Sanjay Leela Bhansali was assaulted by members of Rajpur Karni Sena in Rajasthan
Five persons, who were detained for creating nuisance on the sets of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s film Padmavati, were released by the local police on Saturday.
These protesters were allegedly involved in creating nuisance during the shooting of the film in Jaigarh in Rajasthan on Friday.
SHO Amer police station Narendra Kumar said that the protesters belong to Rajput community and had allegedly assaulted Sanjay Leela Bhansali.
The protesters are said to be members of Rajput Karni Sena, which forced stoppage of shooting of movie Padmavati by vandalising the set at Jaigarh Fort, alleging that the director was distorting historical facts.
Deepika Padukone plays Rani Padmavati in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s next (File picture)
Lokendra Singh Kalvi, founder of Karni Sena, said: ‘We came to know about Alauddin Khilji’s ‘dream sequence of a love scene with Rani Padmavati’ through Ranveer Singh’s interview.
The protesters allegedly got incorrect information about the film from Ranveer Singh (pictured) interview
‘We asked Bhansali not to go ahead with the dream scene,’ says Rajpur Karni Sena
Whatever bonding Ranveer and Deepika share in their personal life should not be picturised in the film, claimed the members of Karni Sena.
‘We asked Bhansali not to go ahead with the dream scene.’
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‘Distortion of historic facts will not be tolerated at any cost, which was well communicated to Bhansali five-six months back in Mumbai.’
The ruckus took place when the ‘scene’ of the film was being shot at the historic fort, eyewitnesses said.
After the incident, Bhansali decided not to go ahead with the shooting in the state.
