If recent reports are to be believed, troubles and problems seem to be unending for Sanjay Leela Bhansali's magnum opus, Padmavati. After the recent reports of the rivalry between Bhansali's choices — Ranveer Singh and Shahid Kapoor grew, there was buzz that Ranveer had a falling out with SLB. The reason for this cold war with his mentor was that Shahid was being given a bound script and greater screen time.
Post that, the problems of historical accuracies came up. The Patidar Navnirman Sena declared that they would not allow Bhansali's film to be shot or screened in Gujarat and Rajasthan unless he reassured representatives of the Rajput community that Rani Padmini would be portrayed in a manner befitting her stature as an icon.
And now, the recent controversy that has come up is that one of the major backers of the film, Eros, has backed out. Even though there never was any official announcement from the studio, considering their backing of Bajirao Mastani, it was a given. However, with the recent spat of flops of high-budget historical dramas in Bollywood, the reluctance to back a film with a budget of 180 crores plus is a given.
The film was to go on floors this September, but there has been no development as of yet.
