Padmaavat

In 13th-century Afghanistan, Khilji ruler, Jalal-ud-din Khilji plans to take over the throne of Delhi. His nephew Alauddin Khilji[https://www.hindustantimes.com/movie-reviews/padmaavat-movie-review-ranveer-singh-towers-over-deepika-padukone-shahid-kapoor-in-this-beautiful-film/story-8hyFBRNMzwk03TuElU20lL.html Padmaavat movie review: Sanjay Leela Bhansali's film does what Karni Sena wanted to do] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180307204606/https://www.hindustantimes.com/movie-reviews/padmaavat-movie-review-ranveer-singh-towers-over-deepika-padukone-shahid-kapoor-in-this-beautiful-film/story-8hyFBRNMzwk03TuElU20lL.html |date=7 March 2018 }} Quote: "Alauddin is asked to bring ostrich's hair, instead he brings a chain-cuffed ostrich." asks for Jalaluddin's daughter Mehrunisa's hand in marriage. Their wedding is organised, but on the night of the event, Alauddin engages in adultery with another woman. A senior courtier witnesses the act, Shareef Pasha, and is promptly killed by Alauddin. Mehrunisa is informed of this during the wedding, leaving her horrified. The wedding occurs, and Alauddin is appointed as a lead general in Jalalauddin's army.

In Singhal, princess Padmavati accidentally wounds the Rajputi ruler of Mewar, Maharawal Ratan Singh, while hunting in a forest. As she treats him, he reveals that he has traveled to Sinhala to acquire rare pearls for his only wife Nagmati. Eventually, the two bond and fall in love. Ratan Singh asks for Padmavati's hand in marriage, she agrees, and with permission from her father, they are married.

Jalaluddin takes over the throne of Delhi and sends Alauddin to repel a Mongol invasion. Alauddin is successful in doing so, but undertakes an unsanctioned raid on Devagiri. He captures the princess there, and makes her his concubine. Jalaluddin's wife and nephew, Itaat Khan, warns him against Alauddin's ambition to take over the throne. However, he journeys to Kara to meet Alauddin and gifts him the slave Malik Kafur. Alauddin has Jalalauddin's ministers assassinated by Malik Kafur, and Jalalauddin is killed by one of Alauddin's generals. Alauddin then returned to Delhi and declared himself the new Sultan. Over time, Alauddin and Kafur become very close, and Kafur rises to become a general in Alauddin's army.

Padmavati journeys to Mewar with Ratan Singh and is blessed by his royal priest, Raghav Chetan. Chetan later intrudes into the palace secretly and spies upon an intimate moment between Ratan and Padmavati, and is subsequently banished. He then travels to Delhi and informs Alauddin of Padmavati's beauty. Alauddin, who is fixated with having anything that is exceptional, invites the Rajputs to Delhi, but his invitation is rejected. Enraged, he lays siege to Ratan Singh's capital Chittor. After six months of an unsuccessful siege, Alauddin feigns peace on account of Holi and is allowed to enter Chittor, where he meets Ratan Singh. He asks to see Padmavati; Ratan Singh grants this request, but only momentarily while preventing Alauddin from seeing her face. Ratan Singh is tricked by Khilji and is taken to Delhi as a prisoner.

Upon Queen Nagmati's insistence, Padmavati agrees to see Alauddin under some conditions: she will meet Ratan first, there would be no male guardians during their meet and Chetan will be executed for his earlier treachery. Alauddin agrees; Padmavati then travels to Delhi to meet him. Meanwhile, Alauddin survives an assassination plot by his nephew, though he is wounded. When his nephew visits him recovering in bed to finish him off, Alauddin awakens and kills him. The Rajputs, disguised in women's dress, plan to ambush the Khilji soldiers in the morning, at the time for morning namāz. Padmavati, along with Chittor's generals, Gora and Badal, frees Ratan Singh, and escapes with Mehrunisa's help. Ratan confronts Alauddin, who urges Ratan to take this opportunity to kill him in his weakened state. However, Ratan refuses as this is against the Rajput creed of not attacking the wounded. The Rajput ambush goes ahead as planned, but the Khilji soldiers are alerted to it and repulse the attack, killing the Rajputs who allow the King and Queen to escape.

