'Padmaavat' Screening Ban In Four States, Producer Moves Supreme Court.

The ban on the film Padmaavat, earlier titled Padmavati, in four states has been challenged in the Supreme Court. The film is scheduled for release on January 25.
The petition filed by Viacom was mentioned today by Advocate Mahesh Agarwal before the Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra, who agreed to list the matter tomorrow.
The film’s producer, in the petition, said that the film has undergone many changes – including that of the title – to meet the suggestions of the Censor Board.
The producer questioned the power of the state governments to impose a complete ban on the film when the SC in an earlier case clarified that screening of a film can only be suspended in a particular area because of the law and order situation in that area, it cannot be completely banned.
On December 30, the Censor Board cleared the film for release with a UA certificate and suggested its name be changed from the earlier ‘Padmavati’ to “Padmavat”; the film maker’s complied albeit with an extra ‘a’ in the name.
Haryana has announced it was banning the screening of ‘Padmaavat’. The Haryana cabinet headed by chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar formally approved the proposals made by two ministers Anil Vij and Vipul Goel to ban the film in the state.