Filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s magnum opus movie ‘Padmaavat’ is all set to release on January 25, however, it seems like the makers have to face more trouble after its release as well. Amidst ongoing protest against the film conducted by Shri Rajput Karni Sena and other fringe groups, now the poet of Padmaavat, Malik Muhammad Jayasi’s villagers have demanded a profit share from the films’ earnings.

In a report, the people from the village of Amethi, Uttar Pradesh demanded a share from the films’ earnings so that the works related to the restoration of the birthplace and research institute of the poet can be carried out. Reportedly, Deepika Padukone, Shahid Kapoor and Ranveer Singh starrer Padmaavat is inspired by Malik Muhammad Jayasi’s poem of the same name

Moreover, the reports also state that the Nagar Palik chairperson had even organised a programme in the town on Monday (January 22) to announce that the poet has all the rights over Padmaavat’s earnings. Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh governments had filed plea seeking modification in the apex court's order, which had paved the way for the release of the controversial film. The top court last week set aside the notification passed by the states of Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan and Gujarat to ban the release of Padmaavat. The flick has run into trouble time and again, as members of several Rajput groups have accused the director of the film, Bhansali, of distorting history.

Meanwhile, the Bhansali's film is all set for a worldwide January 25 release in Hindi, Telugu and Tamil. The film is based on 16th-century Sufi poet Malik Muhammad Jayasi's epic poem 'Padmavat'.