Padmaavat row: Prasoon Joshi won't attend Jaipur Lit Fest

Censor board chief Prasoon Joshi has pulled out of the ongoing Jaipur Literature Festival in the wake of the Padmaavat controversy, saying he wished to avoid any discomfort to the organisers and......

'Padmavat is an insult to India's identity'

'If the film is not released, there will be a loss of only Rs 200 crore.' 'But if it is released, for many years the soul and pride of our nation will be sold.' IMAGE: A protest against director......

CBFC to clear Padmavati with modifications, and name changed to Padmavat

The censor board has decided to give Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Padmavati a UA certificate without any cuts but has suggested that the director change the film's title to Padmavat besides making four......

Not distorting history, Padmavati a fiction: Bhansali tells House panels

Two parliamentary panels on Thursday examined the controversy over Padmavati, as its director Sanjay Leela Bhansali, who appeared before one of them, rejected allegations that it......

Does Bhansali glorify jauhar?

'I am angry because this ever happened.''I am sad because it's painful to think what they must be going through.''I am glad we've fought hard to break through such cruel tradition.''But it burns my......

Padmaavat Review: Rajput pride played out on a loop

'Sanjay Leela Bhansali's historical characters behave as though they are already aware of the chapters that will be dedicated to them and the sonnets that will be written in their memory.''And yet,......

Padmavati trailer: It's outstanding but...

... Why care for the truth when the legend so interesting, says Syed Firdaus Ashraf. Did Rani Padmavati ever actually encounter Alauddin Khilji?  Just like the quote 'Let them eat cake (if......

Super Filmi Week: Judwaa 2, Padmavati and Spyder!

Prepping for Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Padmavati, remembering Rajesh Khanna and Raaj Kumar's exclusive tramp club and picking Ranbir Kapoor's best performance in my Super Filmi Week.   Monday......