The drama surrounding Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s upcoming period drama Padmavati, has taken a chilling turn as threats of beheading the film’s stars have now surfaced.
According to Indian publications, following an INR 5 crore bounty announced by Meerut youth, Haryana BJP’s Chief Media Coordinator, Suraj Pal Amu has now doubled the reward to INR 10 crore for beheading Padmavati’s lead actor Deepika Padukone and director, Sanjay Leela Bhansali.
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“I want to congratulate the Meerut youth for announcing Rs 5 crore bounty for the beheading of Deepika and Bhansali. We will reward the ones beheading them with Rs 10 crore, and also take care of their family’s needs,â€Â Amu was reported as saying.
Ranveer Singh as Sultan Alaudin Khilji.
Padmavati is based on the legend that Alauddin Khijli (played by Ranveer Singh) invades Chittor to capture the already-married Queen Padmini, (played by Deepika Padukone). The film has been mired in controversy over claims that it ‘distorts history’ regarding Rajput Queen Padmini, a charge that Bhansali has repeatedly denied.
The film was to release on 1st December 2017 but has now been postponed indefinitely.
