya Kumar Godse said.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="et">Visuals: Sets of Sanjay Leela Bhansali&#39;s film Padmavati vandalised and torched by unknown people, last night in Kolhapur. <a href="https://t.co/Pz6zO2XhR3">pic.twitter.com/Pz6zO2XhR3</a></p>
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<p>The film&#39;s crew members caught hold of two of the vandals. However, they were attacked by the other members in the group and managed to run away, senior police inspector, Godse said.</p>

<p>The vandals also allegedly tried to set ablaze the vehicles of the crew members parked near the set.&nbsp;The reason behind the protest was not yet known, police said.</p>

<p>Godse said no formal complaint has been lodged so far in connection with the incident.&nbsp;The film&#39;s producers were not available for comments.</p>

<p>Deepika Padukone plays the role of Rani Padmavati in the film, which also stars Ranveer Singh as Alauddin Khilji and Shahid Kapoor as Raja Ratan Singh.&nbsp;</p>

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The shooting of the film was underway at Mhasai Pathar in Maharashtra when some people allegedly set the costumes of the film on fire

The set of Sanjay Leela Bhansali's film "Padmavati" was vandalised by unidentified persons in Kolhapur district on Wednesday morning. They also torched the costumes and the animal feed kept there, said the police. This is the second such incident concerning the film. In January, some members of a Rajput community group, Karni Sena, had assaulted Bhansali in Jaipur for allegedly presenting "distorted facts" in "Padmavati" (WION) × It is second such incident concerning the film. In January, some members of a Rajput community group, Karni Sena, had assaulted Bhansali in Jaipur for allegedly presenting "distorted facts" in "Padmavati". Following the film's team cancelled its shooting in Jaipur and Bhansali's production house had to release a statement clarifying the "misconception" about the film's story. Sanjay Bhansali's "Padmavati" attacked again? I think we as Indians are going back to the medieval ages and we need to be ashamed — Ram Gopal Varma (@RGVzoomin) March 15, 2017 × The shooting of the Deepika Padukone-starrer film was underway at Mhasai Pathar, a rocky plateau in the western Maharashtra district, when a group of around 15-20 people came to the set between 1 am and 2 am, police said. They allegedly set on fire the costumes of the film and also torched the fodder kept for the horses, senior Police Inspector, Panhala Police Station, Dhanya Kumar Godse said. Visuals: Sets of Sanjay Leela Bhansali's film Padmavati vandalised and torched by unknown people, last night in Kolhapur. pic.twitter.com/Pz6zO2XhR3 — ANI (@ANI_news) March 15, 2017 × The film's crew members caught hold of two of the vandals. However, they were attacked by the other members in the group and managed to run away, senior police inspector, Godse said. The vandals also allegedly tried to set ablaze the vehicles of the crew members parked near the set. The reason behind the protest was not yet known, police said. Godse said no formal complaint has been lodged so far in connection with the incident. The film's producers were not available for comments. Deepika Padukone plays the role of Rani Padmavati in the film, which also stars Ranveer Singh as Alauddin Khilji and Shahid Kapoor as Raja Ratan Singh. (PTI)

Sanjay Leela Bhansali's 'Padmavati' film set vandalised

<p>Bollywood rallied behind director Sanjay Leela Bhansali who was attacked by members of a fringe group, the Rajput Karni Sena, while shooting his upcoming historical drama &quot;Padmavati&quot; in Jaipur yesterday (January 27).</p>

<p>The filmmaker, has meanwhile, reportedly cancelled the shooting in Jaipur.</p>

<p>The film&#39;s lead actors Deepika Padukone, Ranveer Singh and Shahid Kapoor expressed their anguish on Twitter.</p>

