Padmaavat Producers To Cite Prakash Jha's Aarakshan Case To Supreme Court For Relief

Producers of the film Padmaavat have finally decided to move Supreme Court against the ban imposed by certain states, including Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Gujarat, on the film's release. The lawyers will reportedly cite the example of Prakash Jha's movie Aarakshan, which faced a similar issue in 2011, according to a report in mid-day.

Mahesh Agarwal, one of the lawyers representing the case for Viacom 18, co-producer on the film, has told the leading tabloid that citing the example of the Amitabh Bachchan starrer, they will argue that "once the movie has been certified by the CBFC, the state government has no power to issue a ban.