Central Board of Film Certification chief Prasoon Joshi today said the censor board had cleared Padmavat and and reports about cuts were 'absolutely untrue'.

Joshi said the producers had re-submitted the film with the changes suggested by the board's advisory panel, which reviewed the Sanjay Leela Bhansali period drama recently.

"The makers have submitted the final film with agreed five modifications. These modifications have tried to incorporate observations and suggestions given by the advisory panel, in keeping with the sentiments of society.

"This has already been communicated by the CBFC and a U/A certificate has been given to the film. The CBFC's process is complete and any further news about cuts etc is absolutely untrue," Joshi said in a statement to PTI.

He said the board had already cleared the film and it should not be dragged into any controversy, in an apparent reference to a newspaper report that said the modifications suggested by the board would entail some 300 cuts.

The report said the makers had been asked to remove all references to names of places.

"Let's refrain from utilising the CBFC's name unnecessarily," Joshi said.  -- PTI