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Makers defer Padmavati release date

Makers defer Padmavati release date

India Blooms News Service | | 19 Nov 2017, 04:18 pm

Mumbai, Nov 19 (IBNS): The makers of Padmavati have deferred the release date of the movie from Dec 1.

The move has been made following protest over the release of the movie.

"Viacom Motion Pictures, the studio behind Padmavati has voluntarily deferred the release ate of the film from December 1, 2017," the studio said in a statement.

Recently, taking the Padmavati row to a new low, a Karni Sena leader has threatened to chop off actor Deepika Padukone's nose as the latter reacted sharply to the ongoing controversy centred on the film recently.

In a video which has sufaced on Thursday, one of Rajasthan's fringe group Karni Sena's leader said: "We will not hit Deepika but we will do what Laxman did to Surpanaka (chop off nose)."

"She is provoking us" the leader added.

The controversy has erupted after several fringe groups alleged Bhansali to distort history in his upcoming film. The group has even said they will not allow the portrayal of Rani Padmini, to be played by Padukone in the film, in a wrong way in the film.

The film has evoked a massive controversy with various Rajput groups, including the Karni Sena, threatening to disrupt its screening for what they alleged "distorting historical facts."

Bhansali once was slapped by some members of the Karni Sena, who vandalised the set early this year.

The set of the movie was again vandalised in Kolhapur, with the miscreants burning the costumes in March this year.

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