Allow 'Padmavati' to release only after Mewar's royal family's approval, BJP Chittorgarh MP tells Rajnath Singh

JAIPUR: A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP from Chittorgarh on Monday wrote to Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh and requested that 'Padmavati' should only be allowed to release if the members of Mewar's royal family and historians give their approval after watching it.

MP CP Joshi further added that that the film should be banned if they object to it after the screening.

Director Sanjay Leela Bhansali's magnum opus 'Padmavati' has run into massive trouble, first with fringe groups demanding a ban on the release of the film and then regarding its private screening.

On Sunday, the makers of the film postponed the release of the film following nationwide protests by several Rajput groups.

"Viacom18 Motion Pictures, the studio behind 'Padmavati', has voluntarily deferred the release date of the film from December 1, 2017," the company spokesperson said in a statement.

The film has been in news for all wrong reasons since its inception. Rajput groups feel that Bhansali may have misrepresented historical facts to suit his film's narrative. However, the ace director and people associated with the film have time and again clarified that the film doesn't distort history. 

Some Hindu groups have been protesting against the movie's release while some political outfits have demanded that its release be deferred in view of the Gujarat Assembly elections.