Padmavat successful preview in 2018
Padmavat successful preview in 2018
The film, on the life of Rajput queen Padmini...
Two Rajasthan-based professors on Thursday said they have
been invited by the Central Board of Film Certification to be part of a panel
to review Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s troubled film “Padmavati”.
The two academics are R S Khangarot, principal of the
Agrawal College in Jaipur, and B L Gupta, a retired Rajasthan University
professor.
Mr. Khangarot said he received a call from censor board
chief Prasoon Joshi to view the film, which is awaiting a censor certificate.
“I got a call from (Prasoon) Joshi recently. He sought my
opinion on the film as a part of a panel of historians. I told him that I can
be available for the review next week,” he told PTI over phone from Dubai.
Mr. Khangarot said it was a verbal invitation and he has
received no written communication.
“For me, this is not an issue between Bhansali and the
Rajput community or between Bhansali and Karni Sena. I see it as an issue
between the filmmaker and history and I will be reviewing the film in this
light,” he said.
Mr. Gupta said he would be able to give his opinion on the
period drama after watching the movie and would judge it on the basis of
historical facts.
“I can say anything on the film only after watching it.
Whether the historic facts are true or not can be assessed only after screening
it.
“My endeavour will be on judging the historic facts to the
best of my knowledge,” he said.
Bhansali, who appeared before a parliamentary panel, has
said his lavishly mounted ₹ 150 crore period drama, featuring Deepika Padukone,
Shahid Kapoor and Ranveer Singh, is based on the 16th century epic poem
“Padmavat” by Malik Muhammad Jayasi.
The film, on the life of Rajput queen Padmini, has run into
trouble with Rajput groups alleging that it distorts history, a claim
repeatedly denied by the director.
Historians are divided on whether Padmini actually existed.
As protests spread across various states, the film’s
December 1 release was deferred as it didn’t have censor clearance.
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