<p>Deepika, who plays the titular role of Padmavati -- a medieval-era Rajput queen -- said she was &quot;shocked&quot; and disheartened by the events and said the team behind the film was not distorting any historical facts.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">As Padmavati I can assure you that there is absolutely no distortion of history.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Padmavati?src=hash">#Padmavati</a></p>
&mdash; Deepika Padukone (@deepikapadukone) <a href="https://twitter.com/deepikapadukone/status/825283777022795776">January 28, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Our only endeavour is &amp; has always been to share with the world the story of this courageous &amp; powerful woman in the purest form there is.??</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">In a state of shock!deeply saddened and disheartened by yesterday&#39;s events!<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Padmavati?src=hash">#Padmavati</a></p>
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<p>Ranveer Singh, who plays Turkish king Alauddin Khilji in the film, said the film was being made keeping in mind the &quot;sensitivities and emotions of the people of Rajasthan.&quot; He also added that Sanjay Leela Bhansali one of the most accomplished and authentic filmmakers in India and he would not do anything to hurt anyone&#39;s feelings.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">As a team, we are making &#39;Padmavati&#39; keeping in mind the sensitivities and emotions of the people of Rajasthan and the Rajput community.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Sanjay Sir is one of the most accomplished &amp; authentic filmmakers we have in India, &amp; he wont ever do anything to hurt anyones feelings.</p>
&mdash; Ranveer Singh (@RanveerOfficial) <a href="https://twitter.com/RanveerOfficial/status/825291780337856512">January 28, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Whats happened is very unfortunate. We hope the people of Rajasthan will understand &amp; empathise with our intentions &amp; give us their support.</p>
&mdash; Ranveer Singh (@RanveerOfficial) <a href="https://twitter.com/RanveerOfficial/status/825291815632957445">January 28, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<p>His co-star from the film, Shahid Kapoor, condemned the violent attack on his director, saying &quot;will know when u see #padmavati the dignity he brings to it.&quot;</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Very very sad. Words do fall short and feel too little to express feelings. Violence is unacceptable. This incident has shocked me.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">We need to look deep within as a society, as a country, as a people. Where are we headed.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Sanjay bhansali is a film maker who the country should be proud of. You will know when u see <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/padmavati?src=hash">#padmavati</a> the dignity he brings to it.</p>
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<p>&quot;Padmavati&quot; is based on the character of Queen Padmavati, who features in the epic poem. &quot;Padmavat&quot;, written by renowned poet Malik Muhammad Jayasi in the 16th century</p>

<p>The plot of the film revolves around the 1303 siege of Rajasthan&#39;s Chittor fort by Alauddin Khilji. According to folklore, the invasion was motivated by his desire to capture Rani Padmavati, the wife of the ruler of Mewar, Rana Rawal Ratan Singh, who immolated herself after the fort was captured.<br />
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<p>The Rajput Karni Sena is objecting to an alleged dream sequence between Padmavati and Alaudin Khilji. Its members went on a rampage during filming at Jaipur&#39;s Nahargarh Fort on Friday, and allegedly attacked Bhansali and destroyed film equipment.</p>

<p>They claim that the director is distorting facts and depicting Padmavati&#39;s character in a poor light. They also blamed the filmmaker&#39;s security personnel for the commotion, alleging that they had fired bullets in the air.</p>

<p>&quot;He (Bhansali) is distorting history and we will not allow them to do so. In no book is it written that Alauddin Khilji fell in love with Padmavati or he was her lover,&quot; &nbsp;Lokendra Singh Kalvi, a senior leader of Karni Sena told the press in Jaipur on Saturday.&nbsp;</p>

<p>&quot;This film should not be made. We wrote a number of times to Bhansali asking him to present history in the right manner. But he did not listen to us.&quot;&nbsp;</p>

<p>We had gone to talk to them but bullets were fired in the air which provoked the members. It was me who tried to stop the members from assaulting Bhansali,&quot; Mahipal Singh, the state chief of the group said.</p>

<p><strong>Padmavati was not anyone&#39;s &#39;lover&#39;&nbsp;:</strong>&nbsp;<strong>Rajasthan Congress leader criticises Bhansali</strong><br />
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Rajasthan Congress leader Pratap Singh on Saturday said that Queen Padmavati was not anyone`s `lover` as the filmmaker is portraying her in his upcoming flick, and was devoted to her husband.&quot;<br />
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Padmavati has a history, she had fought for everyone. Chittaur is a pride of the nation,&quot; Pratap Singh told ANI.&nbsp;</p>

<p><strong>Film industry soft target for fringe groups: Film body</strong></p>

<p>The Film &amp; Television Producers Guild of India today (January 28) urged the government to take strong punitive action against the miscreants, saying that the film industry had become a soft target by fringe groups.</p>

<p>&quot;As President of The Film &amp; Television Producers Guild of India and speaking on behalf of the entire film industry, I strongly condemn the acts of vandalism on the sets of &#39;Padmavati&#39; as a direct attack on freedom of expression in our democracy,&quot; the film guild&#39;s president Siddharth Roy Kapur said.</p>

<p>The Guild pointed out that this is not the first time that fringe elements have &quot;unilaterally taken the law into their own hands to disrupt shoots/film releases and cause tremendous financial losses to film producers.&quot;</p>

