Even though Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Padmavati is still a few weeks away from release, it's already seen more controversies than any other film this year.
Some groups of the Rajput caste are already pissed at the film (without watching it) because they feel it's going to misrepresent them. So to represent themselves with full honour, they have:
— Vandalised a film set.
— Destroyed a rangoli in a mall.
— Threatened to burn theatres.
— Trolled actor Deepika Padukone online.
— Threatened to behead Sanjay Leela Bhansali.
— Threatened to cut off Padukone's nose.
No, seriously. It started on Jan. 27 this year, when members of the Shri Rajput Karni Sena assaulted Bhansali and vandalised his sets in Jaipur, as they assumed that he was distorting facts and portraying Rajput history poorly in his movie.
The protests have continued across India endlessly since then, including vandals destroying a Padmavati rangoli in a mall in Surat last month.