Reacting to the recent series of protests and demands seeking ban on Sanjay Leela Bhansali\u2019s Padmavati, eminent historian and professor emeritus in Aligarh Muslim University Prof Irfan Habib has said Rani Padmavati is not historical but an imaginary character and her existence has always been debatable.<\/p>\n
\u201cThough Alauddin Khilji had won Chittor, during that period there is no mention of any character as Padmavati in history,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Starring Deepika Padukone, Ranveer Singh and Shahid Kapoor, the film is being opposed for alleged distortion of historical facts and an alleged romantic scene between Deepika and Ranveer who play Padmavati and Alauddin Khilji respectively.<\/p>\n
Elaborating further, the historian said that after 250 years of the Chittor incident, Malik Mohammad Jayasi for the first time mentioned Padmavati in his creation \u2018Padmavat\u2019. \u201cBut Jayasi has mentioned that the princess of Singhaldeep (presently Sri Lanka) Padmavati was married to Raja Ratan Singh of Mewar. Padmavat is a long poetry collection and is an integral part of our literature. Official historian of Mewar darbar Shayamal Das has described Padmavati but in some other context,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Commenting over allegations of distorting facts in the movie, Prof Habib said, \u201cIf any film producer makes movie on historical facts, he will fail in entertaining the audience.\u201d<\/p>\n
Although the Supreme Court, on Friday, has dismissed a petition seeking a stay on the release of the film, a couple of organizations are ready to stage protests in Braj area against the screening of the movie. The Allahabad high court has also dismissed a petition seeking ban on the film. Padmavati is yet to be certified by Central Board of Film Certification.<\/p>\n
President of Kshatriya Sanghtan (Aligarh) Satish Singh told HT, \u201cRani Padmavati was a Kshatriya. Her character has been presented in film by twisting facts which is an insult to the entire community. We will oppose the release of the film and will not allow it to be screened in cinema halls. A massive demonstration will be held at those cinema halls where the film will be released.\u201d<\/p>\n
Earlier, Hindu Jagran Manch (HJM) activists had led a massive demonstration in Aligarh. The activists torn the posters and burnt them. In Agra, the HJM activists reached Sanjay talkies at Sanjay Place and created chaos. HJM President Amit Chaudhry warned the cinema hall owners against hurting the sentiments of Hindus.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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