<p>&quot;It is a glaring paradox that on the one hand the Central Government, various State Governments along with the film fraternity has been leaving no stone unturned to universally project India as an attractive shooting locale and on the other such hands miscreants are resorting to hooliganism of the worst order to defeat the `Shoot in India` endeavor,&quot; the film body said in a statement.</p>

<p>The Sanjay Leela Bhansali-directed historical magnum opus &quot;Jodhaa Akbar&quot; &nbsp;was also not permitted to release in Rajasthan by the same group despite censor certification, the guild said in a statement.</p>

<p><strong>Here&#39;s how the rest of the film industry condemned the attack:</strong></p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">At the same time Shame on you Karni Sena, you make me feel ashamed to be a Rajput.. bloody spineless cowards ..</p>
&mdash; Anurag Kashyap (@anuragkashyap72) <a href="https://twitter.com/anuragkashyap72/status/825018708145881091">January 27, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">In 2008 , this is what SLB said about how he looks at Padmavati..for those who assume what he is making without knowing the script are wrong <a href="https://t.co/ksfBGe5MW0">pic.twitter.com/ksfBGe5MW0</a></p>
&mdash; Anurag Kashyap (@anuragkashyap72) <a href="https://twitter.com/anuragkashyap72/status/825270334362439681">January 28, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Am appalled at what has happened with Sanjay Bhansali....this is the time for all us as an industry to stand by our people and fraternity!!</p>
&mdash; Karan Johar (@karanjohar) <a href="https://twitter.com/karanjohar/status/825013203100856320">January 27, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">It&#39;s appalling to hear what happened to <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SanjayLeelaBhansali?src=hash">#SanjayLeelaBhansali</a> .im so saddened..Violence is not what our forefathers taught us..</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Appalled &amp; horrified by what happened on SLB set.NO amount of diff of opinion or disagreement justifies this pathetic behaviour. Shameful!</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Film industry must stand as 1 n do whatever it takes to ensure that d reprehensible attack on SLB becomes a flashpoint for goondagiri 2 stop</p>
&mdash; Azmi Shabana (@AzmiShabana) <a href="https://twitter.com/AzmiShabana/status/825198612409942017">January 28, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Did random people enter another persons workplace n raise their hand on him because dey decide dey don&#39;t like what he does? I am enraged!!!</p>
&mdash; Hrithik Roshan (@iHrithik) <a href="https://twitter.com/iHrithik/status/825047721560059904">January 27, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<p>Veteran filmmaker Shyam Benegal said taking law into one&#39;s own hands is never the right approach.&nbsp;</p>

<p>&quot;Violence of any kind is terrible. You can have different views about incidents in history and that&#39;s another matter that people can also feel aggrieved but to take law into your hands and attack a person like this is simply not done. It is not the right way to approach it,&quot; Benegal told ANI.<br />
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Padmavati director Sanjay Leela Bhansali, was shooting in a Jaipur fort, when he was assaulted by activists of a Rajput group

