Politics of 'Padmavati' controversy

poster for the Bollywood movie 'Padmavati' in Mumbai, India, 21 November 2017.

People walk past a poster for the Bollywood movie 'Padmavati' in Mumbai, India, 21 November 2017. Source: EPA

Gujarat is the latest state to announce a ban on the release of film Padmavati. Amidst death threats and threat of physical harm for the actress Deepika Padukone and Director Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Bhaven Kachhi looks at various factors playing a part in the Padmavati controversy.


ગુજરાતમાં ફિલ્મ પદ્માવતી રિલીઝ નહિ થાય - મુખ્યમંત્રી વિજય રૂપાણી
વિવાદને પગલે અભિનેત્રી દીપિકા પાદુકોણ અને દિગ્દર્શક સંજય લીલા ભણસાલી માટે મૃત્યુની અને શારીરિક હુમલાની ધમકી  આપવામાં આવી છે.

 

આ મુદ્દે અનેક નેતા અભિનેતાની ચુપ્પી પર સવાલ ઉઠ્યા છે.

 


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