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Shahid Kapoor speaks on 'Padmavati'; movie will not hurt peoples' sentiment

Starring Deepika Padukone, Shahid Kapoor And Ranveer Singh In The Lead, The Period Drama Has Gone Through A Number Of Disasters And Fury Of Particular Groups Who Believe That The Movie Is Intended To Deform The History Over The Depiction Of Queen Padmavati.

News Nation Bureau | Edited By : Nabanita Chakorborty | Updated on: 26 Mar 2017, 03:05:26 PM
Shahid and Deepika

New Delhi:

'Padmavati', a film helmed by Sanjay Leela Banshaali is not going to hurt the sentiments of people associated with the life of queen Padmavati, says Shahid Kapoor, the actor of the movie. The script of the movie has not undergone major distortion and been made keeping those things in mind.

Starring Deepika Padukone, Shahid Kapoor and Ranveer Singh in the lead, the period drama has gone through a number of disasters and fury of particular groups who believe that the movie is intended to deform the history over the depiction of queen Padmavati.

 "Our attempt will be to shoot the film smoothly. And we just hope when the film releases people look at it in an unbiased way and after that they can say what they want to.Sanjay sir is keeping in mind the sentiments of the people. We will not do anything that will hurt people," Shahid told PTI on the sidelines of an awards night on Friday.

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However, right now the shooting of the movie is going on in a full swing and is all set to hit the box office in November 2017.

"The entire year is dedicated to 'Padmavati'. I am sure we will complete the film and bring it out sometime this yea", Shahid stated further.

On the other hand, Deepika has even refused to walk the red carpet at The Cannes Film Festival 2017 in order to invest all her energies in the shooting of the film.

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In the drama, while Deepika will be seen featuring the titular role, Shahid and Ranveer are portraying the characters of Rawal Ratan Singh and Alauddin Khilji respectively.

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First Published : 26 Mar 2017, 11:15:00 AM

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