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At least 100 women have said they will self-immolate ahead of a film called “Padmaavat” being released in India.

The movie is said to contain a sex scene involving a mythical Hindu queen and a Muslim sultan.

But filmmakers have denied it even exists, saying it is just a rumour that the scene was shot at all.

There have been a number of protests against its release, with members of India’s Kshatriya community calling for it to be banned.

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The lead actress in the film has also been hounded with death threats and told she’ll have her nose cut off.

Stunning star Deepika Padukone was warned she faced being beheaded and tortured.

Virendra Singh, an activist again the movie, said: “A request will be made to him as well to stop the screening of the film.

“But, if despite all these measures the film is released, the women of Kshatriya Samaj will perform jauhar (setting themselves own fire) on January 24 – the day when the queen performed jauhar – and at the same site.”

In Bollywood news, it was reported last year that Ed Sheeran might star in an Indian movie.

In November, he said he would “love to do something in Bollywood”