<p class="title">West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today charged that the controversy over Sanjay Leela Bhansali's "Padmavati" was a "calculated plan" of a political party to destroy freedom of expression.</p>.<p class="bodytext">She urged film industry members to come out in support of Bhansali and his film.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"The Padmavati controversy is not only unfortunate but also a calculated plan of a political party to destroy the freedom to express ourselves.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"We condemn this super emergency. All in the film industry must come together and protest in one voice," Banerjee said in a tweet.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The makers of "Padmavati" had yesterday deferred its release from the slated December 1 date, even as protests and threats over the period drama continued unabated.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Various religious organisations, spearheaded by Shri Rajput Karni Sena, have alleged that director Bhansali has distorted facts in the film.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The film has been facing controversy since Bhansali started its shooting earlier this year.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The director was roughed up by members of the fringe group Rajput Karni Sena in Jaipur. Its elaborate sets were also vandalised during shooting schedules in Jaipur and Kolhapur.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The first poster of the movie was released in October this year and triggered a storm with various Rajput groups and others alleging that the director had "distorted" historical facts.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The makers of "Padmavati" yesterday said the proposed release date of the film, featuring Deepika Padukone, Shahid Kapoor and Ranveer Singh in lead roles, has been deferred.</p>
<p class="title">West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today charged that the controversy over Sanjay Leela Bhansali's "Padmavati" was a "calculated plan" of a political party to destroy freedom of expression.</p>.<p class="bodytext">She urged film industry members to come out in support of Bhansali and his film.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"The Padmavati controversy is not only unfortunate but also a calculated plan of a political party to destroy the freedom to express ourselves.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"We condemn this super emergency. All in the film industry must come together and protest in one voice," Banerjee said in a tweet.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The makers of "Padmavati" had yesterday deferred its release from the slated December 1 date, even as protests and threats over the period drama continued unabated.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Various religious organisations, spearheaded by Shri Rajput Karni Sena, have alleged that director Bhansali has distorted facts in the film.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The film has been facing controversy since Bhansali started its shooting earlier this year.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The director was roughed up by members of the fringe group Rajput Karni Sena in Jaipur. Its elaborate sets were also vandalised during shooting schedules in Jaipur and Kolhapur.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The first poster of the movie was released in October this year and triggered a storm with various Rajput groups and others alleging that the director had "distorted" historical facts.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The makers of "Padmavati" yesterday said the proposed release date of the film, featuring Deepika Padukone, Shahid Kapoor and Ranveer Singh in lead roles, has been deferred.</p>