Media students conduct Badi Bahas on Padmaavat

An engaging club activity was arranged by students of JECRC University

Jaipur. A panel discussion was organized by School of Journalism and Mass Communication of JECRC University, Jaipur on ‘Padmaavat’ on 3rd February.During this Saturday club activity,

Media Students had a discussion playing the role of BJP spokes person, Congress Spokesperson,

Karni Sena spokesperson and a liberal-democratic  film critic. These roles played by Chirag Sharma,

Priyansh Nahar, Ashwin Solanki and Sadiq Khan respectively. The whole session was moderated by

Chandan Kumar Jangid. At the beginning, faculty member Dr. Amit Sharma introduced the event, speaking about the club activity and its significance. Moderator asked the views to all the panelists that what is “Padmavat” in your mind and what is your stand? Filmmaker Sadiq said that “Padmaavat” is based n historical fiction poem but Karni Sena feels that there is the wrong portrait of Rani Padmini. Karni Sena is extremely violent and protest should be done to the limit. Karni Sena spokes person replied Padmaavat is totally a wrong portrait of history. The third panelist BJP Spokesperson told that Karni Sena gave warning to Sanjay Leela Bhansali that he had played with their history. We are not against any caste. On the other side, Congress spokes-person told that Padmaavat is a movie on history and it should be shown with its originality. It should not be made a big issue nation. Moderator than asked a question to panelist Sadiq that as a filmmaker you have a freedom of expression but there are some limitations also do you think Padmavat is made outreach of this limitation? Sadiq replied that yes,there is a limitation on freedom of expression but this is decided by the court authorities and if CBFC has seen the movie and made five modifications. Then, why the exhibition of “Padmaavat” is not made in four states. Karni Sena representative than added that CBFC only focuses on that there should not be any adult content and children can see the movie but they do not see the movie on historical point. Our demand is that court should make a committee that can decide that this particular movie is related to history and do not mislead history. We do not consider Padmaavat as a fiction it is based on history.

Moderator Chandan Kumar put up his next question that Protest is not a wrong thing to do but there

is a way to do protest as earlier said by Sadiq that the protest was on an impulsive level many buses

were made on # re and many FIRs were also led against Karni Sena. what would you like to say on this? Kalvi told that Nargarh issue was irrelevant and it was a rumor against Karni Sena by its haters

and there is not such FIR against us. The protest was going peacefully but than Deepika Padukone made a statement that any power can’t stop “Padmavat” realize and the elected government of four

states is saying to ban the film and I think this is what all people want.

The panel discussion “Badi Bahas” came to an end by the conclusion that firstly, a  filmmaker has a freedom to speech and expression but they can’t mold the history as they like and secondly, protest against something is good but it should be done in limitations.

( Reported by Shruti Sharma )