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<\/a>The actress assured that the team behind the film is not distorting any historical facts and their aim is to bring on-screen the story of \u201ccourageous and powerful\u201d Padmavati.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs Padmavati I can assure you that there is absolutely no distortion of history.#Padmavati. Our only endeavour is & has always been to share with the world the story of this courageous & powerful woman in the purest form there is,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n
Ranveer too termed it an \u201cunfortunate\u201d incident.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat\u2019s happened is very unfortunate. We hope the people of Rajasthan will understand & empathize with our intentions & give us their support. As a team, we are making \u2018Padmavati\u2019 keeping in mind the sensitivities and emotions of the people of Rajasthan and the Rajput community.<\/p>\n
\u201cSanjay Sir is one of the most accomplished & authentic filmmakers we have in India, & he wont ever do anything to hurt anyones feelings,\u201d Ranveer tweeted.<\/p>\n
Shahid, who is in the role of Raja Ratan Singh, condemned the assault on Bhansali, saying violence is \u201cunacceptable.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cVery very sad. Words do fall short and feel too little to express feelings. Violence is unacceptable. This incident has shocked me. We need to look deep within as a society, as a country, as a people. Where are we headed,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n
Terming the incident as \u201cunacceptable,\u201d Film & Television Producers Guild of India Ltd and many leading members of the film fraternity like Salim Khan, Shabana Azmi, Karan Johar, Anurag Kashyap, Hansal Mehta, have urged the government to take strong punitive action against the group.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe people those who attacked Sanjay Leela Bhansali called themselves Rajputs. The incident is a matter of shame to the noble community,\u201d Salim tweeted.<\/p>\n
\u201cFilm industry must stand as one and do whatever it takes to ensure that the reprehensible attack on SLB becomes a flashpoint for \u2018goondagiri\u2019 to stop,\u201d Azmi tweeted.<\/p>\n
Johar, who himself has been at the receiving end of fringe elements during the release of \u201cAe Dil Hai Mushkil\u201d, said he felt \u201cappalled\u201d at what happened with Bhansali.<\/p>\n
\u201cHaving been through many instances of turmoil during a film shoot or release… I understand Sanjay\u2019s emotions at this point. I stand by him.<\/p>\n
\u201cThoughts of what has transpired with Sanjay Leela Bhansali today are just not leaving me. Feeling helpless and angry. This cannot be our future,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n
Filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt wrote, \u201cWhy is I & B Ministry silent when #NationalAward Winning director #SLB is assaulted? Jr IB Mantri #RajyaVardhanSingh is from Jaipur!\u201d<\/p>\n
Kashyap said he was surprised that people seem to know the story even though the film is yet to be made.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe living in the times where everyone who does not read or research knows more truth than those who have spent a lifetime doing it,\u201d Kashyap said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat happened on Padmavati sets is appalling and heinous. Is this the state of the world,\u201d Sonam tweeted.<\/p>\n
Mehta said, \u201cThe political environment in our country is encouraging for fringe elements and attack on cultural freedom.\u201d<\/p>\n
Gowariker tweeted, \u201cShocking! Appalling!! Despairing!!! And still, we shall not stop making what we want to!! Sanjay stay strong! I am with you! #Padmavati.\u201d<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, VHP also criticized the filmmaker and said that no attempt to distort the history will be tolerated by the Hindu community.<\/p>\n
\u201cA filmmaker is free to depict a fiction but when it comes to historic facts, a huge responsibilities lies with him. Rani Padmavati created history and insult to her will not be tolerated,\u201d Narpat Singh Shekhawat, a state VHP leader said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
File photo of filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali with veteran actor Rekha at a party hosted by the former in Mumbai, in March 2016. (Press Trust of India) Director Sanjay Leela Bhansali has canceled the shooting of \u201cPadmavati\u201d in Jaipur, saying the assault on him and vandalism on the sets of his movie by a Rajput…<\/p>\n