Alauddin imprisons Mehrunisa for helping the Rajputs and marches to Chittor. He and Ratan Singh engage in a single duel; Alauddin is wounded and drops his sword, Ratan is about to kill him when Kafur takes the opportunity to mortally wound Ratan while his back is turned with arrows. While dying, he berates Alauddin and his forces for fighting dishonorably. As Alauddin's army conquers Chittor, the Rajput women, led by Padmavati, commit Jauhar (mass suicide by immolation) to protect their honor and dignity from the invading army. The film concludes with Padmavati entering the fire with a faint smile, indicating her collective bravery, indomitable spirit and defiance against Alauddin, leaving him furious. Although Alauddin wins the battle, he is ultimately defeated in his pursuit of Padmavati.

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• Deepika Padukone as Padmavati – a 13th–14th century{{cite book |last1=D'Souza |first1=Florence |title=Knowledge, mediation and empire: James Tod's journeys among the Rajputs |date=2015 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-1-78499-207-1 |page=258 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Rm7LCgAAQBAJ&q=padmini+13th+century+queen |language=en |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171112131710/https://books.google.co.in/books?id=Rm7LCgAAQBAJ&dq=padmini+13th+century+queen&source=gbs_navlinks_s |archive-date=12 November 2017}} legendary Rajput queen, who was, according to Padmaavat, the wife of Rajput king Ratan Singh (also known as Ratan Sen), the ruler of Mewar. The news of Padmavati's beauty reached Sultan Alauddin Khilji, who besieged Singh's capital, Chittor, motivated by his desire to capture the queen.
• Ranveer Singh as Alauddin Khilji – the second and most powerful ruler of the Khilji dynasty that ruled the Delhi Sultanate.{{cite news |last1=Shiksha |first1=Shruti |title=Padmavati: Presenting Ranveer Singh As Sultan Alauddin Khilji |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/padmavati-presenting-ranveer-singh-as-sultan-alauddin-khilji-1757796 |access-date=13 November 2017 |work=NDTV.com |date=3 October 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171011052753/https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/padmavati-presenting-ranveer-singh-as-sultan-alauddin-khilji-1757796 |archive-date=11 October 2017}} He ascended the throne by murdering his paternal uncle and father-in-law, Sultan Jalal-ud-Din Khalji.{{cite news |title=Alauddin Khilji, Queen Padmavati and jauhar: A tale of lust and valour |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/what-is/padmavati-trailer-what-is-the-legend-of-alauddin-khilji-and-padmavati-4882096/ |access-date=13 November 2017 |work=The Indian Express |date=9 October 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171113221432/http://indianexpress.com/article/what-is/padmavati-trailer-what-is-the-legend-of-alauddin-khilji-and-padmavati-4882096/ |archive-date=13 November 2017}} According to Padmaavat, Khilji laid siege to Chittor motivated by his desire to capture Ratan Singh's beautiful wife, Padmavati.
• Shahid Kapoor as Ratan Singh – the last Rajput ruler of the Guhila dynasty that ruled the kingdom of Mewar. He was defeated by Alauddin Khilji's forces during the siege of Chittor.
• Aditi Rao Hydari as Mehrunisa{{cite web |title=Aditi Rao Hydari (@aditiraohydari) • Instagram photos and videos |url=https://www.instagram.com/aditiraohydari/ |website=instagram.com |access-date=20 November 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160326005023/https://www.instagram.com/aditiraohydari/ |archive-date=26 March 2016}}{{cite news |last1=Kameshwari |first1=A. |title=Padmavati actor Aditi Rao Hydari slams BJP leader, says 'no difference between a gangster and political leader' |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/padmavati-actor-aditi-rao-hydari-bjp-leader-sanjay-leela-bhansali-trolled-4945875/ |access-date=20 November 2017 |work=The Indian Express |date=20 November 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171120081931/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/padmavati-actor-aditi-rao-hydari-bjp-leader-sanjay-leela-bhansali-trolled-4945875/ |archive-date=20 November 2017}} – the first wife of Alauddin Khilji and Queen of the Delhi Sultanate
• Jim Sarbh as Malik Kafur{{cite news |title=Ranveer Singh to play bisexual in 'Padmavati' and this actor will be his love interest? |url=http://zeenews.india.com/bollywood/ranveer-singh-to-play-bisexual-in-padmavati-2043961.html |access-date=13 November 2017 |work=Zee News |date=20 September 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171113114230/http://zeenews.india.com/bollywood/ranveer-singh-to-play-bisexual-in-padmavati-2043961.html |archive-date=13 November 2017}} – a prominent eunuch slave-general of Alauddin Khilji{{cite web |last1=Rhode |first1=Shruti |title=Did you spot Jim Sarbh in the Padmavati trailer? |url=http://www.timesnownews.com/zoom/bollywood-news/latest/article/spot-jim-sarbh-in-padmavati-trailer-ranveer-singh-alauddin-khilji-malik-kafur/58839 |website=zoomtv.com |access-date=13 November 2017 |date=9 October 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171123090630/http://www.timesnownews.com/zoom/bollywood-news/latest/article/spot-jim-sarbh-in-padmavati-trailer-ranveer-singh-alauddin-khilji-malik-kafur/58839 |archive-date=23 November 2017}}
