The big day for Sanjay Leela Bhansali has arrived with his much-controversial film “Padmaavat” is all set for getting to released on 25th January. The film has been passed with a U/A certificate after five modifications and a title change. Earlier, various states government banned the film citing disturbance in law and order, however, the makers knocked on the doors of SC where the ruling came in their favour. Supreme Court asked the states to lift the ban and rejected their petition to review the decision. Members of some fringe outfits held a protest against the release of Padmaavat in Madhya Pradesh's Bhopal where they burnt director Sanjay Leela Bhansali's goodwill. Meanwhile, Rajasthan home minister Gulab Chand Kataria said the government had no alternative but to ensure law and order.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to give an urgent hearing plea filed by lawyer Manohar Lal Sharma seeking removal of certain scenes from the film Padmaavat. The top court said it will hear the matter on Monday. Earlier on Tuesday, the apex court refused to modify its earlier order on the Sanjay Leela Bhansali magnum opus. 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 epic drama, based on 16th-century Sufi poet Malik Muhammad Jayasi's epic poem 'Padmavat', is set to hit the cinema halls on January 25.