Padmavati controversy: Film associations back Sanjay Leela Bhansali fo

Recently facing heat for his upcoming
period film Padmavati, director Sanjay Leela
Bhansali got the support of the Indian Film
and Television Directors' Association
(IFTDA).
IFTDA will on Monday lead an appeal to
Information and Broadcasting Minister
Smriti Irani and Home Minister Rajnath
Singh.
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Members of IFTDA, Cine and TV Artists
Association (CINTAA), Western India
Cinematographers Association (WICA),
Screenwriters Association (SWA) and
Association of Cine and Television Art
Directors & Costume Designers will hold a
press meet today.
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IFTDA president Ashoke Pandit said, "Five
bodies are coming together to make an
appeal for freedom of expression for
filmmakers. The industry is shocked and we
are hurt that a filmmaker like Sanjay Leela
Bhansali is being heckled and abused.
Bhansali symbolises success of our film
industry in many ways, and if he can be
treated like this and harassed, things are
not right."
He added that they are making an appeal to
the ministers to understand the situation
and take a note of the controversy and
uphold the freedom of filmmakers.
"Nobody has seen the film, yet people are
making assumptions and attacking and
abusing Bhansali. Similar controversy
happened around Indu Sarkar. What will
we do? We can't make films to suit
everyone's ego. If someone doesn't want
to watch the film, don't watch it. If
someone doesn't want it to release, go to
court," Pandit added.
Padmavati is the story of Rani Padmini
played by Deepika Padukone in Bhansali's
magnum opus. Shahid Kapoor portrays
Raja Maharawal Ratan Singh, Ranveer Singh
stepped in the shoes of an anti-hero
playing Sultan Alauddin Khilji. The film,
which is slated to release on December 1, is
embroiled in a controversy as some Hindu
groups and political parties, including the
Congress and the BJP, claim that the film
distorts history and wrongly portrays
Rajput queen Padmavati. Agitated
protestors vandalized the sets of Padmavati
and abused him for distorting history in his
upcoming film Padmavati.
However, Bhansali has repeatedly said that
he has not played with history and made
the film with an honest heart. His other
historical magnum opus Bajirao Mastani
was severely criticized for allegedly
distorting history too.

https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/padmavati-controversy-film-associations-back-sanjay-leela-bhansali-for-his-upcoming-magnum-opus-starring-deepika-padukone-shahid-kapoor-and-ranveer-singh/articleshow/61625936.cms.

Originally posted by: butthurtmod26

No. 3🥳

Originally posted by: butthurtmod27

IFTDA, CINTAA along with the Western India Cinematographers Association, Screenwriters Association and Association of Cine and TV Art Directors and Costume Designers have decided to extend support to Bhansali on November 16 at the Film City, where their members will stand in silence for 15 minutes from 11 a.m. 

On that day, all units and workers associations will stop shooting for 15 minutes from 4 p.m. as a mark of their support for freedom of speech and expression, which is the basic right of a citizen, Pandit said.  

Muffler pehean ke dharna detey 🤣

😵 Sick and tired of these pre-planned nautanki(s) 🤢

I am curious, why are people protesting without knowing what is in the movie. I am so torn.

Edited by pyaari_puja - 6 years ago

Originally posted by: butthurtmod27

On 16th, they all will meet together, call a press conference and remain silent for 15 minutes and media will broadcast it live 🤣, National headline will be, "Film Association ne 15 minute ka silence rakha in support of Padmavati which is slated to release on Dec 1st " 🤣

was there a 15 min silence during dudwale and ADHM?
I was busy with my other topic which got backfired, and didn't pay too much attention about:

"abb hum 15 min sarr jhuka karr prathna kare for the release of dudwaale and ADHM'

Originally posted by: butthurtmod28

🤣

<font color="#9900ff">No. there was 5 minute silence when Kjo came on national tv and cried, and 15 minute silence when SRK went to meet Raj thakare with CM and offered 5 crore in settlement.😆</font>

what? 15 min mourn dhaaran for dudwaale and only 5 min for kjo? bahut na insaafi..

okay... I demand a 20min silence for Padma.
from 5 min, to 15min, there should be increase...so yup 20min for Padma prayer.

While Padmavati may be in the news for quite some time, it is good at leas the film industry is taking a stand, the controversy surrounding it.

What the public has failed to realise is that, the film is an adaptation of the poem Padmavat, written by Sufi poet Malik Muhammad Jayasi, in 1540. The poem ends with Jayasi's own words, I have made up the story and related it'.  In fact, a TOI report has stated, "Sufi poet Jayasi made up the story that later got legend status, so Sanjay Leela Bhansali can't be threatened for taking creative licence with the tale, say historians".

The movie has so much scope in terms of its production, art direction and even the casting, that it is overlooked for something as simple as being historically inaccurate'. Ever since its inception, the movie was predicted to be a success at the box office, if not a artistically successful movie. But it is sad to see such trivial issues, potentially ruin what would be a masterpiece of the film industry.

I, for one, is very excited to see the movie once it gets released. Having checked out the production news on IMDB and Cinestaan, I cant wait  until it gets released. 

Awaiting the release of this movie. Super excited to watch the brilliant actors perform.😊