• Raza Murad as Jalal-ud-Din Khalji{{cite news |last1=Jain |first1=Arushi |title=Padmavati: Raza Murad shares his character poster, deletes it later |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/padmavati-raza-murad-shares-his-character-poster-deletes-it-later-ranveer-singh-4873610/ |access-date=14 October 2017 |work=The Indian Express |date=4 October 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171014235525/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/padmavati-raza-murad-shares-his-character-poster-deletes-it-later-ranveer-singh-4873610/ |archive-date=14 October 2017}} – the founder and first Sultan of the Khilji dynasty that ruled the Delhi Sultanate. He was deposed by his nephew and son-in-law Alauddin, who murdered his uncle to usurp the throne.{{cite news |title=Padmavati: Raza Murad shares (leaks) his look as Jalaluddin Khilji, deletes it later |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/padmavati-raza-murad-shares-leaks-his-look-as-jalaluddin-khilji-deletes-it-later/story-xi3nYIx8k2o3nLBbXBat9I.html |access-date=12 November 2017 |work=Hindustan Times |date=4 October 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171111151952/http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/padmavati-raza-murad-shares-leaks-his-look-as-jalaluddin-khilji-deletes-it-later/story-xi3nYIx8k2o3nLBbXBat9I.html |archive-date=11 November 2017}}
• Anupriya Goenka as Nagmati{{cite news |title=Padmavati: This actress essays the role of Shahid Kapoor's first wife |url=http://zeenews.india.com/bollywood/padmavati-this-actress-essays-the-role-of-shahid-kapoor-s-first-wife-2052813.html |work=Zee News |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107032734/http://zeenews.india.com/bollywood/padmavati-this-actress-essays-the-role-of-shahid-kapoor-s-first-wife-2052813.html |archive-date=7 November 2017}} – the first wife and chief queen of Ratan Singh according to Padmaavat.{{cite book |last1=Shobha |first1=Savitri Chandra |title=Medieval India and Hindi bhakti poetry: a socio-cultural study |date=1996 |publisher=Har-Anand Publications |page=77 |isbn=9788124103678 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZN9zAAAAIAAJ&q=nagmati+chief+queen |language=en |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171111205030/https://books.google.co.in/books?id=ZN9zAAAAIAAJ&q=nagmati+chief+queen&dq=nagmati+chief+queen&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi9ya_U5bXXAhUChrwKHWUHCBgQ6AEIKzAB |archive-date=11 November 2017}} Nagmati and her husband's second wife, Padmavati, performed jauhar together after Alauddin Khilji attacked Chittor.{{cite news |last1=Mehta |first1=Ankita |title=REVEALED: The Rani in Deepika Padukone's Ghoomar song is Shahid Kapoor's first wife in Padmavati |url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/revealed-rani-deepika-padukones-ghoomar-song-shahid-kapoors-first-wife-padmavati-747337 |access-date=12 November 2017 |work=International Business Times, India Edition |date=28 October 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171112132152/http://www.ibtimes.co.in/revealed-rani-deepika-padukones-ghoomar-song-shahid-kapoors-first-wife-padmavati-747337 |archive-date=12 November 2017}}
• Ujjwal Chopra as Gora Singh{{cite web |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/valiant-gora-singh-darker-role-heres-ujjwal-chopra-hungamas-hankaar/ |title=From the valiant Gora Singh to a darker role here's Ujjwal Chopra in Hungama's Hankaar |first=Bollywood |last=Hungama |website=Bollywood Hungama |date=25 July 2018 |access-date=3 July 2023 |archive-date=6 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230506212247/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/valiant-gora-singh-darker-role-heres-ujjwal-chopra-hungamas-hankaar/ |url-status=live }}
• Bhawani Muzamil as Amir Khusro{{Cite web|last=Ramnath|first=Nandini|title=Kashmir films have always been about the location – but are now making room for locals|url=https://scroll.in/reel/919267/kashmir-films-have-always-been-about-the-location-but-are-now-making-room-for-locals|access-date=6 May 2021|website=Scroll.in|date=9 April 2019|language=en-US|archive-date=8 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108004738/https://scroll.in/reel/919267/kashmir-films-have-always-been-about-the-location-but-are-now-making-room-for-locals|url-status=live}}
• Deepak Shreemali as Badal Singh{{Cite web|title=Deepak Shreemali|url=https://www.cinestaan.com/people/deepak-shreemali-136919|access-date=6 May 2021|website=Cinestaan|archive-date=10 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210510152926/https://www.cinestaan.com/people/deepak-shreemali-136919|url-status=live}}
• Ashwin Dhar as Ulugh Khan{{Cite web|title=Ashwin Dhar|url=https://www.cinestaan.com/people/ashwin-dhar-32977|access-date=6 May 2021|website=Cinestaan|archive-date=6 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506035355/https://www.cinestaan.com/people/ashwin-dhar-32977|url-status=live}}
• Ayaz Khan as Hakeem
• Saar Kashyap as Wardhan{{Cite web|title=Saar Kashyap roped in for BBC's Tezpur General Store |author=Aqsa Akbani Siddiqui |date=30 Jan 2020 |url=https://www.tellychakkar.com/tv/tv-news/saar-kashyap-roped-bbc-s-tezpur-general-store-200130%3Famp |access-date=30 Jan 2020 |website=Tellychakkar |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200302005911/https://www.tellychakkar.com/tv/tv-news/saar-kashyap-roped-bbc-s-tezpur-general-store-200130%3Famp |archive-date=2020-03-02 |url-status=dead}}{{better source needed|date=August 2022|reason=Source says he was on the show but not the name of the character.}}
• Aayam Mehta as Raghav Chetan (Bramhachari)

