Rarely has a film seemingly had to suffer such setbacks before even going into production. But the road for Sanjay Leela Bhansali's magnum opus Padmavati has not been smooth.
The film ” a historical retelling of the story of the life of Rani Padmini ” has now run afoul of the Patidar Navnirman Sena which has said that it wouldn't allow Bhansali to shoot or screen his film in Rajasthan and Gujarat, unless they were assured that Rani Padmini's portrayal would be historically accurate.
Deepika Padukone plays Rani Padmini the wife of Raja Ratansen of Chittor who committed jauhar (self-immolation) rather than submit to Aluaddin Khilji, who waged war against Chittor, seemingly because of his obsession with Padmini.
Apparently, the Rajput Sena had qualms about Bhansali's film, and how the queen ” considered an icon in Rajasthan ” would be depicted in it. They expressed their reservations to Hardik Patel, who in turn, promised to take up the issue.
