Tag: Karni Sena

Karni Sena founder Lokendra Singh Kalvi passes away in Jaipur

His last rites would be performed at his village Kalvi in Nagaur district later in the afternoon.

March 14, 2023

11 Karni Sena men booked for threatening Muslim mehendi artists

Karni Sena's General Secretary, Manoj Saini had said they think Muslim youths "entice Hindu girls and trap them in love jihad on the pretext of applying Mehendi".

August 14, 2021

Akshay Kumar-starrer ‘Prithviraj’ draws Karni Sena’s ire

Produced by Yashraj Films, Prithviraj is based on the life of Rajput ruler Prithviraj Chauhan.

March 17, 2020

If you aren’t confident, you will want it all for yourself: Manikarnika actress Mishti Chakraborty slams Kangana Ranaut

Kangana Ranaut starrer Manikarnika, which is running successfully in the theatres, has courted controversies from the beginning.

January 30, 2019

Kangana Ranaut refuses to apologise to Karni Sena

Kangana Ranaut has landed herself in a feud with Shri Rajput Karni Sena after making a statement against them.

January 24, 2019

We will not let her walk freely in Maharashtra: Karni Sena to Kangana Ranaut

And days after Kangana’s warning, Ajay Singh Sengar, president of Maharashtra Karni Sena, threatened to burn the film sets.

January 21, 2019

I will destroy them: Kangana Ranaut firm on fight against Karni Sena

Actress Kangana Ranaut, who will be seen playing the role of Rani Laxmibai in upcoming film Manikarnika, says she won't bow down to Shri Rajput Karni Sena.

January 18, 2019

Ranveer Singh finally breaks silence over Karni Sena’s threats to Deepika

Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Padmaavat has come a long way and the time was very sensitive for the entire team of the film, when amid all the protests Bhansali and Deepika Padukone received death threats from the fringe group. B-Town has already shown their support for the film but it’s about time when the leading actor...

February 9, 2018

The state as an actor

Freedom of speech and expression through cinematography is consistently under threat in our multicultural society. Despite repeatedly being upheld as a Fundamental Right, though certainly not absolute in nature, several works of art communicated through cinematography are attempted to be banned in the name of distortion of culture by known organisations such as Shree Rajput...

February 8, 2018

Karni Sena backs Brahmin Mahasabha against ‘Manikarnika’

The Shree Rajput Karni Sena, which has strongly protested against the release of periodic drama “Padmaavat”, has decided to back the Sarv Brahmin Mahasabha’s protest against the “historical tampering” of Queen Laxmi Bai, also called Jhansi Ki Rani, in the film “Manikarnika” starring Kangana Ranaut. The film is based on the life of ‘Jhansi ki...

February 7, 2018

‘Padmaavat’ is a celebration of womanhood for me: Deepika

Padmaavat may have led to a furious debate on whether the film is misogynistic and glorifies sati but Deepika Padukone says it has been an empowering experience to be a woman fronting an expensive Indian film. The success of the film will, hopefully, open doors for more such films, the actor said. “For me, it is...

February 3, 2018

Karni Sena withdraws protest against ‘Padmaavat’

Filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s film Padmaavat was released last month amid raging protest by fringe group Karni Sena and other Rajput groups. However, the protest has now been withdrawn by the Karni Sena. The Shri Rajput Karni Sena on Friday announced that it has decided to take back its protest against the release of Padmaavat,...

February 3, 2018

Khattar meets students whose bus was attacked by Karni Sena activists

Haryana Chief Minister (CM) Manohar Lal Khattar on Friday visited GD Goenka School, Sohna, in Gurugram district and interacted with the students and teachers whose bus was recently pelted with stones by some miscreants protesting the release of the movie ‘Padmaavat’. Patting the back of the students for showing courage in the face of an...

February 2, 2018

2 historians see no wrong in ‘Padmaavat’, Karni Sena still gripes

Even as two historians claimed that ‘Padmaavat’ does not hurt sentiments of any caste or community, the Shri Rajput Karni Sena on Tuesday again claimed that historical facts had been tampered with in the movie. Informed sources said historians R.S. Khangarot, Principal of Agarwal PG College in Jaipur, and Rajasthan University’s retired history professor B.L....

January 31, 2018

Moral muscle

Even those hitherto unfamiliar with the cultural accomplishments of Prasoon Joshi will get lyrical over his principled stance that he would stay away from the much-awaited Jaipur Literary Festival rather than participate in an event clouded over by the distasteful shenanigans triggered by the movie ‘Padmaavat’ which he had helped clear ~ in his capacity...

January 31, 2018

Now, release of ‘Padmaavat’ film barred in Malaysia

Controversial Bollywood movie “Padmaavat”, which has released in India after a struggle, is now barred from opening in cinemas in Malaysia over concerns regarding “sensitivities of Islam”. Malaysia’s National Film Censorship Board (LPF) has barred filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s “Padmaavat” from getting released in the country. LPF chairman Mohd Zamberi Abdul Aziz said in a...

January 29, 2018

CBFC should be abolished: Manish Tewari

Former Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari on Sunday said the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) must be scrapped. “In my respectful opinion, Prasoon Joshi should have attended Jaipur Lit Fest. For tyranny to triumph, all that good men have to do is nothing. I believe CBFC should be abolished. As I&B Ministry appointed...

January 28, 2018