MORADABAD: Kshatriya Mahasabha members on Sunday burnt effigies of director Sanjay Leela Bhansali and actress Deepika Padukone amid the ongoing outrage regarding the release of Bhansali's magnum opus 'Padmavati'.
The Mahasabha members also burnt effigies of Shashi Tharoor for his 'Maharaja' remarks.
'Padmavati' has run into massive trouble, first with fringe groups demanding a ban on the release of the film and then regarding its private screening.
Earlier in the day, the makers of the film postponed the release of the film following nationwide protests by several Rajput groups.
"Viacom18 Motion Pictures, the studio behind 'Padmavati', has voluntarily deferred the release date of the film from December 1, 2017," the company spokesperson said in a statement.
The film has been in news for all wrong reasons since its inception. Rajput groups feel that Bhansali may have misrepresented historical facts to suit his film's narrative. However, the ace director and people associated with the film have time and again clarified that the film doesn't distort history.
Some Hindu groups have been protesting against the movie's release while some political outfits have demanded that its release be deferred in view of the Gujarat Assembly elections.
