SC refuses to modify order clearing Padmaavat's release, says states must obey orders

States must obey orders to screen "Padmaavat", the Supreme Court said today, rejecting requests by Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh to block the film over law and order trouble. "It is better to advice people not to watch the movie," the judges told the states and the Karni Sena, which had petitioned against the film's release. The states had said that they must be allowed to stop the film on grounds of law and order trouble because of protests against it.