Sanjay Leela Bhansali assaulted while shooting
Police said it had detained five persons for disturbing peace even though no complaint was received from Bhansali's side.
Jaipur: Filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali was allegedly assaulted and shooting of his period drama film Padmavati stalled by activists of a Rajput community group here on Friday, who claimed that the director was “distorting facts”.
Police said it had detained five persons for disturbing peace even though no complaint was received from Mr Bhansali’s side.
The ruckus took place when the film, in which Deepika Padukone is playing ‘Padmavati’ and Ranveer Singh is playing ‘Alaudin Khilji’, was being shot at the Jaigarh fort, eyewitnesses said.
The activists of Karni Sena gathered at the site and demanded the shooting be stopped. They stormed the set and damaged some chairs and other objects.
After the incident, the director decided not to go ahead with shooting in the state. Confirming the report, Mr Bhansali said he was ‘fine.’ “We had warned the filmmakers against presenting wrong facts. When we came to know about the shooting, we protested there,” Karni Sena senior Narayan Singh said.