Bombay High Court blasts fringe groups for creating trouble for Padmav

The period action flick Padmavati have been
facing a really tough time. It all started in
January this year when members of Sri
Rajput Karni Sena attacked director Sanjay
Leela Bhansali on the grounds that the film
distorts Rajput history. Then after the trailer
was unveiled, the protests intensified.
Sensing the anger among the Rajputs for
the film, the chief ministers of five states
Punjab, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh
and Madhya Pradesh announced that they
want allow the films to release in their
provinces. Lokendra Singh Kalvi, the
founder of Sri Rajput Karni Sena, even
threatened to cut lead actress Deepika
Padukone's nose while a BJP leader in
Haryana said that he'll offer Rs 10 crore to
anyone who'll behead Sanjay Leela Bhansali.
The film was to release on December 1 but
it has been postponed indefinitely.
But finally, the team of Padmavati seems to
have got some good news. While hearing
the case of deceased rationalists Dr
Narendra Dabholkar and Dr Govind Pansare,
the Bombay High Court showed its support
to the film and hit back at the way the film
is facing trouble. A division bench of Justice
S C Dharmadhikari and Justice Bharati
Dangre said that they have noting that all
the crimes and attacks by fringe groups to
attack rational views and expressions is
very disturbing. It also questioned the
government as to why these open threats
of beheading are not affecting them and
ensuring that they take action. It also got
concerned over the fact that in today's
times, if a creative person expresses a
contrary opinion, he/she has the danger of
being eliminated. The next hearing of this
case is on December 21.
Padmavati also stars Ranveer Singh and
Shahid Kapoor.

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