Bollywood rallied behind director Sanjay Leela Bhansali who was attacked by members of a fringe group, the Rajput Karni Sena, while shooting his upcoming historical drama "Padmavati" in Jaipur yesterday (January 27). The filmmaker, has meanwhile, reportedly cancelled the shooting in Jaipur. The film's lead actors Deepika Padukone, Ranveer Singh and Shahid Kapoor expressed their anguish on Twitter. Deepika, who plays the titular role of Padmavati -- a medieval-era Rajput queen -- said she was "shocked" and disheartened by the events and said the team behind the film was not distorting any historical facts. As Padmavati I can assure you that there is absolutely no distortion of history.#Padmavati — Deepika Padukone (@deepikapadukone) January 28, 2017 × Our only endeavour is & has always been to share with the world the story of this courageous & powerful woman in the purest form there is.?? — Deepika Padukone (@deepikapadukone) January 28, 2017 × In a state of shock!deeply saddened and disheartened by yesterday's events!#Padmavati — Deepika Padukone (@deepikapadukone) January 28, 2017 × Ranveer Singh, who plays Turkish king Alauddin Khilji in the film, said the film was being made keeping in mind the "sensitivities and emotions of the people of Rajasthan." He also added that Sanjay Leela Bhansali one of the most accomplished and authentic filmmakers in India and he would not do anything to hurt anyone's feelings. As a team, we are making 'Padmavati' keeping in mind the sensitivities and emotions of the people of Rajasthan and the Rajput community. — Ranveer Singh (@RanveerOfficial) January 28, 2017 × Sanjay Sir is one of the most accomplished & authentic filmmakers we have in India, & he wont ever do anything to hurt anyones feelings. — Ranveer Singh (@RanveerOfficial) January 28, 2017 × Whats happened is very unfortunate. We hope the people of Rajasthan will understand & empathise with our intentions & give us their support. — Ranveer Singh (@RanveerOfficial) January 28, 2017 × His co-star from the film, Shahid Kapoor, condemned the violent attack on his director, saying "will know when u see #padmavati the dignity he brings to it." Very very sad. Words do fall short and feel too little to express feelings. Violence is unacceptable. This incident has shocked me. — Shahid Kapoor (@shahidkapoor) January 28, 2017 × We need to look deep within as a society, as a country, as a people. Where are we headed. — Shahid Kapoor (@shahidkapoor) January 28, 2017 × Sanjay bhansali is a film maker who the country should be proud of. You will know when u see #padmavati the dignity he brings to it. — Shahid Kapoor (@shahidkapoor) January 28, 2017 × "Padmavati" is based on the character of Queen Padmavati, who features in the epic poem. "Padmavat", written by renowned poet Malik Muhammad Jayasi in the 16th century The plot of the film revolves around the 1303 siege of Rajasthan's Chittor fort by Alauddin Khilji. According to folklore, the invasion was motivated by his desire to capture Rani Padmavati, the wife of the ruler of Mewar, Rana Rawal Ratan Singh, who immolated herself after the fort was captured. Fringe group defends itself The Rajput Karni Sena is objecting to an alleged dream sequence between Padmavati and Alaudin Khilji. Its members went on a rampage during filming at Jaipur's Nahargarh Fort on Friday, and allegedly attacked Bhansali and destroyed film equipment. They claim that the director is distorting facts and depicting Padmavati's character in a poor light. They also blamed the filmmaker's security personnel for the commotion, alleging that they had fired bullets in the air. "He (Bhansali) is distorting history and we will not allow them to do so. In no book is it written that Alauddin Khilji fell in love with Padmavati or he was her lover," Lokendra Singh Kalvi, a senior leader of Karni Sena told the press in Jaipur on Saturday. "This film should not be made. We wrote a number of times to Bhansali asking him to present history in the right manner. But he did not listen to us." We had gone to talk to them but bullets were fired in the air which provoked the members. It was me who tried to stop the members from assaulting Bhansali," Mahipal Singh, the state chief of the group said. Padmavati was not anyone's 'lover' : Rajasthan Congress leader criticises Bhansali Rajasthan Congress leader Pratap Singh on Saturday said that Queen Padmavati was not anyone`s `lover` as the filmmaker is portraying her in his upcoming flick, and was devoted to her husband." Padmavati has a history, she had fought for everyone. Chittaur is a pride of the nation," Pratap Singh told ANI. Film industry soft target for fringe groups: Film body The Film & Television Producers Guild of India today (January 28) urged the government to take strong punitive action against the miscreants, saying that the film industry had become a soft target by fringe groups. "As President of The Film & Television Producers Guild of India and speaking on behalf of the entire film industry, I strongly condemn the acts of vandalism on the sets of 'Padmavati' as a direct attack on freedom of expression in our democracy," the film guild's president Siddharth Roy Kapur said. The Guild pointed out that this is not the first time that fringe elements have "unilaterally taken the law into their own hands to disrupt shoots/film releases and cause tremendous financial losses to film producers." "It is a glaring paradox that on the one hand the Central Government, various State Governments along with the film fraternity has been leaving no stone unturned to universally project India as an attractive shooting locale and on the other such hands miscreants are resorting to hooliganism of the worst order to defeat the `Shoot in India` endeavor," the film body said in a statement. The Sanjay Leela Bhansali-directed historical magnum opus "Jodhaa Akbar" was also not permitted to release in Rajasthan by the same group despite censor certification, the guild said in a statement. Here's how the rest of the film industry condemned the attack: At the same time Shame on you Karni Sena, you make me feel ashamed to be a Rajput.. bloody spineless cowards .. — Anurag Kashyap (@anuragkashyap72) January 27, 2017 × In 2008 , this is what SLB said about how he looks at Padmavati..for those who assume what he is making without knowing the script are wrong pic.twitter.com/ksfBGe5MW0 — Anurag Kashyap (@anuragkashyap72) January 28, 2017 × Am appalled at what has happened with Sanjay Bhansali....this is the time for all us as an industry to stand by our people and fraternity!! — Karan Johar (@karanjohar) January 27, 2017 × It's appalling to hear what happened to #SanjayLeelaBhansali .im so saddened..Violence is not what our forefathers taught us.. — PRIYANKA (@priyankachopra) January 27, 2017 × Appalled & horrified by what happened on SLB set.NO amount of diff of opinion or disagreement justifies this pathetic behaviour. Shameful! — Anushka Sharma (@AnushkaSharma) January 27, 2017 × Film industry must stand as 1 n do whatever it takes to ensure that d reprehensible attack on SLB becomes a flashpoint for goondagiri 2 stop — Azmi Shabana (@AzmiShabana) January 28, 2017 × Did random people enter another persons workplace n raise their hand on him because dey decide dey don't like what he does? I am enraged!!! — Hrithik Roshan (@iHrithik) January 27, 2017 × Veteran filmmaker Shyam Benegal said taking law into one's own hands is never the right approach. "Violence of any kind is terrible. You can have different views about incidents in history and that's another matter that people can also feel aggrieved but to take law into your hands and attack a person like this is simply not done. It is not the right way to approach it," Benegal told ANI. (WION with inputs from agencies)