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An adaptation of Malik Muhammad Jayasi's epic Padmavat (1540), Sanjay Leela Bhansali had been planning a film adaptation for a decade.{{cite news |title=10 facts you ought to know about Padmavati |url=http://zeenews.india.com/blogs/10-facts-you-ought-to-know-about-padmavati-2059476.html |work=Zee News |date=23 November 2017 |access-date=25 November 2017 |archive-date=27 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171127020012/http://zeenews.india.com/blogs/10-facts-you-ought-to-know-about-padmavati-2059476.html |url-status=live }} He first worked on a television adaptation as an assistant editor for Shyam Benegal's television series Bharat Ek Khoj (1988), based on Jawaharlal Nehru's The Discovery of India (1946), featuring an episode about Padmaavat starring Om Puri as Alauddin Khilji.{{cite web |title=Sanjay Bhansali Worked on a Version of 'Padmavati' Back in the 80s |url=https://www.thequint.com/entertainment/sanjay-leela-bhansali-padmavati-bharat-ek-khoj-shyam-benegal |website=The Quint |access-date=21 November 2017 |date=20 November 2017 |archive-date=1 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201042135/https://www.thequint.com/entertainment/sanjay-leela-bhansali-padmavati-bharat-ek-khoj-shyam-benegal |url-status=live }} In 2008, Bhansali produced an opera version in Paris, inspiring him to begin work on a film version. Padmaavat also took inspiration from other earlier adaptations of the epic, including Bengali literary adaptations from Kshirode Prasad Vidyavinode in 1906 and Abanindranath Tagore in 1909,{{cite web |title=Padmavati has been a part of Indian theatre & cinema for 111 years, and nobody protested |url=https://theprint.in/2017/11/20/padmavati-theatre-cinema-111-years/ |website=The Print |date=20 November 2017 |access-date=26 November 2017 |archive-date=17 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117081323/https://theprint.in/2017/11/20/padmavati-theatre-cinema-111-years/ |url-status=live }} the Tamil film Chittoor Rani Padmini (1963),{{cite web |url=https://www.indiatimes.com/entertainment/celebs/9-path-breaking-films-of-shahid-kapoor-that-changed-the-face-of-cinema-321354.html |title=9 Path Breaking Films of Shahid Kapoor That Changed The Face of Cinema |date=10 May 2017 |work=Times Internet | url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170604020628/http://www.indiatimes.com/entertainment/celebs/9-path-breaking-films-of-shahid-kapoor-that-changed-the-face-of-cinema-321354.html |archive-date=4 June 2017}}{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/prasoon-joshi-no-comment-on-padmavati/articleshow/61764089.cms |title=CBFC chief Prasoon Joshi: No comment on 'Padmavati' |work=The Times of India |date=24 November 2017 |access-date=26 November 2017 |archive-date=31 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171231145352/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/prasoon-joshi-no-comment-on-padmavati/articleshow/61764089.cms |url-status=live }} and the Hindi film Maharani Padmini (1964).

