Protest planned against Deepika at airport,event etc. Police intervene

Local police faced tough time to push the protesters outside the airport area. Police had to use some force. At least six protesters were detained. They are likely to be released only after Deepika's Ahmedabad visit is over. Deepika arrived at the airport in Jet Airways plane. She couldn't come out of the airport building due to protest. Local police contacted the headquarters to seek more force to take the actress safely to her destination.

Protests against bold potrayal and relationship shown in the film

Ahmedabad based Maldhari Ekta Samiti and Vihotar Yuva Group of Gujarat have declared protest programme at The Grand Bhagwati hotel on SG highway yesterday which is the hotel where Deepika is going to stay. Protest programmes were also planned at YMCA club ground where Deepaka is going to promote the film during Garba event tonight.

Rajput community has protested against the film which is yet to be released at Kutch, Jamnagar, Sanand, Surat, Vadodara, Junagadh and other areas of Gujarat. Many theater owners are not ready to release the film following protests and threats. The film's release and its trailer are also challenged in the high court. The Kshatriya/Rajput community groups want ban on release of the film and its trailers due to "deliberate attempt by film maker Sanjay Leela Bhansali to show Kshatriya community in derogatory terms".

Deepika Padukone in Ram-Leela

At a protest outside the City Gold multiplex on Monday, members of the Rajput community threatened to set ablaze multiplexes and cinema houses that will show the movie. The protestors also marked their presence at Shiv multiplex. "Rajput girls do not step out of their homes. To depict a woman from our community in such a light and having an affair with a youth from the Rabari community is unacceptable," said Ravubha Vaghela, president of Rajput Vidhyasabha, Gujarat.

"This is an insult to the women of our community and we are willing to sacrifice our lives to stop this movie from being shown in this city," he said. Parthivraj Kathwadia, a member of the Rajput community said, "We have warned them of serious consequences if the film is screened in their multiplexes." Community members protesting outside the multiplexes shouted slogans against the film and even tried to enter City Gold. However, they were stopped by multiplex officials who assured the protestors they had not ordered the film and did not intend to show it.

Meanwhile erstwhile royal family members of Rajkot and Gondal today claimed that during their phone talk with film maker Sanjay Leela Bhansali, they were assured that particular words mentioning particular caste identity will be removed from the film on editing table before the film is released.

The film ahead of its release is facing protest in various parts of Gujarat. In some towns, theater owners are reluctant to release it due to angry protests by Kshatriya/Rajputs and Rabari communities. The film's release has been challenged in the Gujarat High Court too through a petition.

Bhansali has summoned his Ram Leela actors to the recording studios for the second time