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Padmavati engraves ‘chop, chop’ culture into Indian ethos

On: January 9, 2018

In: Blog

Dr. George Jacob. What is Padmavati? Padmavati is an Indian epic period drama film directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, based on the epic poem Padmavat (1540) by Malik Mohammed javasi. The film features Deepika Padukone in the title role as Rani Padmavati, alongside Shahid Kapoor as Maharawal Ratan Singh andContinue Reading

Rampage around Film Padmavati: Power of Historical Fiction

By: Matters India

On: December 13, 2017

In: Analysis

Ram Puniyani Nearly a year ago multiple rowdy protests took place when the film Padmavati was being shot in Rajasthan. Sanjay Leela Bhansali had to interrupt the shooting for some time. Currently again, more intense opposition has been witnessed as the film was due to be released. On the basisContinue Reading