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A Mewar royal on Saturday penned a letter
to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Minister of
Information and Broadcasting Smriti Irani
and censor board chairperson Prasoon
Joshi, among others, urging them to
withhold the certification and release of
controversial film "Padmavati".
Maharajkumar Vishvaraj Singh, son of
Mahendra Singh Mewar -- the 76th
Maharana of the Mewar dynasty and a
former Lok Sabha member -- on behalf of
his parents and sister Baijiraj Trivikrama
Kumari Jamwal, has written the letter, a copy
of which is with IANS.
"You are requested not to certify or permit
the release of the film in its present form,"
Singh has urged, listing out seven reasons
to justify his request.
"Allowing commercial interests to override
the sanctity of national pride and heritage
would be a failure on the part of the
government and will not behove well for
times to come," he added.
Filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali has
maintained that his movie is a tribute to the
valour of Rajput queen Rani Padmavati.
However, Singh said that reports have
indicated that "Padmavati" is based on
"Padmawat" -- a "poetic imagery" by Sufi
poet Malik Muhammad Jayasi -- which,
according to him, is not regarded as
"historically accurate".
He pointed out that the makers of the movie
have not clarified about "any well
established and accepted historical source"
relied upon for this movie.
On the argument that one cannot judge a
film until it has been seen, Singh said: "The
song 'Ghoomar' and publicity material that
has released establishes gross inaccuracies
that transgress the limits of dramatic licence.
If the film professes to be history and its
maker goes on record to claim that he has
kept in mind cultural sensitivities, it is an
artistic and historic fraud to portray an
incorrectly attired courtesan-like painted doll
in the song as the very 'queen' the film
purports to pay obeisance to."
Singh complained that since the "film is
about my family and a chapter in the history
of Mewar", the film makers neither
approached the family to verify the facts, nor
sought permission to use the family's name.
While he is concerned how the film portrays
the period of warfare, Singh also wants the
makers to clarify the movie's genre to avoid
giving the present and future generations a
"coloured view of history".
Lastly, Singh said "it is the responsibility of
the government to safeguard the history of
our country and the dignity of its citizens".
The letter has also been addressed to
Minister for Human Resource Development
Prakash Javadekar, Rajasthan Chief Minister
Vasundhara Raje, and the Collectors and
Superintendents of Police of Udaipur,
Chittorgarh, Rajsamand, Banswara and
Dungarpur.
"Padmavati" is slated to release on
December 1, and the makers are awaiting a
censor screening, and subsequent
clearance.
https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/news/now-mewar-royals-want-government-stop-padmavati-release-391108.
to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Minister of
Information and Broadcasting Smriti Irani
and censor board chairperson Prasoon
Joshi, among others, urging them to
withhold the certification and release of
controversial film "Padmavati".
Maharajkumar Vishvaraj Singh, son of
Mahendra Singh Mewar -- the 76th
Maharana of the Mewar dynasty and a
former Lok Sabha member -- on behalf of
his parents and sister Baijiraj Trivikrama
Kumari Jamwal, has written the letter, a copy
of which is with IANS.
"You are requested not to certify or permit
the release of the film in its present form,"
Singh has urged, listing out seven reasons
to justify his request.
"Allowing commercial interests to override
the sanctity of national pride and heritage
would be a failure on the part of the
government and will not behove well for
times to come," he added.
Filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali has
maintained that his movie is a tribute to the
valour of Rajput queen Rani Padmavati.
However, Singh said that reports have
indicated that "Padmavati" is based on
"Padmawat" -- a "poetic imagery" by Sufi
poet Malik Muhammad Jayasi -- which,
according to him, is not regarded as
"historically accurate".
He pointed out that the makers of the movie
have not clarified about "any well
established and accepted historical source"
relied upon for this movie.
On the argument that one cannot judge a
film until it has been seen, Singh said: "The
song 'Ghoomar' and publicity material that
has released establishes gross inaccuracies
that transgress the limits of dramatic licence.
If the film professes to be history and its
maker goes on record to claim that he has
kept in mind cultural sensitivities, it is an
artistic and historic fraud to portray an
incorrectly attired courtesan-like painted doll
in the song as the very 'queen' the film
purports to pay obeisance to."
Singh complained that since the "film is
about my family and a chapter in the history
of Mewar", the film makers neither
approached the family to verify the facts, nor
sought permission to use the family's name.
While he is concerned how the film portrays
the period of warfare, Singh also wants the
makers to clarify the movie's genre to avoid
giving the present and future generations a
"coloured view of history".
Lastly, Singh said "it is the responsibility of
the government to safeguard the history of
our country and the dignity of its citizens".
The letter has also been addressed to
Minister for Human Resource Development
Prakash Javadekar, Rajasthan Chief Minister
Vasundhara Raje, and the Collectors and
Superintendents of Police of Udaipur,
Chittorgarh, Rajsamand, Banswara and
Dungarpur.
"Padmavati" is slated to release on
December 1, and the makers are awaiting a
censor screening, and subsequent
clearance.
https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/news/now-mewar-royals-want-government-stop-padmavati-release-391108.
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