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Padmavati row: CBFC invites former Mewar royal to help certify the film
Ref: http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/padmavati-row-cbfc-film-royal-mewar-member/1/1117191.html
The dark clouds hovering over Sanjay Leela Bhansali's film, Padmavati, starring Ranveer Singh, Deepika Padukone, and Shahid Kapoor, won't be ebbing anytime soon.

After prolonged protests by members of Rajput community over the depiction of Rani Padmavati in the film, only time can tell whether Central Board of Film Certification or the CBFC will allow the release of the film without any cuts or not.

The film tells the tale of the beautiful Rani Padmini of Chittorgarh, who committed jauhar to avoid falling into the clutches of Turkish invader, Alauddin Khilji. The story is based on the poem Padmavat, written in the 15th century by sufi poet Malik Muhammad Jayasi.

The CBFC, entrusted with the task of looking into the film, has formed a Committee to examine the matter. They have invited Vishvaraj Singh, a member of the former royal family of Mewar, to be a part of the Committee, and who claims to be an heir to Rani Padmavati.

CBFC Chairperson Prasoon Joshi invited Vishvaraj Singh, to be a part of the Committee. However, the former royal family member is yet to decide on it. Singh had written couple of letters in the past seeking answers to his queries about the film, but is yet to receive a reply to them.