Padmavati: Shah Rukh Khan and Aamir Khan express concern over threats

Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Padmavati has been
riddled with controversies from the get-go.
A few days ago, Bhansali and Deepika
Padukone; who plays the titular character of
Rani Padmini, received threats that they will
behead the director and chop of the actress'
nose. The people who threatened these two
even announced that they will offer Rs. 5
crore to anyone who does that.
Many Bollywood celebrities have come out in
support of the Deepika, Bhansali and
Padmavati and these include Aamir Khan
and Shah Rukh Khan, according to a leading
daily.
A source informed the daily, "The moment
Aamir read the news, he immediately called
up Deepika to check on her. He was
extremely concerned about her. Aamir and
Deepika had a long conversation about the
whole scenario and he assured her of being
there for her if needed."
"Deepika's other co-stars including Shah
Rukh Khan also called Deepika. Everyone has
expressed concern. Deepika, on the other
hand, is maintaining an extremely strong
stand," added the source.
When Deepika's co-star Shahid Kapoor was
asked about the same at IFFI 2017, the actor
stated, "Any kind of conversation which is
violent in nature is not nice. It is not in good
taste. I think it is absolutely uncalled for and
unfortunate."
Meanwhile, Padmavati, which also stars
Ranveer Singh was originally supposed to
release on December 1, 2017, but has now
been postponed to an indefinite date.
Viacom18 Motion Pictures, the studio
behind Padmavati released a statement
saying that they have voluntarily decided to
postpone the release date.
The official statement reads, "Viacom18
Motion Pictures, the studio behind
Padmavati' has voluntarily deferred the
release date of the film from December 1st,
2017. Along with Sanjay Leela Bhansali,
amongst the most gifted filmmakers of his
generation, Viacom18 Motion Pictures has
created a beautiful cinematic masterpiece in
Padmavati' that captures
Rajput valour, dignity and tradition in all its
glory. The film is an eloquent portrayal of a
tale that will fill every Indian with pride and
showcase our country's story-telling
prowess across the globe. We are a
responsible, law-abiding corporate citizen
and have the highest respect and regard for
the law of the land and all our institutions
and statutory bodies including the Central
Board of Film Certification. We always have
and are committed to continue following
the established procedure and convention.
We have faith that we will soon obtain the
requisite clearances to release the film. We
will announce the revised release date of the
film in due course. We stand firm in our
commitment to tell endearing tales that
resonate with our audiences the world over
as we have in the past with our other
projects such as Toilet: Ek Prem Katha',
Queen', Bhaag Milkha Bhaag' and many
more."

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