“We will reward the ones beheading [Deepika Padukone and Sanjay Leela Bhansali] with Rs 10 crore, and also take care of their family’s needs.” – Suraj Pal Amu, BJP Haryana Media Chief Media Coordinator
“Rajputs never raise a hand on women, but if need be, we will do to Deepika what Lakshman did to Surpanakha” [cut off her nose] – Mahipal Singh Makrana, Rajput Karni Sena member
“The Kshatriya community and the youth of this country are capable of burning every theatre screen in the country if the movie is released.” – Suraj Pal Amu
Rarely do films evoke the kind of responses seen above – especially those that have yet to be released. But for the last few weeks, Deepika Padukone and Sanjay Leela Bhansali have been at the eye of a storm over their upcoming film, Padmavati – which depicts the tale of a Rajput princess, Rani Padmini, who sets herself on fire to resist the invading armies of a lascivious sultan, Alauddin Khilji.
The root of the controversy has to do with a supposed romantic sequence between Padmini and Alauddin – one that the filmmakers and even early-viewers have denied exists at all. An organization whose members claim descent from Padmini and her clan took grave offence at the alleged romance. But how it even started may have to do with a misunderstanding.
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