'Padmavati' attackers plans exposed in sting operation
| Sep 26, 2017, 12:32 IST
It was only a few months ago that members of Rajasthan based outfit Rajput Karni Sena had barged into the sets of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Padmavati’ in Jaipur and assaulted the filmmaker. Back then, the director had feared that more acts of vandalism may happen so he had discontinued the shoot in Jaipur and had resumed shooting in Maharashtra. But his efforts went in vain as two months later, alleged members of the Sena set fire to the sets in Kolhapur, which caused heavy damage to the costumes and property.
The Sena was protesting against what they believed to be the distortion of facts and history. They were particularly angered by reports of the depiction of a dream sequence involving a lovemaking sequence between the queen and tyrant Alauddin Khilji. However, it looks like there's more to this story as the Sena's plans have been exposed by a leading news channel.
A reporter from the channel met Sukhdev Singh Gogamedi, the president of the Shree Rashtriya Rajput Karni Sena, at his Jaipur home in June under the premise of being a producer who wanted to make a film on a fictitious love story between Mughal emperor Aurangzeb and a Rajput general’s wife. Sukhdev hardly seemed offended by this concept and told the reporter, "You can talk to Umed Singh. He will speak to me on the phone from there. He's our organisational convener. You talk to him or ask him to speak to me. Just note down his number."
When talking about protection for the film's sets, Umed stated, "If you want 50 people for a month to protect (the sets), they (filmmakers) will then have to pay Rs 1.5 crore." He continued, “Fifty people will remain there for you all the time.” Talking about 'Padmavati', he said, "Padmavati's release doesn't stop. But vandalism cannot be ruled out.” He added, "It's safe in Mumbai. But it was burned down in Kolhapur."
(Also read: Amitabh Bachchan starrer ‘102 Not Out’ makes way for Deepika Padukone starrer ‘Padmavati’)
Do you think this is the reason why the attacks on the film have continued? Stay tuned for more updates.
Credits: Deccan Chronicle
The Sena was protesting against what they believed to be the distortion of facts and history. They were particularly angered by reports of the depiction of a dream sequence involving a lovemaking sequence between the queen and tyrant Alauddin Khilji. However, it looks like there's more to this story as the Sena's plans have been exposed by a leading news channel.
A reporter from the channel met Sukhdev Singh Gogamedi, the president of the Shree Rashtriya Rajput Karni Sena, at his Jaipur home in June under the premise of being a producer who wanted to make a film on a fictitious love story between Mughal emperor Aurangzeb and a Rajput general’s wife. Sukhdev hardly seemed offended by this concept and told the reporter, "You can talk to Umed Singh. He will speak to me on the phone from there. He's our organisational convener. You talk to him or ask him to speak to me. Just note down his number."
When talking about protection for the film's sets, Umed stated, "If you want 50 people for a month to protect (the sets), they (filmmakers) will then have to pay Rs 1.5 crore." He continued, “Fifty people will remain there for you all the time.” Talking about 'Padmavati', he said, "Padmavati's release doesn't stop. But vandalism cannot be ruled out.” He added, "It's safe in Mumbai. But it was burned down in Kolhapur."
(Also read: Amitabh Bachchan starrer ‘102 Not Out’ makes way for Deepika Padukone starrer ‘Padmavati’)
Do you think this is the reason why the attacks on the film have continued? Stay tuned for more updates.
Credits: Deccan Chronicle