Padmavati will release on time

There are doomsday reports in sections of the media announcing that Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s opus won’t release as decided, because of the workers’ strike. However, a source close to the Padmavati team refutes the claim. He says, “They are very much on schedule. In fact, they would have completed the film had Shahid Kapoor and Deepika Padukone not chosen to go away on their family vacations just when the last lap of the shooting remained.”

Apparently Bhansali requested his actors to complete the film before leaving. But Shahid and Deepika insisted on taking their holiday now. “Padmavati is 95 per cent complete.  Only some scenes remain. There’s no way the film won’t release on time.”

The producer — Viacom 18 Motion Pictures — intend to unleash Padmavati in an unprecedented numbers of theatres and screens. “Padmavati will get thrice the number of screens allotted to Vicom 18’s last release Toilet: Ek Prem Katha. In fact, it will get the biggest release ever given to a Bollywood film,” says source.

The film will be promoted vigorously by its three principal stars. “But Ranveer and Deepika won’t promote the film together,” reveals the source.