Tag: Padma
Sanjay Leela Bhansali Invites Karni Sena To Watch 'Padmaavat'
Filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali has sent an invitation to Shri Rajput Karni Sena and other Rajput associations to watch "Padmaavat", its patron and founder Lokendra Singh Kalvi said. He also urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to ban the film.....
No Ban On 'Padmaavat', SC Clears Pan-India Jan 25 Release
The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked all states to comply with its order not to stand in the way of the release of controversial film "Padmaavat" as it dismissed last ditch efforts by Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh governments to block its January 25 release.....
Mobs Go On Rampage Against 'Padmaavat' In Ahmedabad
Scores of persons protesting against the impending release of Sanjay Leela Bhansali's 'Padmaavat' went on rampage here on Tuesday evening, burning vehicles and pelting stones even as cinema halls announced they would not screen it despite Supreme Court orders. ....
Prashoon Joshi Bows To Karni Sena, To Skip JLF
Central Board of Film Certification Chairperson Prasoon Joshi "will not be attending" the Zee Jaipur Literature Festival, where he was scheduled to address a session on Sunday. The development comes in the wake of repeated threats to Joshi by the Sri Rajput Karni Sena, which, in gross defiance of the law, has gone on a rampage after the censor board cleared Sanjay Leela Bhansali's "Padmaavat" for release.....
'Padmaavat' Set To Cross Rs 100 Crore In Opening Weekend
Sanjay Leela Bhansali's "Padmaavat", despite protests marring its screening in some states, is set to march past the Rs 100 crore mark in its opening weekend in India, say trade experts.....
Acclaimed Hindi Fiction Writer Krishna Sobti Dead
Acclaimed Hindi fiction writer and essayist Krishna Sobti died on Friday here at the age of 93 due to prolonged illness, her family said.....
Odisha CM's Sister Gita Mehta Rejects Padma Shri
Noted writer Gita Mehta, who is also the elder sister of Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, on Saturday declined to accept the Padma Shri award. ....
Padma Vibhushan For Arun Jaitely, Sushma Swaraj, Mary Kom
Former Union Ministers Sushma Swaraj, Arun Jaitley and George Fenandes will be conferred Padma Vibhushan posthumously. Renowned boxer Mary Kom will also be the recipient of the award, the second highest civilian honour of the country.....
Akali Patron Parkash Badal Returns Padma Award, Says Govt Betrayed Farmers
Expressing solidarity with the agitating farmers over the Centre's farm laws, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) patron Parkash Singh Badal on Thursday returned his Padma Vibhushan award in protest against "the betrayal of the farmers by the government". ....
Former Japan PM Shinzo Abe Among 119 Padma Winners For 2021
Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is among 119 recipients whom the government on Monday selected for Padma awards--one of the highest civilian awards in the country. ....
