Hyderabad: Cinematography minister Talasani Srinivas Yadav said on Monday that the government at present was not considering imposing a ban on the screening of the controversial film Padmavati in the state. The release of the film has been deferred, and the Supreme Court has refused to intervene in its release.
Speaking to this newspaper, the minister said, “the film is still awaiting a censor certificate. To our knowledge, the Central Board of Film Certification has referred the movie back to the producer and producer has postponed the release of the film that was scheduled on December 1.” He said that unless the movie gets a censor certificate, there is no question of its release. “So we have not taken any view as of now whether or not to ban the movie,” the minister said.
Asked about the decision of the Madhya Pradesh government to ban the film, Mr Srinivas Yadav said he did not know of it. “How can a decision to ban a movie be taken without it getting a censor certificate,” he said. “We have not received any representation from any community so far seeking the banning of the movie. If anyone makes a representation, we will think about it,” Mr Yadav said.