'Padmavati' row: Film industry condemns attack on filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali

<p>A notable Indian filmmaker was assaulted by a fringe group who go by the name of Karni Sena for apparently misrepresenting facts about a historic queen named Padmini in his next film.&nbsp;</p>

<p>A bunch of people stormed into Jaipur&#39;s Jaigarh Fort, where director Sanjay Leela Bhansali was shooting for his next film titled &#39;Padmavati&#39;, and slapped and pulled his hair to make their point.</p>

<p>Karni Sena is upset that there is an intimate scene between the characters portraying Padmini and Alauddin Khilji.</p>

<p>The film is a fictionalised&nbsp;account of the 1303 siege of the Chittor Fort by Delhi Sultanate ruler Alauddin Khilji. History suggests Khilji had invaded the fort in India&#39;s western state of Rajasthan because of his desire for queen Padmini, the wife of Rana Rawal Ratan Singh, the ruler of Mewar.</p>

<p>The producers of the movie said the incident lasted &quot;a few minutes and was sorted after police intervened&quot;.</p>

<p>Bhansali is yet to comment on the episode but has decided to not shoot in Jaipur further.</p>

<p>Police have detained five people for assaulting Bhansali.</p>

<p>Karni Sena, meanwhile, has demanded that the intimate scenes&nbsp;be deleted, though they haven&#39;t read the script of the film.</p>

<p>The group had earlier&nbsp;stalled the release of Hrithik Roshan-Aishwarya Rai Bachchan&rsquo;s Jodha Akbar in Rajasthan for a similar reason -- distortion of historical facts.</p>

<p>Bhansali is a critically-acclaimed director for making movies like &#39;Black&#39;, &#39;Khamosh&#39; and &#39;Ramleela&#39;.</p>

<p>Deepika Padukone, Ranveer Singh and Shahid Kapoor are the lead characters of &#39;Padmavati&#39;.</p>

<p>(WION)</p>


Sanjay Leela Bhansali was slapped by members of a group called Karni Sena while shooting for next film 'Padmavati'

A notable Indian filmmaker was assaulted by a fringe group who go by the name of Karni Sena for apparently misrepresenting facts about a historic queen named Padmini in his next film. A bunch of people stormed into Jaipur's Jaigarh Fort, where director Sanjay Leela Bhansali was shooting for his next film titled 'Padmavati', and slapped and pulled his hair to make their point. Karni Sena is upset that there is an intimate scene between the characters portraying Padmini and Alauddin Khilji. The film is a fictionalised account of the 1303 siege of the Chittor Fort by Delhi Sultanate ruler Alauddin Khilji. History suggests Khilji had invaded the fort in India's western state of Rajasthan because of his desire for queen Padmini, the wife of Rana Rawal Ratan Singh, the ruler of Mewar. The producers of the movie said the incident lasted "a few minutes and was sorted after police intervened". Bhansali is yet to comment on the episode but has decided to not shoot in Jaipur further. Police have detained five people for assaulting Bhansali. Karni Sena, meanwhile, has demanded that the intimate scenes be deleted, though they haven't read the script of the film. The group had earlier stalled the release of Hrithik Roshan-Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s Jodha Akbar in Rajasthan for a similar reason -- distortion of historical facts. Bhansali is a critically-acclaimed director for making movies like 'Black', 'Khamosh' and 'Ramleela'. Deepika Padukone, Ranveer Singh and Shahid Kapoor are the lead characters of 'Padmavati'. (WION)

