Sri Sri Ravi Shankar watches Padmaavat; terms Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s film as ‘beautiful tribute to Queen Padmavati’ : Bollywood News

Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s magnum opus Padmavati now titled Padmaavat is all set to release in a week and the buzz for the film is sky-high. The trailer has been loved and the scale and grandeur of the film is such that it looks like a big screen watch without a shred of doubt. Sadly, the film faced protests from certain quarters. Fearing a law and order situation, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Haryana asked for a ban of the film in their respective states. The makers however moved the Supreme Court and going by the past instances, Padmaavat makers surely seem to be on the winning side. And now, the makers of Padmaavat have secured one more victory. Director Sanjay Leela Bhansali organized a special screening of his ambitious film to none other than Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, the revered spiritual leader and founder of Art of Living Foundation.

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar watches Padmaavat; terms Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s film as ‘beautiful tribute to Queen Padmavati’

The screening of the film was held at Sri Sri Ravi Shankar’s ashram in Bengaluru, Karnataka on January 15. Fortunately for Sanjay Leela Bhansali, the spiritual leader has loved the film a lot. He also remarked that there is nothing in the film that can be deemed objectionable. In fact, he’s surprised why certain sections are even opposing this film that honours Rajputs. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar also felt that Padmaavat is a beautiful tribute to Queen Padmavati. Finally he signed off by saying that Padmaavat is a film that will make us feel proud and that everyone should celebrate it.

Padmaavat stars Ranveer Singh, Deepika Padukone and Shahid Kapoor. The film releases on Thursday January 25 and will be having paid previews from Wednesday January 24.