Padmavati: Karni Sena wants preview for Mewar royals, says will rethink protest if they don't object
For the first time since protests broke out against Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Padmavati, the Karni Sena has made a truce offer - live on India Today TV. Read on to learn more.
The Karni Sena made Padmavati producer Sanjay Leela Bhansali an unprecedented truce offer on Sunday, live on India Today TV.
Here's the gist of what Karni Sena leader Karan Singh Rathore said: Let the Mewar Royals watch a preview, and we'll rethink our protest'if they don't object.
Opponents of Padmavati say or suspect that it distorts history, and there has been speculation that it contains a dream sequence featuring Rani Padmini (Deepika Padukone) and the Alauddin Khilji (Ranveer Singh). Bhansali has denied this - twice.
Protests, threats, insults and actual physical attacks have been legion in the run-up to the release date, which has now been postponed.
Arvind Singh Mewar, the custodian of the Mewar dynasty, recently told India Today's Preeti Choudhry he was ready to mediate in the dispute.
On Saturday, Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje Scindia urged Information and Broadcasting Minister Smriti Irani to make sure the film isn't released without necessary cuts.
Raje also said the Censor Board should consider all possible results before certifying the film - a day after the Board sent the film back to its makers because the application for the certification was "incomplete".