Padmavat
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Ranveer Singh on Padmaavat: As an actor, I looked on Alauddin Khilji as a challenge
Ians •Ranveer Singh has registered his biggest opening day collection with Padmaavat
Not Padmaavat; Padmavati would have been the better title for Sanjay Leela Bhansali's film
Archita Kashyap •Bhansali's film isn't so much about Padmaavat, Muhammad Jayasi's epic poem, as it is about Rani Padmavati herself — a smart and courageous woman who has to surrender to a male-dictated code of honour
Watch: Padmaavat is the tale of Padmini and parrot, decodes screenwriter-comedian Varun Grover
Fp Staff •Sanjay Leela Bhansali's upcoming film Padmaavat is based on the epic poem Padmavat written by 16th century Sufi poet Malik Muhammad Jayasi.
Sunil Khilnani on what it means to be Indian in a post-fact era, and dangers of mythologising history
Neerjad •Professor Sunil Khilnani on the need to have pluralistic narratives informed by fact, rather than deifying and mythologising figures and events, as is the case with Rani Padmini and Padmaavat the film | #FirstCulture
With Padmavat releasing on 25 January, will Anushka Sharma's Pari and Sushant Singh Rajput's Drive now clash?
Fp Staff •Anushka Sharma's paranormal thriller Pari was initially slated for a 9 February release.
Padmavat: Prasoon Joshi denies reports of 300 cuts but Twitter has a field day anyway
Fp Staff •As reports of the CBFC recommending 300 cuts to Padmavat surfaced, Twitter couldn't help having a field day
Padmavat: Manohar Parrikar says film's Goa release will not be obstructed 'if it has CBFC clearance'
Fp Staff •If Padmavat has been given a certificate by the CBFC, then the Goa govt does not have a problem in screening it in halls, says CM Manohar Parrikar
Sudhir Mishra's Daas Dev to hit the screens on 2 March owing to Padmavat's release on 25 January
Ians •Sudhir Mishra's film Daas Dev, featuring Richa Chadha, Aditi Rao Hydari and Rahul Bhat, was earlier planned to release on 16 February.
Padmavat release banned in Rajasthan: This is a conflict between central and state govts, says Raj Babbar
Ians •Rajasthan CM Vasundhara Raje Scindia, on 9 January, said Padmavati, now rechristened Padmavat, will not be released in cinema halls across the state.
Padmavat: Rajasthan govt surrenders its dignity by banning the film even after being cleared by CBFC
Sandipan Sharma •The Karni Sena has been threatening to burn down theatres in Rajasthan if Padmavat is released. By doing this, it is putting a sword to the government's neck.