Bhansali productions, however, clarified there is no such objectionable sequence in the movie, starring Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh. The post reads, “Sanjay Leela Bhansali ko jootey marney par Rs 10,000 rupiyey inaam. (Rs 10,000 reward to anyone who hurls a shoe at Sanjay Bhansali).”Speaking to HT over phone, Khandelwal said he was hurt by the distortion of history by the filmmaker and was not apologetic about his reward announcement. Bhansali was assaulted on the sets of Padmavati in Jaipur on Friday by members of a Rajput outfit, Karni Sena. “Though I am from Vaishya caste and not a Rajput, but such distortion of our icons hurts every true Indian.

Source: Hindustan Times January 30, 2017 16:18 UTC