The Padmavati team, which was hoping to get a quick censor clearance after the Gujarat elections may be in for disappointing news. SRK, Aamir express concern for Deepika’s safety amid ‘Padmavati’ rowSource at the censor board said that the makers of Padmavati had “unnecessarily complicated its case” with an ambiguous disclaimer in its application for certification which stated that the film was partially based on historical facts. The source in the CBFC said that Padmavati could only be certified in January, since December was almost over. There are at least 40 feature films in different languages waiting in the queue before Padmavati,” the source said. Padmavati controversy: Body found hanging with threats to productionBecause of the year-end, some board members were on holiday and a few others had called in sick.

Source: The Express Tribune December 21, 2017 11:03 UTC