Padmavati director Sanjay Leela Bhansali and CBFC (Central Board of Film Certification) chief Prasoon Joshi have been summoned by a parliamentary panel to present their views on the ongoing controversy over the film. Ahead of the meeting, Anurag Thakur told India Today Television, "We have summoned Sanjay Leela Bhansali to ask him about his film Padmavati." The BJP MP also said, "There have been instances in the past where controversy has been created around films just to ensure extra publicity for them. Sanjay Leela Bhansali and the team of Padmavati, meanwhile, have clarified time and again that no dream sequence of the kind is part of the film. While the Padmavati fire rages on, the CBFC is yet to give a certificate to the controversial film.

Source: India Today November 30, 2017 07:13 UTC