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Padmavati, the film, will burn in the flames of jauhar: Karni Sena's Lokendra Singh Kalvi tells Firstpost
Fp Staff •Firstpost's deputy executive editor Sanjay Singh interviewed Karni Sena's chief Lokendra Singh Kalvi about the group's violent protests against Padmavati.
Padmavati controversy: Shivraj Singh Chouhan bans film in Madhya Pradesh; Siddaramaiah and Mamata say attack on freedom of speech
Fp Staff •Since Rajput organisation Karni Sena's first protests against the release of Sanjay Leela Bhansali's movie Padmavati in January, several political leaders have voiced their objections to the film and its depiction of historical facts.
Mamata Banerjee calls opposition to Padmavati 'super emergency,' says freedom of expression being destroyed
•West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday charged that the controversy over Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Padmavati was a "calculated plan" of a political party to destroy freedom of expression.
Padmavati row: Haryana BJP's chief media coordinator announces Rs 10 cr bounty to behead Deepika, Bhansali
Fp Staff •As the row against Sanjay Leela Bhansali's film Padmavati gathers steam, Haryana BJP's chief media coordinator SP Amu on Sunday said he will quit the party if needed and asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to exercise his powers to strike down film.
Padmavati row highlights: Australian actress Ruby Rose 'shocked' at what Deepika Padukone is going through
Fp Staff •Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) decided to send back the film Padmavati citing an "incomplete" application.
Padmavati row: After protests at Chittorgarh Fort, hundreds of locals block entry to Kumbhalgarh Fort in Rajsamand
•Hundreds of locals led by the Rajput community on Saturday blocked the entry to Kumbhalgarh Fort in Rajsamand district, demanding a ban on Bollywood film Padmavati
Padmavati: Deepika Padukone condemns destruction of film-inspired rangoli in Surat
Fp Staff •Artist Karan K claims that the mob kept shouting slogans of ‘Jai Shree Ram’ as they destroyed his Padmavati-inspired Rangoli that he took 48 hours to create
Padmavati: Calm down and lay off Bhansali, Rani Padmavati's character could be fictitious
Gautam Chintamani •Rani Padmavati was first written about in an epic poem named Padmavat by the 16th-century Sufi poet Malik Muhammad Jayasi.
Padmavati row: Watch Karni Sena burning effigy of Bhansali in Nalasopara, Mumbai
Fp Staff •One more violent protest against Padmavati.