Voicing her opinion about the objections raised by Shiv Sena against certain aspects of Bajirao Mastani, actress Priyanka Chopra said that there is a difference between 'inspired from history' and 'based on history'.
The actress asked why no objections were raised when the book that the movie is inspired from, was published years ago, according to an NDTV report. She also adds that it's the director's vision to show the personal life of Bajirao, because not much has been written about his personal life."What happened when he ate dinner? At home? He lived a life too...there are things that history books don't tell you about."
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Shiv Sena MLA from Thane district, Pratap Sarnaik has submitted a memorandum to Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis requesting him to stop the release of Bajirao Mastani until the contentious, controversial scenes in the film are cut.
"The 'Pinga' song picturised on queen Kashibai and Mastani and the 'Vaat Lavli' song in which Bajirao Peshwa (I) dances in 'vulgar' fashion holding his ponytail is not acceptable to the heart and mind of Marathi legislators like me," Sarnaik said.
Directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, the movie is set to release on December 18.
