Padmavati; Karni Sena: Will beat director with shoes

Padmavati, cinema owners in Rajasthan have sought protection for the smooth screening of the movie. The movie is in news due to controversies and attacks by Karni Sena.

Shri Rajput Karni Sena led hundreds of people on a protest march in Chittorgarh city on Friday and threatened to assault director Sanjay Leela Bhansali.

“It appears that the filmmakers don’t want to screen the film to us before its release because of certain objectionable scenes in which history has been distorted. This is absolutely unacceptable and we won’t let the film release,” said Lokendra Singh Kalvi, patron of the Sena.

“Ab agar wo nahi samajh me ata, toh thik hai. Pehle thappad khaye the, ab joote khayega. (If Bhansali doesn’t understand now, let it be. Last time he was slapped, this time, he will be beaten with shoes),” he said.