Hundreds of protesters from several Rajput groups swept into Mumbai's Azad Maidan on Monday, 20 November, protesting against Sanjay Leela Bhansali's upcoming film Padmavati.
The protest was led by Rajput Karni Sena chief Lokendra Singh Kalvi, who reiterated that his organisation would not allow the movie to be released at any cost.
I found out that the movie's release has been postponed, but no matter what date is set for its release, we will call for a Bharat bandh on that very day.Lokendra Singh Kalvi, chief, Karni Sena
BJP MLAs Ram Kadam and Raj Purohit too joined the protest against the film.
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Bhansali has already screened the film for certain sections of the media. Why hasn't he shown the film to the Rajputs?Ram Kadam, BJP MLA
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Kadam added that they would not allow any other filmmaker to ‘alter' history this way in then future.
Padmavati was to be release on 1 December initially. On Sunday, 19 November, Viacom18 announced its decision to postpone the release.
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