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Padmavati row: Maharashtra minister seeks ban; Ranveer Singh backs film

Amid rumours of romantic dream sequence between Padmavati and Alauddin Khilji's characters; historians are divided whether Rani Padmavati even existed

Ranveer Singh as Alauddin Khilji in Padmavati movie. Photo: Padmavati official twitter handle
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Ranveer Singh as Alauddin Khilji in Padmavati movie. Photo: Padmavati official twitter handle

BS Web TeamAgencies New Delhi
From criticism to protests to the life-threatening bounty placed on the cast and crew of the movie Padmavati has attracted all sorts of controversies, with the latest being Maharashtra Tourism Minister Jaykumar Rawal demanding a ban on the screening of the film in the state.

"I have written a letter to the chief minister demanding a ban on the movie if it distorted historical facts," the BJP leader said.

He said any "objectionable scenes" in the movie should be deleted before its release is allowed.

Rawal said he has written to the CBFC to cancel the "certificate given to the movie"