A day after he and his team was assaulted by Rajput Karni Sena for allegedly distorting historical facts, national award-winning director Sanjay Leela Bhansali cancelled the shooting of his upcoming movie 'Padmavati' in Jaipur on Saturday.
Strongly condemning the vandalism and assault, Bhansali said the incident was "uncalled for" and extremely damaging to the image of the beautiful city. In a statement, Bhansali said that keeping in mind the safety of the film's crew he had decided to stop the shooting of the film post the "shocking" incident.
"... for the safety of his crew, we have decided to stop the shoot and leave the city post the shocking incident where miscreants damaged property and misbehaved with the crew on the shoot of 'Padmavati'," the statement read.
Refuting claims of the fringe group that the film will feature an intimate scene between Alauddin Khiji, played by Ranveer Singh and Rani Padmavati (Deepika Padukone), Bhansali said that there is no such sequence.
"We clarify that there is no dream sequence or any objectionable scene between Rani Padmavati and Allauddin Khilji. We have been carefully researching and making the film. In spite of this, the attack on the shoot and crew was uncalled for and was extremely damaging to the image of the beautiful city of Jaipur."
