‘Padmavati’: Rupani no to film in poll-bound Gujarat

Chandigarh, November 22 : Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani on Wednesday said film ‘Padmavati’ was “hurting sentiments” and would not be screened in the poll-bound state till issues were resolved even as a parliamentary panel sought a report from the I&B Ministry and CBFC on the matter.
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said a call on allowing the Sanjay Leela Bhansali-directed period drama in his state would be taken after the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) decides on it.
The row over the Bollywood flick, meanwhile, continued to simmer with the Shri Rajput Karni Sena demanding that its reels be “consigned to the flames of Jauhar”.
In Lucknow, a complaint was filed in a court seeking prosecution against Bhansali for showing the film to three journalists without the censor nod.
BJP MP Shatrughan Sinha waded in questioning what he called the “silence” of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Information and Broadcasting Minister Smriti Irani.