Padmavati scion MK Vishvaraj Singh recently wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Censor Board chief Prasoon Joshi, requesting them to withhold the certification and release of Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Padmavati.

In his letter, MK Vishvaraj Singh, the ex-prince of Mewar, has asked the government to safeguard the history and dignity of its citizens. He said the movie's makers haven't come up with a well-established and accepted historical source, and such errors can't be pointed out if the screening is done now.

Vishvaraj Singh told India Today's Rajdeep Sardesai that no sources other than the poet Malik Muhammad Jayasi had been mentioned so far, and that the Jayasi "had the humility to accept that he is a poet, not a historian."

"There is no other name come up...who has been referred to, no other authority," he said.

And what about the argument that the movie needs to be seen first before any judgments can be made?

"Judging by what has already been released, we can very reasonably expect that there will some inaccuracies even in (the) rest of the film," Vishvaraj Singh said.

Padmavati scion Vishvaraj Singh to India Today: Can expect inaccuracies based on what has been released

Judging by what has already been released, we can very reasonably expect that there will some inaccuracies even in the rest of the film, Padmavati scion MK Vishvaraj Singh said.