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Padmaavat
Padmaavat poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Produced by
Ajit Andhare
Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Written by
Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Prakash Kapadia
Screenplay by Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Based on Padmavat
by Malik Muhammad Jayasi[1]
Starring Deepika Padukone
Shahid Kapoor
Ranveer Singh
Music by Background score:
Sanchit Balhara
Songs:
Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Cinematography Sudeep Chatterjee
Edited by Jayant Jadhar
Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Akiv Ali
Production
company
Bhansali Productions
Distributed by Viacom 18 Motion Pictures (India)
Paramount Pictures (International)
Release date
25 January 2018[2]
Running time
163 minutes[2]
Country India
Language Hindi
Budget ₹190 crore[2]
Padmaavat, previously titled Padmavati, is an upcoming Indian Hindi-language epic period drama film directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali. The film features Deepika Padukone in the title role as Rani Padmavati, alongside Shahid Kapoor as Maharawal Ratan Singh and Ranveer Singh as Sultan Alauddin Khilji. Aditi Rao Hydari, Jim Sarbh, Raza Murad and Anupriya Goenka feature in supporting roles. Based on the epic poem Padmavat (1540) by Malik Muhammad Jayasi, the film narrates the story of Padmavati, a legendary Rajput queen who committed jauhar to protect herself from Khilji, a ruthless Muslim king.[1][3]

With a production budget of ₹190 crore (US$30 million), Padmaavat is one of the most expensive Indian films ever made.[4] Initially scheduled for 1 December 2017, Padmavaat faced opposition from right-wing Hindu groups for allegedly distorting historical facts, despite Bhansali's insistence to the contrary. Amid violent protests in the country, a bounty was placed to behead Bhansali and Padukone. Its released was then indefinitely delayed. Later in December, the Central Board of Film Certification approved the film for theatrical exhibition and suggested 5 modifications to the film, which includes the addition of multiple disclaimers and a change in title.[5][6] Newly named Padmaavat, the film is scheduled for release on 25 January 2018 in 2D, 3D and IMAX 3D, thus making it the first India film to be released in IMAX 3D.[7]

Contents [hide]
1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Production
3.1 Casting
3.2 Budget
3.3 Design
3.4 Historical accuracy
4 Soundtrack
5 Release
6 Controversy
6.1 Threats
6.2 Reactions
6.3 Withdrawals
6.4 Historians
6.5 Pre-screening
7 References
8 External links
Plot
The film is based on the legend of Rani Padmavati, a legendary Hindu Rajput queen, mentioned in Padmavat, an Awadhi language epic poem written by Sufi poet Malik Muhammad Jayasi in 1540.[1] According to Padmavat, she was the wife of Ratan Sen (called Rawal Ratan Singh in later legends), the Rajput ruler of Mewar. In 1303, Alauddin Khilji, the Turko-Afghan ruler of the Delhi Sultanate,[8] laid siege to the Chittor Fort in Rajputana. According to Padmavat, Khilji led the invasion motivated by his des