Plea for deletion of objectionable scenes from 'Padmavati' rejected by the Supreme Court
| Nov 20, 2017, 17:22 IST
Sanjay Leela Bhansali's magnum opus 'Padmavati' has been in the limelight for all the wrong reasons. Recently, there was a plea seeking the deletion of certain scenes from the film. The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed the plea, terming it as premature. A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra was informed that the film has not yet received the certification from the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC).
"Our interference in this writ petition will tantamount to pre-judging, which we are not inclined to do," the bench, also comprising Justices A.M. Khanwilkar and D.Y. Chandrachud, said. Advocate M L Sharma, who had filed the petition, alleged that though the Censor Board has not given a certificate to the movie, the songs of the film have already been released. The advocate had requested for the removal of scenes of alleged 'character assassination' of Queen Padmavati from the movie before its release.
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"Our interference in this writ petition will tantamount to pre-judging, which we are not inclined to do," the bench, also comprising Justices A.M. Khanwilkar and D.Y. Chandrachud, said. Advocate M L Sharma, who had filed the petition, alleged that though the Censor Board has not given a certificate to the movie, the songs of the film have already been released. The advocate had requested for the removal of scenes of alleged 'character assassination' of Queen Padmavati from the movie before its release.
Stay tuned for more updates.