Padmavati an attempt to mix legend with history: Historian on CBFC panel

December 25, 2017 17:23

As the ghost of Padmavati continues to haunt us, the chairman of Central Board for Film Certification seems determined to exorcise the nation of the story of the Rajput princess that has given sleepless nights to many.

The CBFC has set up a panel of historians to consult before it can release Sanjay Leela Bhansalis film - starring Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh.

One of the panelists RS Khangarot, professor of History in Agrawal PG College in Jaipur, Rajasthan said, "Poetic licence does not mean you make history, or change history.

The history professor is set to meet CBFC chief Prasoon Joshi in January next year.

Khangarot, who has worked on an academic paper on Jodha Akbar, was consulted by film maker Ashutosh Gowariker during the shoot of his film. However, the film was not released in Rajasthan.

Padmavati should not be seen as a Bhansali versus Karni Sena, or Bhansali versus Rajput, but it should be seen as Bhansali versus history debate. I think the film should be historically correct, you must not deviate from the facts, said Khangarot.

Khangarot also feels that the film has mixed legend with history. There is Padmavati in history as told in folklore and as legend as narrated by Jayasis Padmavat. There seems to be an attempt to mix legend with history, he said. The history professor gave the example of Richard Attenboroughs Gandhi to emphasise on how films based on historical characters should be made.

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