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Sets of Bhansali’s Padmavati vandalised again, this time in Maharashtra INDIA Updated: Mar 15, 2017 15:47 IST Satyajit Joshi Hindustan Times, Pune Sets of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s film Padmavati vandalised and torched by unknown people in Kolhapur on Tuesday night.(ANI/Twitter) A mob vandalised the sets of Hindi film Padmavati at Maharashtra’s Panhala fort, police said on Wednesday, the latest controversy to hit a movie that has angered some Hindu groups. Kolhapur police said they were looking out for unidentified persons, who broke into the set and damaged property and vehicles. The incident came to light on Wednesday morning when the shooting team reached the spot but the extent of the damage is yet to be determined. Read more Padmavati won’t release in Rajasthan till Rajput leaders clear film: Minister Pushpendra Singh Karni Sena vandalises Chittorgarh Fort, breaks mirrors in the palace of Rani Padmini The film’s director, Sanjay Leela Bhansali, shifted to the historic fort in Panhala after running into trouble in Jaipur in January, when members of the Rajput Karni Sena smashed equipment and assaulted the movie crew. The attackers were upset with the portrayal of Rani Padmavati or Padmini, who is a respected figure in the Rajput community. The movie stars Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone playing 14th-century emperor Alauddin Khilji and Chittor queen Rani Padmini, respectively. The Karni Sena objected to alleged intimate scenes between Khilji and Padmini. Read more Rani Padmavati: Fact and fiction come together in this comic Rajput bodies in game of one-upmanship over stalling of Bhansali’s film Padmavati The first attack took place at Jaipur’s Jaigarh fort when scores of Karni Sena members barged into the sets and assaulted movie staff, including Bhansali. In a video that went viral, protesters were seen running amok, damaging cameras and other shooting equipment while shouting slogans and spewing abuses in Hindi. The incident triggered outrage and drew condemnation from the Bollywood fraternity but Bhansali soon appeared to reach a compromise with the protesters by agreeing to delete the intimate sequences. Read more Bhansali agreed to their demands, but Karni Sena now wants vetting of movie scripts based on history Beautiful Padmini, a queen in history or a poetic fantasy? The protests reignited a debate over growing intolerance in the country as Bollywood celebrities and social media railed against the assault on the film’s crew. According to historians, Padmavati was a character in Padmawat, a book written by Malik Mohammad Jaisi around 1550, and it has no connection with history at all. -- Peace Is Doable -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
