That the BJP is trying to stall the release of the film Padmavati until the Gujarat elections is news that has been doing the rounds lately. But the party is quick to dismiss such claims. BJP’s official spokesperson Shaina NC debunks these speculations and says, “Please don’t go by hearsay. There is no truth in it”. She proceeds to defend the film’s right to be released. “Every artiste has the right to express himself as and how he wants to. And every member of the intended audience has the right to experience it. No person or organisation has the right to come in between.”
A still from Padmavati
Shaina is all for Padmavati being released on time. “Let the film come out. Let the audience decide whether there is anything in it to generate discontent. If there is, by all means protest against what you find objectionable. Dissent is a basic democratic right. But please don’t jump the gun. You can’t judge the film without seeing it.”
