Padmavati Set In Kolhapur Attacked And Set On Fire, Sanjay Leela Bhansali Is Safe

[The_Showstopper]

Padmavati Set In Kolhapur Attacked And Set On Fire, Sanjay Leela Bhansali Is Safe
Padmavati Set Attacked: No injuries have been reported and Mr Bhansali is safe. Kolhapur police say that between 10 and 20 people vandalized the set last night and set fire to the props

Photograph of Padmavati set after it was set on fire in Kohlapur
Sanjay Leela Bhansali's film Padmavati in Kolhapur, Maharashtra, was attacked and set on fire at about 1 am today by an unidentified group who oppose the film. Props and costumes have been damaged and the fire was reportedly doused early this morning. No injuries have been reported and Mr Bhansali is safe. Kolhapur police say that between 10 and 20 people vandalized the set last night and set fire to the props. Cans and cars parked at the location were pelted with stones. No case has been registered yet. "The set is spread across nearly 50,000 square feet and a group of unidentified persons set it on fire around 1 am," the official told IANS.

The CEO of Mr Bhansali's production house is on the way to the location - about 15 kms away from the town of Panhala in Kolhapur district - to assess the damage.

Photograph of Padmavati set after it was set on fire in Kohlapur

Photograph of Padmavati set after it was set on fire in Kohlapur

Photograph of Padmavati set after it was set on fire in Kohlapur


Padmavati has been filming around Kolhapur since March 6 and the shoot was to end on March 20. Maharashtra's Minister of State for Home Deepak Kesarkar said that the film crew had been asked to file a complaint. "We have decided to give them security at night also," Mr Kesarkar said, explaining that the crew had not asked for security.

Vinod Tawde, Maharashtra's Minister of Culture, said on behalf of the state government that matter should have been resolved through dialogue rather than attacking the set of the film.
This is the second time the sets of the film have been attacked. In January, Mr Bhansali was assaulted while filming at Nahargarh Fort in Jaipur by a Rajput group called Karni Sena. Karni Sena is not believed to be responsible for the attack in Kolhapur.

Filming was later moved out of Rajasthan to Maharashtra. The making of Padmavati, based on the legend of Rani Padmini and Emperor Alauddin Khilji, has provoked protests from groups who object to what they say is a misrepresentation of Rani Padmini, who is believed to have committed jauhar to escape Khilji when he invaded her kingdom of Chittor. Opposition to the film is based on rumours that it implies a romantic connection between Padmini and Khilji, in a dream and song sequence.

After the Jaipur set was vandalized, Karni Sena claimed they had received written assurance from Sanjay Leela Bhansali that the scenes would be dropped - Mr Bhansali says no such scenes were ever in the film at all.

Last week, the Chittorgarh Fort was vandalized and mirrors in at the Padmini Palace were broken.

Padmavatistars Deepika Padukone as Rani Padmini and Ranveer Singh as Alauddin Khilji. Shahid Kapoor plays Padmini's husband Ratan Singh.


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[Indiran Chandiran]

Padmavati Set In Kolhapur Attacked And Set On Fire, Sanjay Leela Bhansali Is Safe
Padmavati Set Attacked: No injuries have been reported and Mr Bhansali is safe. Kolhapur police say that between 10 and 20 people vandalized the set last night and set fire to the props

Photograph of Padmavati set after it was set on fire in Kohlapur
Sanjay Leela Bhansali's film Padmavati in Kolhapur, Maharashtra, was attacked and set on fire at about 1 am today by an unidentified group who oppose the film. Props and costumes have been damaged and the fire was reportedly doused early this morning. No injuries have been reported and Mr Bhansali is safe. Kolhapur police say that between 10 and 20 people vandalized the set last night and set fire to the props. Cans and cars parked at the location were pelted with stones. No case has been registered yet. "The set is spread across nearly 50,000 square feet and a group of unidentified persons set it on fire around 1 am," the official told IANS.

The CEO of Mr Bhansali's production house is on the way to the location - about 15 kms away from the town of Panhala in Kolhapur district - to assess the damage.

Photograph of Padmavati set after it was set on fire in Kohlapur

Photograph of Padmavati set after it was set on fire in Kohlapur

Photograph of Padmavati set after it was set on fire in Kohlapur


Padmavati has been filming around Kolhapur since March 6 and the shoot was to end on March 20. Maharashtra's Minister of State for Home Deepak Kesarkar said that the film crew had been asked to file a complaint. "We have decided to give them security at night also," Mr Kesarkar said, explaining that the crew had not asked for security.

Vinod Tawde, Maharashtra's Minister of Culture, said on behalf of the state government that matter should have been resolved through dialogue rather than attacking the set of the film.
This is the second time the sets of the film have been attacked. In January, Mr Bhansali was assaulted while filming at Nahargarh Fort in Jaipur by a Rajput group called Karni Sena. Karni Sena is not believed to be responsible for the attack in Kolhapur.

Filming was later moved out of Rajasthan to Maharashtra. The making of Padmavati, based on the legend of Rani Padmini and Emperor Alauddin Khilji, has provoked protests from groups who object to what they say is a misrepresentation of Rani Padmini, who is believed to have committed jauhar to escape Khilji when he invaded her kingdom of Chittor. Opposition to the film is based on rumours that it implies a romantic connection between Padmini and Khilji, in a dream and song sequence.

