Pune’s City Pride theatre has on Friday (December 18) cancelled three shows of the film Bajirao Mastani after protests by the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Pune’s City Pride theatre has on Friday (December 18) cancelled three shows of the film Bajirao Mastani after protests by the Bharatiya Janata Party. The descendants of Peshwa and Chhatrasal dynasty had organised a protest at Shaniwarwada on December 12 against Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s period drama which stars Deepika Padukone, Ranveer Singh and Priyanka Chopra in the lead.
The protesters had gathered at Shaniwarwada, the ancestral capital of Peshwas to condemn the promotional videos and songs of the movie and alleged that the film is an attempt to distort history.
Reportedly, the protest was led by Undaysinh Peshwa, the descendant of Peshwas, who was joined by Kothrud’s BJP MLA, Medha Kulkarni, the descendant of Chhatrasal. (Read: Dilwale-Bajirao Mastani are two mega releases)
The protestors also burnt an effigy of Sanjay Leela Bhansali and shouted slogans against Bajirao Mastani.
Bajirao Mastani releases in theatres today.