Filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali has sent an invitation to Shri Rajput Karni Sena and other Rajput associations to watch 'Padmaavat', its patron and founder Lokendra Singh Kalvi said. He also urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to ban the film. In a press conference in Jaipur on Saturday, Kalvi said the letter has been sent after the date of release of the film has been fixed which shows that this is well-planned gimmick. Months after facing opposition, the makers, Bhansali Productions and Viacom18 Motion Pictures, clarified that the film was based on 16th century Sufi poet Malik Muhammad Jayasi's epic poem 'Padmavat', and does not distort historical facts - as was being alleged by some Rajput outfits. The makers of 'Padmaavat' secured a U/A certificate from the censor board after incorporating five modifications, and locked the release date as January 25.

The Supreme Court on Thursday paved the way for the all-India release for 'Padmaavat' on January 25 by staying the operation of orders by the Gujarat, Rajasthan and Haryana governments banning its release. But Kalvi said that "like every year, January 25 will come but (it will) not (be) the day of the release of the film".

"I feel obliged as Rajasthan and Gujarat film distributors have assured us that the film will not be released," he said. He also made an appeal to the "public to impose public curfew", said they should not go to watch the film. Kalvi also said that Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) chief Prasoon Joshi and lyricist Javed Akhtar will not be allowed to attend the upcoming Jaipur Literature Festival.