Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Padmaavat Faces New Twist, Female Protestors Threaten To Commit Jauhar

Sanjay Leela Bhansali is known for creating controversies through his films. Right from Bajirao Mastani where a group a Maharashtrians claimed historical facts were altered to now Padmavati where again a group of Rajput Karni Sena have serious concerns with the way Rani Padmavati must be depicted.

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Although, Bajirao released and went onto become one of the cult movies of Bollywood, Padmavati has not had it so easy. The movie which was slated to release on December 1, 217 was stopped and multiple protests across the nation followed.

The Censor board and historians came together to make some changes including the title of the film. According to reports, there are 300 cuts and the movie has now being named Padmaavat.

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This is still not satisfactory for the protestors. Now in a new twist to the ongoing controversy over release of Sanjay Leela Bhansali¡¯s movie Padmaavat, female members of Kshatriya community in Chittorgarh threatened to perform ¡°jauhar¡± (self-immolation) if the screening of the film is not stopped by the government.

In a Sarvasamaj meeting held in Chittorgarh, the members decided to stage a phase-wise protest against the proposed release of film. The meeting was attended by around 500 people, out of which 100 females belonged to high-profile families of the city.

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Speaking to IANS, spokesperson of Rajput Karni Sena Virendra Singh said on January 17, national highways and railway tracks across Chittorgarh would be blocked.

The film is scheduled to release on January 25 across India. The Rajasthan government has, however, decided against releasing it in the state.

¡°But, if despite all these measures the film is released, the women of Kshatriya Samaj will perform jauhar on January 24 ¡ª the day when the queen performed jauhar ¡ª and at the same site,¡± said Virendra Singh