We asked opinions from Chittorgarh MP Chandra Prakash Joshi, Rajput community, Karni Sena and Jauhar Smriti Sasthan representatives and Chittor historian Dr. Jain on the assault on Bollywood director Sanjay Leela Bhansali. All registered strong objections on Rani Padmavati’s wrong depiction in the film and supported the incident. < >Read who said what…

She was the Queen of Mewar, if someone will make a film like this, it will not be tolerated. People's anger was justified. 6 months of our representatives were trying to contact Bhansali, letters were written as well. Union Minister Rajyavardhan Singh personally called the Bhansali and said that our people will come to you and you pay them attention. But he did not listen to anyone. Rani Padmavati is an idol for the whole country and to make a film in such a despicable manner, we cannot bear her insult. They took to shooting in Jaipur, he did not come in and do the research of Chittor. How would he come to Chittor, they knew that there was resentment.

Col. Randhir Singh, Joint Secretary, All India Kshatriya Mahasabha

What our Karni Sena did in Jaipur was 100 per cent correct. About six months had gone by in making him (Bhansali) understand. Now everything has turned out okay when he got two slaps. This is not the way to make the film. You are making a film on the Queen of Chittor, so if you had come here, you would have know her history. Sets in Mumbai and shooting done in Jaipur, showing Rani Padmini-Khilji’s relations. By doing this, what do you want to show? If the film is completed and somehow it is released, it will not be screened anywhere. So now is the beginning of the movement of Karni Sena.

Gobind Singh Khangaraut, District President, Rajput Karni Sena

A man makes a shoddy film on brave Rani Padmini’s life, which is shown with her singing in dream with Alauddin Khilji, then it is not possible. The Rajput community will not accept. The people of Chittor are boiling in anger. It was good he (Bhansali) was in Jaipur, if he was here in Chittor, God Knows what would happened to him. I request to all the filmmakers that do not play with fire. You make a good movie, we will support you. At least, do not play with anyone's feelings.

Narpat Singh Bhati, Treasurer, Johar Smriti Sasthan

Rani Padmini is a matter of pride for Rajputs and people of Chittorgarh. If you meddle in their characterization, then society will stand up. Make a movie, show the love but do not show something that you have to face the wrath. It will be better if the sensor board had a panel of historians for such films. They ensure that the facts in the characterization of the characters in the movie were not meddled with. At the beginning of the film, director should clarify what historians have been consulted and where the references were taken from.

Dr. L N Jain, author and Chittorgarh historian