Multiplexes decide not to screen ‘Padmaavat’ in Gujarat
Violent protests against Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Padmaavat in Gujarat and Rajasthan, a day before the film’s release on Thursday, forced the Multiplex Association of India to decide against screening the period drama in the two States. The Gujarat Multiplex Owners’ Association announced that it would not run the controversial film in any theatre in the State in “view of the prevailing law and order situation.” “We have taken the decision for the safety of our customers as well as to save our property,” said association president Manubhai Patel. Karni Sena founder Lokendra Singh Kalvi said at a press conference in Jaipur that a “self-imposed curfew” would be enforced by the people to boycott the film. A tight security net was thrown around Diggi Palace in the State capital, where the Jaipur Literature Festival is starting on Thursday, in view of Karni Sena's warning of a protest against the presence of Central Board of Film Certification chief Prasoon Joshi at the event. Members of Karni Sena targeted movie halls in Meerut, Saharanpur and Muzaffarnagar districts of Uttar Pradesh and blocked the Delhi-Saharanpur highway in protest against the screening of Padmaavat.
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