Bollywood celebrities took to social media to support filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali, who was attacked by a group of Rajput activists in Jaipur, Rajasthan. Bhansali was attacked on the sets of his historical drama Padmavati on Friday following which the shooting of the film was stalled.
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Kaabil actor Rohit Roy, filmmaker Ashoke Pandit and others tweeted condemning the attack. While filmmaker Anubhav Sinha said that the protesters should be punished, filmmaker Ashoke Pandit said that they are concerned about the entire crew.
Priyanka Chopra: It's appalling to hear what happened to #SanjayLeelaBhansali .im so saddened..Violence is not what our forefathers taught us..
Kabir Khan: 1st they stop release of films..now they r trying to stop films from being made. Attack on #SanjayLeelaBhansali is SHAMEFUL #IstandbySLB
Boman Irani: Disturbed and saddened at what happened to #SanjayLeelaBhansali . Inaction will only embolden others....and that's Anarchy.
Sonam Kapoor: What happened on Padmavati sets is appalling and heinous. Is this the state of the world.
Karan Johar: Am appalled at what has happened with Sanjay Bhansali....this is the time for all us as an industry to stand by our people and fraternity!! Having been through many instances of turmoil during a film shoot or release...i understand Sanjay's emotion at this point...I stand by him.
Kamaal R Khan: Govinda slapped a person n he was running in courts for years. Law is for celebs only? Those all idiots should be punished who attacked SLB. Who the fuck r Rajputs to decide what film shud be made n what's not? It's up to Sanjay what film he wants 2make. They r free 2not watch it. Entire Bollywood should come together to support Sanjay Leela n force Rajasthan govt to punish those idiots who attacked him. #IstandbySLB
Anurag Kashyap: Can once the whole film industry come together and take a stand, and refuse to be a pony that all bullshit and bullshitters ride on?? At the same time Shame on you Karni Sena, you make me feel ashamed to be a Rajput.. bloody spineless cowards ..
Huma Qureshi: Shocked by the attack on #SanjayLeelaBhansali ... Shame! These hooligans must be stopped .. who gives them the right to behave like this... Who has made these 'gundas' the upholders of my country's morality and history .. my India is not so parochial #SanjayLeelaBhansali
Uday Chopra: It's a movie guys. You get that? Let me say it again, it's a movie! Get over your shit! Really upset to hear about Sanjay Leela Bhansali.
Nikhil Advani: We all praised and lauded #MerylStreep and her speech. We must all stand by #SanjayLeelaBhansali. #RuleOfLaw
Ashutosh Gowariker: Shocking! Appalling!! Despairing!!! And still, we shall not stop making what we want to!! Sanjay stay strong! I am with you! #Padmavati
Ram Gopal Varma: Bhansali is an artiste and if any country cannot protect its artistes from street hooligans it doesn't deserve to be called a country... It's a joke film makers have issues with censor board ..Bhansali incident proves any dog,monkey nd even donkey can become censor board
Anubhav Sinha: SHOCKING!!! I hope Sanjay Bhansali is safe. Ideally this should have been prevented. But they should certainly be punished.
Ashoke Pandit: I condemn the attack on #SanjayLeelaBhansali on the sets of #Padmavati in #Jaipur. We're concerned about his & the entire unit's well being.
Milap Zaveri: Disgraceful and shocking. The film industry is such an easy target for these publicity seeking hooligans. #StandBySLB
Rohit Roy: What the hell is this?? #SanjayLeelaBhansali attacked on set in Jaipur!! Goodness, heights of hooliganism!
On Friday, the activists of Rajput group Karni Sena slapped and pulled Bhansali's hair and also vandalised the sets at Jaigarh Fort in Jaipur. The activists also claim that Bhansali is depicting wrong facts in Padmavati, which features Shahid Kapoor, Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh in the lead roles.
The protestors said that the film features a love scene between Alauddin Khilji and Rani Padmavati, played by Ranveer and Deepika, respectively. They want Bhansali to delete all such scenes from the film.
"We had warned the filmmaker against presenting wrong facts. When we came to know about the shooting, we gathered there and protested," NDTV quoted a leader of the group, Narayan Singh.
Ranveer, Deepika and Shahid were not present on the sets when the incident took place. After Friday's incident, Bhansali has decided to stop shooting for Padmavati in the area.
"The filmmakers have assured that they will not shoot here and will pack up," senior police officer Anshuman Bhomia told PTI.
Watch the video of the attack below:
