Bollywood has witnessed a saddening and disheartening incident on Friday when one of the most talented filmmakers of this generation was grabbed and slapped by a group of protesters in Jaipur.
Going into news- the ace director, master story teller Sanjay Leela Bhansali, who is well known for making several classics in Hindi Cinema, had this very unpleasant experience on the sets of his upcoming film ‘Padmavati’.
A few angry members of Rajput Karni Sena, who allege that the director is misshaping historical story of ‘queen Padmini’, has barged into the sets and destroyed them after attacking director and destroying the shooting equipment.
Karni Sena, a Rajput caste organization, claimed their attacks as a response to the love scenes between Padmini and Aladdin Khilji in the film. According to protesters, ‘Bhansali is picturing a false version of queen who actually took her life rather than submitting to Alauddin Khilji.
The protesters have further demanded the filmmaker to project queen Padmini in good light by deleting the love scenes with Khilji. While Deepika Padukone is playing Padmini’s role, Ranvir Singh is donning the character of Khilji.
Shocked with physical attack on Bhansali, Bollywood expressed its complete support and many took to Twitter to stand by him. Starting from Bhansali’s fellow filmmakers to actors and actresses of Bollywood, almost everyone felt strongly for him and expressed their feelings.
Hrithik Roshan said, ‘Mr. Bhansali , Sir. I stand with you. This is so infuriating!!!!’
Farhan Akthar tweeted, ‘My fellow film folk, if we do not unite now against these recurring incidents of bullying, it’s going to get much worse. #IstandbySLB’
Karan Johar said, ‘Am appalled at what has happened with Sanjay Bhansali….this is the time for all us as an industry to stand by our people and fraternity!!’
‘It’s appalling to hear what happened to #SanjayLeelaBhansali .im so saddened..Violence is not what our forefathers taught us..’ tweeted Priyanka.
Other Bollywood people who stood in support of Sanjay Leela Bhansali include Arjun Rampal, Alia Bhatt, Shreya Goshal, Yami Gautam and many. However, the main cast of the film did not offer any comment yet.
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