'Padmaavat' row: Karni Sena 'won't let' CBFC chief Prasoon Joshi into Jaipur Lit Fest
Annoyed at the censor board clearing 'Padmaavat' for release, the fringe 'Rajput pride' group Karni Sena today threatened to block censor chief Prasoon Joshi from the Jaipur Lit Fest.
Joshi is scheduled to participate in a session 'Main aur Woh: Conversations with Myself' at the fest on January 28.
The Sena hasn't got much love lately, what with the Supreme Court (SC) yesterday declaring illegal the ban on its screening by four states. What's more, today, the SC pretty much said "sorry, but no" to yet another plea asking for the controversial film's ban.
Following yesterday's SC order, Rajput Karni Sena leader Lokendra Singh Kalvi gave a call for a 'janata curfew' (people's curfew) on January 25.This and other fringe groups allege - not having seen the film - that 'Padmaavat' distorts history and hurts Rajput pride. The Sanjay Leela Bhansali-helmed film - formerly called 'Padmavati' - is set for release January 25.
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