Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s film “Padmaavat” was on Wednesday cleared for release in Pakistan, said the censor board’s top official. “‘Padmaavat’ has been declared fit for public exhibition in the cinema houses without any excision by Central Board of Film Censors (CBFC),” Mobashir Hasan told news agency IANS throughsocial media from Islamabad.
The film has been given ‘U’ certification.
According to some distributors in Pakistan, there were apprehensions over the movie given the negative portrayal of Alauddin Khilji.
Asked about it, Mr Hasan said: “CBFC isn’t biased in arts, creativity and healthy entertainment.” He said that for the film’s certification, the CBFC co-opted Professor Waqar Ali Shah, Chairman, Department of History, Quaid-e-Azam University as per rules.