Debunking all speculation of the BJP being desirous of holding Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Padmavati back until the Gujarat elections, BJP’s official spokesperson Shaina NC says, “Please don’t go by hearsay. There is no truth to such talk.”
She proceeds to defend the film’s right to be released.
“Every artiste has the right to express himself as and how he wants. And every member of the intended audience has the right to experience for himself or herself what the artiste has created. No person or organization has the right to come between the creative and his artiste.”Shaina NC, BJP Spokesperson
Speaking on behalf of her party Shaina NC is all for Padmavati being released on time.
“Let the film come out. Let the audience decide whether there is anything in the content to generate discontent. If there is, by all means protest against what you find objectionable. Dissent is a basic democratic right. But please don’t jump the gun. You can’t judge the film without seeing it.”Shaina NC, BJP Spokesperson
While the absurd furore over the content of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Padmavati rages on, the film gears itself for its December 1 release.
But before that, this ambitious project will go through its litmus test with the Central Board Of Film Certification(CBFC).
And to ensure that this hugely anticipated film has got its “historical facts” right and that no anomalies aberrations and slurs have crept in, the CBFC will appoint a panel of well-known historians to view Padmavati along with the other censor board members.
A well-informed source reveals, “This is the one and the safest solution to the current brouhaha. Let the acknowledged specialists, historians who can tell the difference between fact and fiction and respect both, step in and take a call. Once these historians approve of the content in Padmavati, no extraneous element would be allowed to intervene in the matter.”
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