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EXCLUSIVE: CBFC member Vivek Agnihotri on Padmavati - When the film hasn't come to us, how can we view?
CBFC member Vivek Agnihotri talks about the whole controversy around Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Padmavati.
Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Padmavati has become the daily fodder for all the news columns. As the film is inching closer to the release date (December 1), it feels like that controversies are just piling up for the filmmaker.
Rajput Karni Sena and some political leaders are against the film's release as they believe it distorts the historical facts and has love scene between Rani Padmini and Alauddin Khilji. However, Bhansali had clearly stated long back that there is no such scene in the film. But even as the film is about to release, the protests are still going on.
Just recently the reports came that Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) has sent Sanjay Leela Bhansali-directed Padmavati back to the makers as the application for the certification was incomplete. A source told a leading agency, "The film was submitted for certification last week. We examined the documents, as we normally do. It was conveyed to the makers that their application was incomplete. They had to rectify and send it back, we will view it when it comes back to us. When they (makers) rectify the deficiency we will again scrutinise it once more and when the turn comes we will examine it (film for certification)." But the source didn't disclose the exact "deficiency".
To get the clear picture, we got in touch with CBFC member Vivek Agnihotri. He told us, "The truth is that they had sent it and every film or script has to have a disclaimer in the beginning whether it's a work of fiction or historical work. They have not sent that disclaimer. First you should ask whether the film is complete or not. And when it's complete, it will be viewed like any other film. The film hasn't reached to CBFC. When the film hasn't come, how can we view. When the script came, it didn't have any disclaimer."
The movie stars Deepika Padukone, Ranveer Singh and Shahid Kapoor in the lead roles.
Padmavati is slated to release on December 1.😆😆 Reminder no. ####
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