The producers of Padmaavat had appealed to the Supreme Court to remove the ban on Tuesday, January 16, 2018, and the hearing took place today, January 18, 2018. The movie now will be released nationwide on January 25, 2018, alongside Akshay Kumar's PadMan. Harish Salve represented the producers and the court has ordered a nationwide release for the period film, removing the ban imposed by the four states. SC has also asked all states to take special care of security so that no further protests emerge or damage is done to the public or private property.