Indian filmmaker assaulted by fringe group for 'distorting facts'

<p>Well-known Indian director Sanjay Leela Bhansali was manhandled while filming historical drama &quot;Padmavati&quot; in northern Indian state of Rajasthan. Shooting was subsequently stopped.</p>

<p>Activists of the Rajput organisation, the Rajput Karni Sena, went on a rampage at Rajasthan capital Jaipur&#39;s Nahargarh fort where the shooting was being held and damaged film equipment.</p>

<p>They alleged that the film presented &quot;wrong facts&quot; about Padmavati, a medieval-era Rajput queen.</p>

<p>&quot;We had warned the filmmaker against presenting wrong facts. When we came to know about the shooting, we gathered there and protested,&quot; district president of Karni sena Narayan Singh told PTI.</p>

<p>Another activist Vikram Singh said the reason for the protest was distortion of historical facts.</p>

<p>&quot;Our basic protest is about distortion of historic facts which will not be tolerated,&quot; he said.<br />
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He alleged that a security guard opened fire in the air which created panic. However, police denied the allegation.</p>

<p>After the shooting was stalled, Bhansali and his team members talked to the Karni Sena and assured them that their demands would be looked into.<br />
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&quot;The filmmakers have assured that they will not shoot here and will pack up,&quot; a senior police official Anshuman Bhomia said, adding that there was no report of firing and no police complaint had been lodged by any party so far.<br />
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&quot;Padmavati&quot; stars Deepika Padukone, Shahid Kapoor and Ranveer Singh in the lead roles. Deepika plays the titular character of Padmavati. Ranveer plays emperor&nbsp;Alaudin Khilji.<br />
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Bhansali is the director of Bollywood hits like &quot;Bajirao Mastani&quot;, &quot;Devdas&quot;, &quot;Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam&quot; and &quot;Khamoshi&quot;.</p>

<p>Bhansali previously invoked the ire of descendants of Maratha warrior Peshwa Bajirao 1 for his 2015 release &quot;Bajirao Mastani&quot; starring Priyanka Chopra, Ranveer Singh, and Deepika Padukone.</p>

<p>He was taken to court by the Peshwa&#39;s heirs allegedly for portrayed their ancestors in poor light. However, the film released as planned and was one of the year&#39;s biggest hits at the box office.<br />
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(WION with inputs from agencies)</p>


Bhansali and his crew were attacked by members of the caste-based organisation, the Rajput Karni Sena

Well-known Indian director Sanjay Leela Bhansali was manhandled while filming historical drama "Padmavati" in northern Indian state of Rajasthan. Shooting was subsequently stopped. Activists of the Rajput organisation, the Rajput Karni Sena, went on a rampage at Rajasthan capital Jaipur's Nahargarh fort where the shooting was being held and damaged film equipment. They alleged that the film presented "wrong facts" about Padmavati, a medieval-era Rajput queen. "We had warned the filmmaker against presenting wrong facts. When we came to know about the shooting, we gathered there and protested," district president of Karni sena Narayan Singh told PTI. Another activist Vikram Singh said the reason for the protest was distortion of historical facts. "Our basic protest is about distortion of historic facts which will not be tolerated," he said. He alleged that a security guard opened fire in the air which created panic. However, police denied the allegation. After the shooting was stalled, Bhansali and his team members talked to the Karni Sena and assured them that their demands would be looked into. "The filmmakers have assured that they will not shoot here and will pack up," a senior police official Anshuman Bhomia said, adding that there was no report of firing and no police complaint had been lodged by any party so far. "Padmavati" stars Deepika Padukone, Shahid Kapoor and Ranveer Singh in the lead roles. Deepika plays the titular character of Padmavati. Ranveer plays emperor Alaudin Khilji. Bhansali is the director of Bollywood hits like "Bajirao Mastani", "Devdas", "Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam" and "Khamoshi". Bhansali previously invoked the ire of descendants of Maratha warrior Peshwa Bajirao 1 for his 2015 release "Bajirao Mastani" starring Priyanka Chopra, Ranveer Singh, and Deepika Padukone. He was taken to court by the Peshwa's heirs allegedly for portrayed their ancestors in poor light. However, the film released as planned and was one of the year's biggest hits at the box office. (WION with inputs from agencies)

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