{"id":1903,"date":"2016-06-03T04:22:13","date_gmt":"2016-06-02T22:52:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/13.201.39.237\/vasundhara-raje-padmavat-sanjay-leela-bhansali-padmavati\/"},"modified":"2016-06-03T04:22:13","modified_gmt":"2016-06-02T22:52:13","slug":"vasundhara-raje-padmavat-sanjay-leela-bhansali-padmavati","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/13.207.105.184\/?p=1903","title":{"rendered":"CM Vasundhara Raje, Padmavat Should Be the Least of Your Worries"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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ast evening, I imagine <\/span>Sanjay Leela Bhansali<\/span><\/a> must have heaved a sigh of relief when it was confirmed that <\/span>Padmavati<\/span><\/i><\/a> would finally release in theatres on January 25 as <\/span>Padmavat<\/span><\/i>, fresh from a <\/span>CBFC<\/span><\/a>-approved makeover. The news came after months of uncertainty over whether the film would eventually end up seeing the light of day. The lead actors dodged death threats, the filmmaker had to release a <\/span>Karan Johar<\/span><\/a>-inspired <\/span>video<\/span><\/a>, and the completely irrelevant <\/span>Rajput Karni Sena<\/span><\/a> was afforded prime real estate in our attention spans.<\/span>\n\nJust when it seemed that we could bid goodbye to the epic spectacle that had gripped the collective conscious of every Indian (especially politicians and fringe outfits), Vasundhara Raje dealt the harshest blow: By announcing that <\/span>Padmavat<\/span><\/i> will <\/span>not be releasing<\/span><\/a> in the state. Bhansali\u2019s sigh of relief remained short-lived.<\/span>\n\nTasking the Rajasthan Home Minister Gulab Chand Kataria with ensuring that the film is not screened in the state, Raje offered justification for her decision by offering a feeble \u201cemotions of the public should be respected\u201d. She further added, <\/span>\u201cRani Padmini\u2019s sacrifice is associated with the honour, esteem and pride of the state, so Rani Padmini is not merely a history chapter for us, but is our self-esteem,\u201d concluding with a firm\u201cWe will not allow her dignity to be hurt howsoever.\u201d<\/span>\n\nThis great declaration, about prioritising the feelings of a fictional queen and a violent mob of people that calls itself the Karni Sena, comes after the film was reviewed by an examining committee comprising a special advisory panel (including historians and royals) besides regular committee members and CBFC officials. A host of modifications — including the title change — were suggested and the film was passed with a U\/A certificate. The question then is, if Bhansali is altering his film, removing bits and parts, \u201crespecting the emotions of the public\u201d and the decision of the Censor Board, what reason does Raje have for being so adamant? <\/span>\n\n

The question we should be asking — again — is, why is Raje so concerned about a work of fiction, but not about the widespread violence the Karni Sena has been carrying out against actual people?<\/p><\/blockquote> \n\n\nIn fact, the CBFC <\/span>board acted on her suggestion to invite a panel of historians\/academics and members of the Rajput community, to \u201csanitise\u201d <\/span>Padmavati<\/span><\/i>. Technically, all of Raje\u2019s demands have been met:<\/span> Bhansali was asked to make changes in the controversial \u201cGhoomar\u201d song and remove most references to locations in Rajasthan. <\/span>\n\nThe question we should be asking — again — is, why is Raje so concerned about a work of fiction, but not about the widespread violence the <\/span>Karni Sena<\/span><\/a> has been carrying out against <\/span>actual people<\/span><\/i>? She has completely refused to speak out against the Sena that has issued death threats to the actors, has vandalised the film\u2019s sets, and assaulted the director. <\/span>\n\nThe <\/span>Padmavat <\/span><\/i><\/a>fracas is only the latest in a long list of far more frightening and controversial decisions that her government has taken. A couple of months ago, Raje brought out an <\/span>ordinance<\/span><\/a> that attempted to stop the media from reporting on corruption charges against public servants, magistrates, and judges in Rajasthan. Under her guidance, Rajasthan has become a state that boasts of self-styled vigilante gau rakshaks ever ready to beat up anyone they suspect is a cow smuggler. Take 50-year-old <\/span>Pehlu Khan<\/span><\/a> for instance. It didn\u2019t matter that Khan was a dairy farmer from Haryana and not a cattle smuggler. What mattered was that the gau rakshaks did their duty. It\u2019s also a state that allows murderers like <\/span>Shambhu Lal Regar<\/span><\/a> roam around freely despite burning an innocent Muslim man to death on allegations of <\/span>\u201clove-jihad\u201d<\/span><\/a>.<\/span>\n\nIf one conclusion emerges out of this, is that Raje\u2019s government has a serious law-and-order situation. And now the refusal to release <\/span>Padmavat<\/span><\/i> is only further proof of that.<\/span>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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