After the Jaipur set was vandalized, Karni Sena claimed they had received written assurance from Sanjay Leela Bhansali that the scenes would be dropped - Mr Bhansali says no such scenes were ever in the film at all.

Last week, the Chittorgarh Fort was vandalized and mirrors in at the Padmini Palace were broken.

Padmavatistars Deepika Padukone as Rani Padmini and Ranveer Singh as Alauddin Khilji. Shahid Kapoor plays Padmini's husband Ratan Singh.


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What ??? No murders ?? Only arson!! And yet you post this here.

Yes.I can sense your disappointment .You will have your 15 min of fame too .With or without Bhansali.

 

[The BrOkEn HeArT]

So nobody's knows who did this!!

 

[Spring Onion]

What ??? No murders ?? Only arson!! And yet you post this here.

Yes.I can sense your disappointment .You will have your 15 min of fame too .With or without Bhansali.

Oh the Hindutva apologists want murders to condemn such attacks until then it is a routine for Hindutvas

 

[Indiran Chandiran]

Oh the Hindutva apologists want murders to condemn such attacks until then it is a routine for Hindutvas

It's the disappointment accompanying the thread that our esteemed fellow countryman @The_Showstopper must have experienced that I'm referring to .

Coming back to your comment , for a nation created on the grounds of religion to comment upon us is rich indeed .Where the minorities accounted for 20-30% of the population in 1947 down to 3-4%.
But , we live in such times.You're entitled to your brand of fun .Your ancestors worked for it .Ours didnt .

 

[Spring Onion]

It's the disappointment accompanying the thread that our esteemed fellow countryman @The_Showstopper must have experienced that I'm referring to .

Coming back to your comment , for a nation created on the grounds of religion to comment upon us is rich indeed .Where the minorities accounted for 20-30% of the population in 1947 down to 3-4%.
But , we live in such times.You're entitled to your brand of fun .Your ancestors worked for it .Ours didnt .

Frustration is dripping from every word of Your entire comment above also your comment drastically lacks any logical justification for this attack no matter how much you drag Pakistan or for that matter any country.

And please do not dwell into the past because in the majority Hindu subcontinent deadly riots had been the norm even before the partition.

Now come to the topic what ample justification you have for such attacks on film makers and crew by the hindutva extremists?

It is not the first time such an attack took place in India.

 

[The_Showstopper]

It's the disappointment accompanying the thread that our esteemed fellow countryman @The_Showstopper must have experienced that I'm referring to .

Coming back to your comment , for a nation created on the grounds of religion to comment upon us is rich indeed .Where the minorities accounted for 20-30% of the population in 1947 down to 3-4%.
But , we live in such times.You're entitled to your brand of fun .Your ancestors worked for it .Ours didnt .

LOL So much obsession over me, that you tagged me "three times.

Get over me mate, I am not interested

Naah I am not disappointed, but it looks like these threads are touching your raw nerve.

 

[Stephen Cohen]

The real fun will begin after the film is made

What if it is banned by the Government

 

[another1]

Oh the Hindutva apologists want murders to condemn such attacks until then it is a routine for Hindutvas

A very good job done.
Ppl murdering history should be taught similar lessons.
Anyobe having a problem can move to tolerant Pakistan or USA ??

 

[Indiran Chandiran]

LOL So much obsession over me, that you tagged me "three times.

Get over me mate, I am not interested

Naah I am not disappointed, but it looks like these threads are touching your raw nerve.

Oh , you're very much interested .It's just that you've run out of subjects .But patience .All you've to do is wait.Just like the JNU & the left liberals in India .Either someone from loony fringe on the right will throw you a life line or you can start manufacturing crisis out here like this thread or just like the one in Ramjas .
Either way , you can live up to your reputation of being unidimensional.

 

[The_Showstopper]

Oh , you're very much interested .It's just that you've run out of subjects .But patience .All you've to do is wait.Just like the JNU & the left liberals in India .Either someone from loony fringe on the right will throw you a life line or you can start manufacturing crisis out here like this thread or just like the one in Ramjas .
Either way , you can live up to your reputation of being unidimensional.

Well whatever floats your boat

 

[Dash]

Frustration is dripping from every word of Your entire comment above also your comment drastically lacks any logical justification for this attack no matter how much you drag Pakistan or for that matter any country.

And please do not dwell into the past because in the majority Hindu subcontinent deadly riots had been the norm even before the partition.

Now come to the topic what ample justification you have for such attacks on film makers and crew by the hindutva extremists?

It is not the first time such an attack took place in India.

It is not hindutva extremists this time. It's a matter of Rajput sentiments and their attachment towards their history. And these type of conflicts over distorted history and romanticisation of drama is not new in Bollywood because they generally play with facts and present a version that suits Bollywood style the best. They have done it to a movie based on Ashoka the great where they showed Karuvaki in love with Ashoka when she actually hated him. People have been through this before and it's high time for them to accept such distortion in the name of drama. Bollywood lacks originality and that's the issue with Bollywood first.

However taking law to your hands is not done.