'Bajirao Mastani' lands in fresh trouble!

Comments [ 2 ] By Satyalika Ghosh | 15 December 2015 | 5:37pm

The descendants of Peshwa and Chhatrasal dynasty had organized a protest at Shaniwar Wada on December 12 against Sanjay Leela Bhansali's upcoming film 'Bajirao Mastani' which is scheduled to release on December 18, 2015. According to reports, the protesters had gathered at Shaniwar Wada, the ancestral capital of the Peshwa to condemn the promotional videos and songs of the movie. The protest was led by Undaysinh Peshwa, who was joined by Kothrud's BJP MLA Medha Kulkarni, descendant of Chhatrasal. On the occasion, the protesters burnt an effigy of Bhansali and shouted slogans against the movie.

Recently, a petition was filed in a Pune court seeking a ban on the film, alleging that it has distorted history relating to late king Shrimant Bajirao Peshwa and his family members. "When Bundelkhand was attacked by Muhammad Shah Bangash, Chhatrasal Bundela, who was 80-year-old at the time of the attack, asked Bajirao Peshwa to intervene. Bajirao defeated Bangash, and was offered Mastani's hand by Bundela, her father. She came in Bajirao's life in 1722 and died in 1740. However, Bhansali has twisted the facts and it is not acceptable to us as it hurts our sentiments", clarified the protestors alleging Sanjay Leela Bhansali.

"The trailer and promotional videos of the movie prove that it is an attempt to distort the historical figures of Maharashtra and Bundelkhand. We are requesting the concerned people to remove these trailers and the objectionable content from the movie, which is not according to the history," claimed the protestors.

Last month, Mohini Karkarey, who is a descendant of the Peshwa, wrote an open letter to director Bhansali after 'Pinga' was launched. In the letter, she claimed that Kashibai couldn't dance as she was suffering from arthritis. Karkarey has also claimed that Mastani was not a courtesan, but the daughter of Raja Chatrasaal of Bundelkhand.

Time and again, the entire cast has emphasized on the fact that there is a difference between the film being inspired from history and based on history. It will be interesting to see how the Ranveer Singh-Deepika Padukone-Priyanka Chopra starrer fares at the box office.

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