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Padmavati's reels should be burnt in flames of Jauhar: Karni Sena chief

Padmavati's reels should be burnt in flames of Jauhar: Karni Sena chief on Business Standard. 'Jauhar' was a Hindu custom of self-immolation by women to escape foreign invaders<br>

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Padmavati's reels should be burnt in flames of Jauhar: Karni Sena chief

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  1. Business Standard Padmavati's reels should be burnt in flames of Jauhar: Karni Sena chief 'Jauhar' was a Hindu custom of self-immolation by women to escape foreign invaders

  2. Amid a raging controversy over "Padmavati", a self-styled Rajput group on Wednesday vowed to stop the release of the movie at any cost. The film starring Deepika Padukone as Rani Padmavati,Shahid Kapoor as Maharawal Ratan Singh and Ranveer Singh as Sultan Alauddin Khilji was earlier scheduled to release on December 1. On Sunday, Viacom18 Motion Pictures, the studio behind "Padmavati", had announced in a statement that they were voluntarily deferring the release of the film out of "respect and regard for the law of the land" including the Central Board of Film Certification". "Its reel should be consigned to the flames of 'Jauhar'," Lokendra Singh Kalvi, chief of Rajput Karni Sena, told reporters here. 'Jauhar' was a Hindu custom of self-immolation by women to escape foreign invaders. Also Read : After MP & Rajasthan, Gujarat Too Bans 'Padmavati' Kalvi said the makers of the period drama were forced to defer its release due to public pressure and "directions of the government" even as he appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to stop its release for good. Chief Ministers of BJP-ruled Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat have already announced that they will not allow the screening of the movie in their states. Kalvi, whose outfit has threatened Padukone with physical violence over her assertion that no force can stop Padmavati's release, said the launch of its trailers without clearance from the Censor Board amounted t the violation of the Cinematograph Act………..read more

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