Padmavati: Rajput outfits accuse Bhansali is backtracking from his promise

 Members of Rajput Karni Sena on Sunday remained adamant to not to allow the screening of burnt posters of Sanjay Leela Bhansali's upcoming movie `Padmavati' in Jaipur.

The Karni Sena leaders alleged that film maker Sanjay Leela Bhansali is backtracking from his promise and his movie may not be allowed to release. Devrala, a member said, "Bhansali has released movie teaser, posters and also announced the date of release without consulting us. In January he had  promised us that movie screening would be organized for Rajput prior to its release so that if there is anything that needs to be removed could be done."

Members have also threatened to harm the cast and director when he visits Jaipur. Karni Sena leaders said that the movie will not be allowed to screen anywhere in India and the producers should respect the terms of the agreement.

Earlier on Saturday members of Karni Sena, an organisation representing Rajputs, burnt posters of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s upcoming movie Padmavati, accusing the director of backtracking on a “promise” to screen the film before a panel of intellectuals before its release.

In January, the Karni Sena had disrupted the shooting of `Padmavati', and also attacked at Bhansali. Soon after the incident, Bhansali and his crew packed up and cancelled their shoot in Jaipur.

There is a number of scenes on which director and Rajput body differ from each other. The Rajput outfit believes that Queen Padmini had committed ‘jauhar’ (self-immolation) along with thousands of other women when Alauddin Khilji attacked the Fort in 1303 AD.

The group differs their view from the popular view of historians that suggests how Allaudin Khilji saw Pamawati's mirror reflection in the pond.  Karni Sena patron Lokendra Singh Kalvi said, "There were no mirrors present at that time. We had requested the fort authorities to remove the mirrors a few days ago."