Akshay Kumar's Prithviraj, Deepika Padukone's Padmaavat and more; 6 films that faced protest from Karni Sena

Before Akshay Kumar's Prithviraj, Deepika Padukone-Shahid Kapoor's Padmaavat and more, here's a list of films that faced protests from Karni Sena.

By Shivani Pawaskar
Published: May 22 2022, 11:56 AM IST

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Prithviraj — Prithviraj

Akshay Kumar and Maushi Chhillar's movie Prithviraj is soon going to hit the silver screens. Ever since the movie was announced, the Rajput Karni Sena had been protesting and demanding a title change. The latest reports state that the Karni Sena wants the makers to change the title from Prithviraj to Samrat Prithviraj Chauhan. Surjeet Singh Rathore from Karni Sena told Etimes that they met with Akshay, CEO of Yahs Raj Films who has assured him of the changes. However, certain sources said that the folks at Yash Raj are unaware of this development taking place. Now, before Prithviraj, a lot of other films faced protests from the Karni Sena. Let's have a look at them below...

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Padmaavat — Padmaavat

Deepika Padukone, Shahid Kapoor, and Ranveer Singh starrer Padmaavat also got protests from Karni Sena. It was previously titled Padmavati. It courted a major controversy and Deepika faced death threats as well.

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Lamxii — Lamxii

Akshay Kumar, Kiara Advani and Sharad Kelkar's Laxmii was earlier titled Laxmmi Bomb. Karni Sena served the makers a legal notice stating that the title of the movie was offensive and derogatory to Goddess Lakshmi. They said that it was sending the wrong message to the audience. It was then changed to Laxmii.

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Manikarnika — Manikarnika

Karni Sena protested against Kangana Ranaut starrer as they believed the film showcased a relationship between Laxmibai and a British officer. They also believed that there was a scene which showcased the queen dancing.

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Jodhaa Akbar — Jodhaa Akbar

Karni Sena protested against Ashutosh Gowarikar's film Jodha Akbar starring Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. They claimed that the elaborate costumes were blatantly distorting the history and that Jodha was not Akbar's wife. Jodha Akbar did not release in Rajasthan.

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Veer — Veer

Salman Khan starrer also faced the wrath of Karni Sena. The organization burnt the posters of the film in Udaipur as they believed the film maligned their community. Reports state that a few cinema halls were vandalized too.