New Delhi: Amidst all the controversies, Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Padmaavatwill release on January 25, 2018. Till now, the film has been banned in several states as protests continue and the protesters demand a complete ban on the film. The film had a special screening in the Art Of Living Ashram, Bangalore with the filmmaker SLB present at the event. Spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar was also present and found nothing objectionable about the movie. The screening took place on January 15, 2018. As per reports, Sri Sri was surprised upon people’s protest of the film, which is about Rajput honours & is a beautiful tribute to Rani Padmavati. Also, reports are that the Spiritual leader felt that the movie will make us feel proud and must be celebrated. The movie was mired in controversy after various Rajput groups, including Rajput Karni Sena, raised their objections towards the content of the film. During the certification process of the film, Bhansali appeared before a parliamentary panel where he said that the film is an adaptation of Sufi poet Malik Muhammad Jayasi’s “Padmavat”. Featuring Deepika Padukone as Rani Padmavati, Shahid Kapoor as Maharawal Ratan Singh and Ranveer Singh as Alauddin Khilji, the film was given a U/A certificate from CBFC recently.
