NEW DELHI: In an enormous liberation for director Sanjay Leela Bhansali, the Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a petition filed against the release of movie Padmavati. The petition was filed by a group of persons looking for a stay on the release of Padmavati which they allegedly claim is hurting emotions of the Rajput community.

The plea had accused that the movie faultily depicted Rani Padmavati in the movie and fuzzy and twisted historical facts. Though dismissing the petition, the Supreme Court said that the Censor Board has not yet issued a certificate to Padmavati. "It is a self-governing body and therefore SC should not interfere in their jurisdiction," it said.

There has been a widespread uproar against the movie which is scheduled for release on December 1. Several groups have been protesting against its screening.

BJP member Arjun Gupta on Friday wrote to Home Minister Rajnath Singh urging that Sanjay Leela Bhansali should be tried for subversion to twist history. Gupta, who is the General Secretary of the Uttar Bharatiya Morcha, BJP, said something "disgusting" is being done in the chase of earning money and for heighten one's career.

"The entire nation, not just the Rajput community, is standing against Padmavati. He needs to be strictly punished by being tried for sedition for his attempt to distort history so that in future any filmmaker is cautious of these kinds of projects," he quoted