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'Padmaavat', a film about the life of Queen Padmavati, wife of the 13th-century Rajput ruler Rawal Ratan Singh, is opposed by members of the community of several states. Although the film was allowed to appear in some US states after modification and its director Sanjay Leela Bhansali insisted that it was a fiction, "Padmaavat" is still banned in Rajasthan. Singh, 77, is the oldest and most lively descendant of Rawal Ratan Singh.
The former Mewar royal family, as well as other members of the Rajput community, also opposed the release of "Padmaavat". earlier this year.
Singh told TOI: "There was an unforgivable scene when someone came to propose to me that if I stopped opposing the film, it would give me a lot of money. I could almost slap him and throw him out, I'm sorry for that, I'm not a violent person. "
However, Singh, a former member of Parliament for Chittorgarh, did not reveal the person's identity nor the amount offered. He also said that the directors of the film and the censor's office approached him to ask for his sanction for the film, but that the move had been late.
"The filmmakers themselves approached us, it was before the film was released, members of the censorship jury came to see us, and I said it was too late. Finally, I told them: "If we're going to make a suggestion, how much are you going to accept?" We found ourselves in an unspoken stalemate, and there was a breakdown, "he said.
Singh says that the objection to the film did not come from Rajputs but from all sectors of society in the regions of Mewar and its surroundings. "I have not seen the film, I will not see it either, and after the reports I received, there are still unpleasant scenes. There was nonsense in the film that was not going to be loved, "he said.
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