As per Peeping Moon sources, the makers will not be releasing the film in UK as per the ongoing rumours, despite the British Board of Film Classification clearing. As the storm of controversies continue in India, the British Board of Film Classification has passed Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Padmavati uncut with 12A certificate (12 years and above to be accompanied by an adult). BBFC took to twitter to announce the decision around midnight stating, “Padmavati is a Hindi Language epic drama in which a Sultan leads an invasion to capture Rajput Queen.” It also states that the film which is 164 minutes long has “moderate violence” and “injury detail”. However, the makers of the film have withheld the release to avoid piracy as well as among other reasons. The team is finalizing the date for now and will announce the release date by next week.

The contrasting situation in India is pertains as the film has been rejected twice by the Indian censor board. Death threats are flooding against the Padmavati actress, Deepika Padukone and the director. BJP leader Surajpal Singh Amu has placed a bounty of 10 crore against the actress. Padmavati’s release has been postponed on the grounds of it being “incomplete” according to the Central Board of Film Certification. This delay was also the result of rising protests against the film, which include threats of beheading and immolation.

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The film that has been under a lot of scrutiny from right wing groups who alleged “distortion of history” and the Rajput Queen being shown in poor light. Despite of Bhansali’s clarification of the film having “no romantic scene or song or dream sequence between Rani Padmavati and Alauddin Khilji”, the right wing protestors haven’t stopped.

CBFC also said to wait for 68 days for the new application, while returning Padmavati to its producers – a rule that the censor board had but never implemented until now.