Actress Deepika Padukone fails to attend GES

     Written by : SMTV24x7 | Wed, Nov 22, 2017, 04:01 PM

Actress Deepika Padukone fails to attend GES

Hyderabad, Nov 22: In a raging controversy over Padmavati movie, The Actress Deepika Padukone has pulled out of the Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES), that will have US President Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka and Prime Minister Narendra Modi attend the inauguration on November 28.

A senior official of Telangana government said on Tuesday that Deepika has withdrawn her name from the event.She had earlier confirmed her participation, the official said.

He, however, said the reason for her pulling out of the event is not known.

The actress was one of the speakers at a session on 'Hollywood to Nollywood to Bollywood: The Path to Moviemaking' on November 29.The Nigerian film industry is popularly referred as Nollywood.

Deepika's move comes amid a raging row over "Padmavati", which was scheduled to be released on December 1.

Protest by Rajput groups forced the producer to defer the release.

Some leaders of BJP and right-wing groups have threatened the actress and director Sanjay Leela Bhansali. Few have even announced rewards for killing them.

A leader of Akhil Bharatiya Kshatriya Mahasabha (ABKMS) has announced a reward of Rs 1 crore for "burning the actress alive".

Being co-hosted by the US and India, the GES, with the theme 'Women First, Prosperity for All', will bring together 1,500 entrepreneurs, investors, and ecosystem supporters from around the world for two-and-a-half days of training and be mentoring.