NEW DELHI: According to the censor board’s top official, Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s historical epic Padmaavat has been cleared for release in Pakistan on Wednesday.
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The movie which was originally titled ‘Padmavati’, faced a lot of backlash and outrage in India from certain Rajput and Karni Sena activists who staged violent protests across the country claiming the film has alleged historical inaccuracies, resulting in delays in the release.
Censor board chairman, Mobashir Hasan tweeted. “Padmaavat has been declared fit for public exhibition in the cinema houses without any excision by Central Board of Film Censors (CBFC),” He further said that the movie has been given ‘U’ certification.
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Several distributors in Pakistan were also apprehensive over the negative portrayal of Muslim ruler, Alauddin Khilji. However according to Hasan, “CBFC isn’t biased in arts, creativity and healthy entertainment.” He further added that the films certification was done as per rules by the CBFC who co-opted Professor Waqar Ali Shah, chairman of Department of History, Quaid-e-Azam University for his “expert opinion”.
According to Satish Reddy, who is chairman to a key film distributor in Pakistan, Padmaavat is expected to have a “very strong” response in its first week. Padmaavat is set for a worldwide release today.
Prior to receiving U/A certification, movie’s makers were asked to make five modifications including changing the title, making several alterations in its songs and the addition of two disclaimers.
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The film is based on the 16th century poet Malik Muhammad Jayasi’s famed poem Padmavat and stars Deepika Padukone as the mighty Queen Padmavati, Shahid Kapoor as her proud king, Maharawal Ratan Singh, and Ranveer Singh as the menacing Alauddin Khilji.
