Not Just Padmavati, But These 8 Movies Too Created Big Controversies

Publicity and controversies, do really define today's Bollywood movies, don't they??? When speaking about publicity, whether it is good or bad, affects the film's performance at the box office immensely. Not only does the film get noticed much earlier than its actual release, but it also creates a sense of interest or curiosity among the audience, thereby increasing its box office collection.

Controversies on the other hand, could be much more impactful, fierce, and popular, when compared to just a mere publicity stunt. Controversies may happen by a sigh or even because of subjects like, religion sensitivity, culture misinterpretation, mostly unintentional statements given by actors, political misjudgments, to name a few. Here the fact is that, we have such a thin-skinned population that takes offence at pretty much everything.

# Padmavati

The movie is yet to release in December. But with the start of its shooting, the movie is crowded in controversies, as it is based on the history of a Rajput Queen, Padmavati.

# The Dirty Picture

The film spoke about Silk Smitha’s life. It had Vidya Balan play the lead role but it sparked controversies due to two reasons. One was because of its posters and two, because Silk Smitha’s brothers objected to it and also sent notices to the makers.

# Udta Punjab

Famous for all wrong reasons much before its release, this film on the drug menace in Punjab, though came with a positive message, did no well in the censor board. Suggesting 89 cuts and to remove all references to Punjab, the censor board took it really hard on the film. Yet, was a film of thought for a particular set of audience.

# Bajirao Mastani

Just after the release of the lovely ‘Pinga' song, Bajirao's descendant lashed out at the film's director Sanjay Leela Bhansali, for featuring the song in a wrong manner, wrong costume, and that Kashi Bai, Bajirao's first wife, could not dance and so on. Wasn't the song a treat to one's eyes!!!

# Ram-Leela

This movie went to court when an FIR was filed against it, the case being the movie title, the trailer and that the photographs were highly objectionable and offended the religious sentiments and Hindu mythology.

# OMG

Like many other films in the past, say Mausam, Raaz3, UAE censor board banned OMG's release stating the subject was too sensitive in religious terms, causing a whopping loss of 4 Crores to the industry!

# Madras Cafe

Called as an ‘anti-Tamil' movie by the activist group ‘Naam Tamilar' further went on to say that it will not be released in Tamil Nadu, their main argument being that it portrays LTTE cadres as terrorists.

# Jodha Akbar

Maharani Padmini Devi, a member of the Jaipur Royal family, went on record to say that they had gone through the script before Ashutosh started filming and that the ‘mahurat’ shot was taken in Jaipur itself. She also added that if at all they had found anything objectionable, then, they wouldn’t have given their nod for the same.