{"id":119718,"date":"2017-03-15T16:53:23","date_gmt":"2017-03-15T11:23:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/globalpress.hinduismnow.org\/?p=51151"},"modified":"2017-03-15T16:53:23","modified_gmt":"2017-03-15T11:23:23","slug":"padmavati-sets-vandalised-set-fire-kolhapur-indian-express-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/?p=119718","title":{"rendered":"Padmavati sets vandalised, set on fire in Kolhapur | The Indian Express"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Months after director Sanjay Leela Bhansali was attacked on the sets of Padmavati in Jaipur, the film\u2019s sets were vandalised and set on fire in Kolhapur on Tuesday night in a fresh case of vandalism. The film\u2019s sets were attacked between 1 and 2 am on Wednesday and according to reports. None of the film\u2019s cast or crew was there at Kolhapur\u2019s Masai plateau on Tuesday night where the sets have been erected.<\/p>\n<p>About 20 to 30 people reached the sets of the film armed with petrol bombs, stones and lathis. They allegedly fought off the bodyguards and bouncers who were present at the sets. The security had earlier been beefed up at the sets in the light of Jaipur incident. They allegedly set on fire the costumes of the film and also torched the fodder kept for the horses, senior police inspector, Panhala Police Station, Dhanya Kumar Godse told PTI.<\/p>\n<p>Confirming the news, Shobha Sant, CEO Bhansali Productions told Pinkvilla, \u201cA few people entered and had put the set on fire in the early morning hours. The main cast wasn\u2019t present at that time. However, our costumes are completely damaged.\u201d She said an\u00a0investigation is on and an official complaint will be filed soon.<\/p>\n<div id=\"inarticle_wrapper_div\"><\/div>\n<p>After the director was attacked in Jaipur\u2019s Jaigarh Fort and the sets vandalised, he had shifted the shooting from Rajasthan. Certain active\u00a0Rajput outfits have claimed that the film has a dream sequence where Rani Padmavati and Alauddin Khilji will be seen in an intimate position.<\/p>\n<p>The film starring Deepika Padukone, Ranveer Singh and Shahid Kapoor is being shot in Mumbai as well. While the reports suggest that Bhansali is safe and has rushed to the sets, the shooting has been stopped till further notice. In Padmavati, Deepika plays the titular character while Shahid plays her husband Raja Rattan Singh. Ranveer essays the character of Alauddin Khilji.<\/p>\n<p>Here are the pictures from Padmavati\u2019s Kolhapur sets\u2026<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4569789\" src=\"http:\/\/images.indianexpress.com\/2017\/03\/padma2.jpg?w=600\" alt=\"padmavati, padmavati sets, padmavati sets on fire\" width=\"759\" height=\"426\" \/>\u00a0\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4569792\" src=\"http:\/\/images.indianexpress.com\/2017\/03\/padma.jpg?w=600\" alt=\"\" width=\"759\" height=\"432\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Months after director Sanjay Leela Bhansali was attacked on the sets of Padmavati in Jaipur, the film\u2019s sets were vandalised and set on fire in Kolhapur on Tuesday night in a fresh case of vandalism. The film\u2019s sets were attacked between 1 and 2 am on Wednesday and according to reports. None of the film\u2019s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":""},"categories":[1153],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/119718"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=119718"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/119718\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=119718"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=119718"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=119718"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}