While “Padmaavat” became a liberal cause célèbre for free speech, it is a movie steeped in patriarchy, parochialism and prejudice. In particular, I watched the last 30 minutes of the movie ...

Proving that controversy sells tickets, Indian film “Padmaavat” is homing in on the No. 3 spot at the global box office over the past weekend. With grosses not yet available from Pakistan or ...

Padmaavat, one of India’s most expensive movies, is loosely based on Padmavat, a 16th-century Sufi poem. It is about Alauddin Khilji, the sultan of Delhi, and his desire for Padmini, who is ...

Bollywood saga  Padmaavat  has divided The film, by the popular director Sanjay Leela Bhansali – whose epic (and controversial) love stories have earned him popular acclaim in the past ...