Before the opening credits roll in “Padmaavat,” a disclaimer carefully notes that the film is based on an epic poem that is considered a work of fiction. So, please, it continues, don’t be offended or ...

Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Padmaavat is an amalgamation of twisted amalgamation of megalomania, patriarchy, and honor during the 13th-century Sultanate rule in India. The film’s plot sparked ...

There are three disclaimers before even a frame of “Padmaavat” is shown on screen. All kinds of adjectives and verbs are used to make sure the audience knows the film is based on Malik Muhammad Jayasi ...

The film follows a Hindu queen, Padmavati, whose beauty is said to have convinced a Muslim ruler to invade her kingdom so that he could take her as his wife, according to legend. However, rather than ...

Pedestrians walk past a poster of controversial film “Padmaavat” in Bangalore on January 25, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / MANJUNATH KIRANMANJUNATH KIRAN/AFP/Getty Images “Padmaavat,” a film set in 13th-century ...