JODHPUR: Period drama ‘Padmaavat’, banned in the state, will be finally screened at a multiplex screen in the city on Monday.
But this will be a special screening for high court judge Sandeep Mehta and other judicial staff. It’s being held following a petition filed by film director Sanjay Leela Bhansali to quash an FIR filed against him and actors Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh at Deedwana police station last year in March.
After the petitioner agreed to screen the film for the court and Justice Mehta ordered the same to be held on Monday, adequate security arrangements have been made by the administration.”The court first enquired if the film could be screened at the Rajasthan State Judicial Academy. But given the low resolution there, we expressed our wish to screen the film at any multiplex screen in the city,” said Bhansali’s counsel Nishant Bora, adding that the film would now be screened on Monday evening at the INOX Ansal Royal Plaza.
On the issue of apprehensions raised about security arrangements to be made for the screening, the court had summoned the police commissioner. While assuring to put in place adequate security arrangements, he, however, sought two weeks’ time for this.
The court expressed displeasure over seeking time and asked the commissioner if the same wouldn’t amount to contempt as the Supreme Court had already given the go ahead to screen the film.