The Supreme Court had last week paved the way for the nationwide release of Padmaavat, by staying the ban on its screening in Gujarat and Rajasthan.
The Rajput Karni Sena, the Sarv Samaj Sangathan and some other outfits have a problem with the movie -- calling it disrespectful.
Distributors have said that they will not buy its rights unless a controversy surrounding the Sanjay Leela Bhansali-directed movie is resolved.
We are gathering evidence, says Bareilly SP; We will definitely take action, says Haryana DGP.
'I was just trying to control my nerves. Nerves do play a big role. I just asked myself to stay calm as it was a matter of few more shots'
The music of Wedding Pullav isn't exceptional but it seems to go well with the story, says Aelina Kapoor.
In a departure from regular practice, the National Rifle Association of India, which is aiming to restore sanctity of national camps, will let the Abhinav Bindra-led Rio Games Review Panel to supervise two of the four technical national camps slated early next year.
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Aamir Khan explains how he already lost 3.5 kilos for his coming film, Lal Singh Chaddha.
'I just want to keep on working till they have to shoot me down.'
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The film faces opposition from fringe Rajput groups, who allege that it distorts history and show Queen Padmavati in "poor light".
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The committee is scheduled to meet on Thursday.
Kejriwal's centralised way of governance might work in Delhi, but Punjab will call for delegation, observes Sanjeev Nayyar.
The International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) and its Athletes Committee headed by Abhinav Bindra, on Tuesday received brickbats from three-time Olympic medallist Rajmond Debevec, who said gender equality in the 2020 Olympic Games could have been achieved without scrapping the existing three events.
A bench headed by CJI Dipak Misra agreed to hear on Tuesday the interim applications of both the states.
'The sacrifice made by Queen Padmini is a matter of pride for the state,' Raje said.
Diya Kumari urged the Bollywood filmmaker to get its facts "verified" by a forum of historians and then release the film.
'There is nothing objectionable about the film.'
'Modi maintains what has been called a 'strategic silence' on controversial topics,' points out Amulya Ganguli.
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He dismissed social media reports that Muslim youths were detained or arrested, and urged people to not pay attention to rumours, but follow the district administration's guidelines.
Joshi said he does not want the 'dignity' of the prestigious event to be compromised by the Padmaavat controversy.
'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.'
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The Rashtriya Rajput Karni Sena said the censor board's nod to the controversial film was "unfortunate". The Gujarat president of the outfit, Raj Shekhawat, made an open threat, saying the RRKS members would take the law into their hands if the film was not banned across the country.
Lokendra Singh Kalvi talks about the distortion of history in Jodhaa Akbar.
'There is space for many faces and many tongues in this Republic of ours. But it only has one Constitution, and its citizens are vigilant,' says Mitali Saran.
It was perhaps for the first time that any parliamentary panel deliberated on a film before it had been approved by the censor board.
'340 films have been shot in Rajasthan in the last 50 years.' 'The Rajput community has never opposed any film except for Jodhaa-Akbar and Padmavati.' 'Rajasthan is known for welcoming guests, but why did these two films get into trouble?' 'They got into trouble because these two filmmakers wanted to create a controversy.'
Rajput organisations say the film is historically incorrect, and that Jodhaa was the daughter of Udai Singh of Marwar and was married to Salim, Akbar's son.
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'I went to Nagpur for my engineering. I used to model there, those amateur fashion shows. Then you know, I thought why not try my luck in films and all?'
President of Rajput Karni Sena, Mahipal Singh Makrana, said the messages on the stones were written to provoke the outfit.
Criticised for lack of planning, the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) decided to accept the recommendations of Abhinav Bindra-led review committee, which looked into Indian shooters' flop show in Rio Olympics, in 'toto' and said it will form a separate panel to ensure the implementation of the suggestions.
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It is the obligation of the states to maintain law and order, the apex court said.
Replying to clarifications sought by MPs in Rajya Sabha on his statement on the border row, the minister said skirmishes and face-off with China in the last few months have been primarily over the issue of patrolling the Ladakh border.
The chief minister said any distortion of historical facts will not be tolerated.
