Protests against 'Padma Vat' movie in Ahmedabad in India

Protests against 'Padma Vat' movie in Ahmedabad in India

Hundreds of protesters carried out a massive protest to stop the release of controversial Bollywood movie 'Padma Vat' in the city of Ahmedabad. They vandalized a shopping mall and set fire to the car. The film is about to be released on Thursday.

Demonstrations started in the state's Prime Minister Narendra Modi's state on Tuesday night in protest against the film's display. Overnight protests lasted.

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The movie was built on the basis of a Hindu queen. Police said hundreds of protesters carried out attacks in several shops in Mall and torched 50 motorcycles in different parts of the city and vandalized more than 150 vehicles.

Gujarat Home Minister Pradeeping Jadeja said 10 people have been arrested on Tuesday for breaking law and order and breaking them.

Over 60 people have been detained in the last 48 hours since this movie.

Police said that charges have been filed against more than 500 people in Gujarat on charges of violation of law and rioting.

Police have tightened security around cinemas due to the strong presence of Hindu extremists against the film 'Padma Vat'. This movie, made by the life of the Padmini, the queen of Chitor dating back to 7 hundred years ago, shows the love of Muslim ruler Alauddin Khilji with the Hindu queen, protesters demanded

The protesters further complained that the Queen Padmini jumped on 16,000 women to protect Alauddin Khilji. But his dignity and sacrifice were shown short in this movie.

However, the director of the film has been accused of neglecting the charges.

He claimed that the film was depicted with the honor of the Queen.

The extremist Hindus have been on the street against the movie in recent days. They set fire to different roads and bus and toll booths.

When the members of the Rajput army group were seen in the film, they threatened to attack the cinema.

Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh government have recently visited the Supreme Court on the request to ban 'Padma Vat'. On Tuesday, the Supreme Court dismissed the plea of ​​those two states.

In January last year, Rajput soldiers in Rajasthan attacked the film's director Sanjay Leela Bansali. At the time, they set the movie on the screen.

Deepika Padwar in the role of Padmabati in the movie; Shahid Kapoor in the role of her husband, Maharani Ratan Singh, and Ranbir Singh, in the role of Alauddin Khilji.