Tag: Shri Rajput Karni Sena

‘Meant no disrespect’, says Amitabh Bachchan on Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj controversy

It so happened that while asking a question, host Amitabh Bachchan addressed Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj as ‘Shivaji’.

November 9, 2019

‘Padmaavat’ row: Karni Sena alleges team Bhansali behind Gurgaon school bus attack

Shri Rajput Karni Sena, which has been opposing the Bollywood film Padmaavat, has claimed that it didn’t have any role in the attack on a school bus in Gurgaon. Karni Sena chief Lokendra Singh Kalvi has, reportedly, alleged that the team of film director Sanjay Leela Bhansali was behind the attack. “Our image is being...

January 26, 2018

Will watch ‘Padmaavat’ with other Rajput leaders: Manish Sisodia

Condemning the attack on a school bus in Gurugram allegedly by Shri Rajput Karni Sena supporters on Wednesday over the release of “Padmaavat”, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Thursday said he will watch the film with Rajput leaders like him and brief the people about it later. “I am myself a Rajput. I...

January 25, 2018

Padmavati row: Karni Sena founder receives ‘threat’ from Pakistan

Shri Rajput Karni Sena, an organisation of Rajput community opposing Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s upcoming movie “Padmavati”, has claimed that its patron and founder Lokendra Singh Kalvi has received a threat call from Pakistan. “Our spokesperson received a threat call from Pakistan, asking us not to oppose release of Padmavati, otherwise Kalvi would be blown off,”...

November 18, 2017

Padmavati row: Karni Sena calls for Bharat Bandh on Dec 1

Dubbing Bollywood actor Deepika Padukone’s statement regarding the movie ‘Padmavati’ provocative, the Shri Rajput Karni Sena on Wednesday called for a ‘Bharat Bandh’ (shutdown) on December 1 if Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s movie was released on that date. “We will hold rallies across the country, including Gurugram, Patna, Lucknow and Bhopal before the release date,” Lokendra...

November 15, 2017

Karni Sena members burn posters of ‘Padmavati’

Members of the Shri Rajput Karni Sena, an organisation representing Rajputs, burnt posters of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s upcoming movie Padmavati here, accusing him of backtracking on a “promise” to screen the film before a panel of intellectuals before its release. Karni Sena members also threatened to oppose the screening of the movie in theatres if the...

September 24, 2017