Padmaavat: SC removes BAN from all four states

Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s period drama Padmaavat has faced a lot of opposition from the communal groups. But now the film has received a great sigh of relief as the Supreme court has lifted the ban on the film from Haryana, Rajasthan, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh.

Senior lawyer, Harish Salve, and former attorney general Mukul Rohatgi appeared for Viacom 18, one of the film’s producers.

In their plea, the producers questioned the right of these four state governments to ban the film when the apex court has already clarified that the film’s screening can only be suspended in a particular area if there is a law and order situation developing.

Supreme Court suspends the ban imposed by the four states on the film #Padmaavat.
SC also restrains other states from banning the release. pic.twitter.com/LpWnaku7Us

— Mirror Now (@MirrorNow) January 18, 2018

The film is based on 16th-century Sufi poet Mohammad Jayasi’s poem Padmavat.

Starring Deepika Padukone as Rani Padmavati, Shahid Kapoor as Maharawal Ratan Singh & Ranveer Singh as Alauddin Khilji, the film will also be released in Tamil and Telugu, in addition to Hindi.

Padmaavat – A Viacom18 Motion Pictures and Bhansali Productions’ releases worldwide on 24th January 2018.

The film will even clash with Akshay Kumar’s film PadMan.

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