WATCH: Sanjay Leela Bhansali ASSAULTED by crowd on ‘Padmavati’ sets in Jaipur!
Filmmaker Ram Gopal Verma, Anurag Kashyap, actress Sonam Kapoor and many others have expressed their anger after Rajput Karni Sena workers created ruckus and vandalised the sets of filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali's 'Padmavati' in Jaipur.
Twitter is abuzz with the comments and reactions of various Bollywood celebrities, including Hrithik Roshan, Karan Johar, Sonam Kapoor to support the 'Padmavati' director, who was attacked by Rajput Karni Sena workers in Jaipur.
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Karan Johar, who recently faced the ire of a right wing organisation during the released of his film "Ae Dil Hai Mushkil", said he could understand what Bhansali must be going through.
"Having been through many instances of turmoil during a film shoot or release...i understand Sanjay's emotion at this point...I stand by him," Johar said.
Taking stand of 'Bajirao Mastani' director, Ramgopal Varma wrote, "Bhansali is an artiste and if any country cannot protect its artistes from street hooligans it doesn't deserve to be called a country."
Expressing concern, director Anurag Kashyap also took to twitter and called for the entire film industry to come together and take a stand and "refuse to be a pony that all bullshit and bullshitters ride on".
Favouring Bhansali, the 'Kabil' actor Hrithik Roshan took to Twitter and said, "Mr. Bhansali , Sir. I stand with you. This is so infuriating!!!!"
The 'Neerja' actress also came out in support to voice her concern and said, "What happened on Padmavati sets is appalling and heinous. Is this the state of the world."
Several other celebrities have rallied their support also took to Twitter to condemn the incident.
The period drama, scheduled to release this November, stars Deepika Padukone in the lead role of Rajput queen Padmavati and features Shahid Kapoor as Raja Ratan Singh. Ranveer Singh is essaying the role of Alauddin Khilji, the medieval-era Delhi sultan, who falls in love with Padmavati.
The protesters manhandled the ace director and alleged that the film has love scenes between Queen Padmini and ruler Alauddin Khilji, played by actors Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh.
The Karni Sena claims that Padmini was a proud queen known for taking her own life rather than submit to Alauddin Khilji, the emperor who attacked the Chittorgarh Fort.
Padmini committed "Jauhar" or immolated herself with scores of other women as Alauddin Khilji waited to conquer the fort and claim her.
The Rajput Karni Sena has demanded that Bhansali should delete such scenes in the film, if any.
With inputs from agencies