Sanjay Leela Bhansali had kickstarted the second schedule of his magnum opus film Padmavati in Rajasthan. But, in a shocking turn of events, Sanjay Leela Bhansali was attacked by a mob of protesters on Friday evening.

Yes, Sanjay Leela Bhansali was slapped and assaulted by the angry members of Karni Sena at Jaigarh fort in Jaipur where the cast was shooting for Padmavati.

In a video that has surfaced on social media and instantly went viral, one can see an angry mob of protesters going berserk, damaging the film’s set, cameras, and other shooting equipment while abusing and raising slogans against the filmmaker and the cast. All the shooting equipment had been smashed.

The video shows the protesters getting violent with the crew of the Padmavati especially Sanjay Leela Bhansali.

Bhansali, who was seated in front of the monitor, was soon surrounded by the angry protesters and before he could do anything, the filmmaker was physically assaulted. He was slapped and his hair was pulled by the angry mob as the filmmaker tried to shield himself.

Watch The Video Here:

https://youtu.be/clckFdR-jkE?t=11

Vikram Singh, a Karni Sena activist, reportedly said that the film Padmavati which will feature Deepika Padukone as Rani Padmini is presenting wrong facts.

As per the protesting mob, Bhansali’s Padmavati, played by Deepika Padukone, has a few love-making scenes with Khilji sultan Allauddin Khilji (played by Ranveer Singh). The Karni Sena insists that in reality, Queen Padmavati chose death as against submission to Allauddin Khilji when he attacked her fort.

The Karni Sena says Padmini was a proud queen known for taking her own life rather than submit to Alauddin Khilji, the emperor who attacked the Chittorgarh Fort. The Rajput Karni Sena has demanded and suggested SLB to delete any such alleged love scenes between Rani Padmini and Alauddin Khilji in the film.

Earlier too, Karni Sena had tried to stall the release of ‘Jodha Akbar’, protesting the wrongful depiction of Akbar’s queen.