After a special screening at his ashram, the Art of Living founder Sri Sri Ravi Shankar was all praises about the Deepika Padukone-Shahid Kapoor-Ranveer Singh-starrer Padmaavat.
In a big relief for the film, the Supreme Court stayed the notification of the state governments banning the film, today. The film is now set to be released across the country after being mired in controversies for a long time.
“I loved the movie and haven’t found anything objectionable about it. Very shocked to see people protesting, as the movie is about Rajput honour and is a beautiful tribute to Rani Padmavati. I request people to go watch the movie, it will make you proud. Padmaavat should be celebrated across India,”Spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
“Creative freedom, freedom of speech and expression can’t be guillotined..artistic freedom has to be protected. In Delhi High Court, I had also given a judgment on ‘Dhobi Ghat’. I dismissed the petition to ban the movie by imposing a cost of Rs 25,000 on the petitioner.”CJI
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