After ‘Padmaavat’ Kangana Ranaut’s ‘Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi’ is facing issues from Karni Sena

Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Padmaavat’ had faced a lot of trouble due to Karni Sena as they had opposed the film as they had taught that it distorted the historical tampered the Rajput. Now they have decided to support Sarv Brahmin Magasabha’s protest against the historical tampering in ‘Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi’.


Kangana Ranaut’s film will be based on the life Rani Lakshmi Bai and it allegedly shows the relationship of the queen with a British officer. Shree Rajput Karni Sena founder Lokendra Singh Kalvi said, “Agar Brahmin ka khoon bahega to Rajput kya chup rahega, jab Rajput ka khoon baha to Brahmin kabhi chup nahi haha (Rajputs will never keep quiet if Brahmins are affected, and vice versa).”


The apex court has already declared that the film should be released and linked it to the matter of freedom of expression. He further added, “The High Court will definitely follow the Supreme Court. There is nothing new in it. Supreme Court cannot dictate to cinema halls to release the film and depute paramilitary forces outside cinema halls. What we know is that cinema hall owners are not ready to screen the film in any of these states.”


Kalvi said. “We have asked the government to set up a pre-screening board to look into issues related to historical tampering of facts. We strongly propose forming a panel to look into the controversies emerging in films as ‘Padmaavat’ and ‘Manikarnika’. This board should be constituted by the Censor Board, state government or Government of India and should sort out the disputes emerging at any time when any historical tampering is reported. In such times the expert panel’s role should come in.”


The film stars Kangana Ranaut in the lead role. The film is slated to release in August.