Padmaavat: SC rejects petition to ban last scene

ANI  |  New Delhi [India] 

The on Monday dismissed a petition, which sought deletion of a scene from Leela Bhansali's film 'Padmaavat'.

The plea, filed by Swami Agnivesh, stated the last scene of the controversial film as promotion of 'Sati' tradition.

The film, which was released on January 25, has run into trouble time and again, as members of several Rajput factions have accused director of the film, Leela Bhansali of distorting history.

Starring Deepika Padukone, and in the lead roles, the film is based on the 16th Mohammad Jayasi's poem Padmavat.

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First Published: Mon, April 23 2018. 13:30 IST