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‘Padmavati’ Row: Has the ‘Jauhar’ Scene Put the CBFC in a Fix?
Ref: https://www.thequint.com/entertainment/bollywood/padmavati-not-dream-sequence-but-jauhar-scene-cbfc
While the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) takes its time over the censor certification of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s trouble-ridden Padmavati, news from reliable sources at the CBFC is that, the main concern for the Board is not the controversies and the objections raised by fringe protesters, but the ritualistic practice of jauhar whereby women are shown to immolate themselves to preserve their decorum and virtue.