Pre-production on the film began in July 2016. That same month, playback singer Shreya Ghoshal tweeted about performing a song composed by Bhansali for the film.{{cite news |title=Shreya Ghoshal records the first song for Padmavati |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/music/shreya-ghoshal-records-the-first-song-for-padmavati-2907680/ |work=The Indian Express |date=11 July 2016 |access-date=10 October 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161011141739/http://indianexpress.com/article/music/shreya-ghoshal-records-the-first-song-for-padmavati-2907680/ |archive-date=11 October 2016}} Many media outlets speculated that Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh, who played the leads in Bhansali's Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela (2013) and Bajirao Mastani (2015), were finalised to play Rani Padmavati and Alauddin Khilji in the film. In October 2016, it was announced that Bhansali would team up with Viacom 18 Motion Pictures to produce the film with Singh and Padukone along with Shahid Kapoor as Rawal Ratan Singh, playing the lead roles.{{cite news |url=http://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/padmavati-first-look-deepika-padukone-cuts-an-authoritative-figure-film-to-release-on-1-december-4064757.html |title=It's official! Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Padmavati to release in 2017 |date=21 September 2017 |work=Firstpost |access-date=25 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170921144626/http://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/padmavati-first-look-deepika-padukone-cuts-an-authoritative-figure-film-to-release-on-1-december-4064757.html |archive-date=21 September 2017 |url-status=live}}

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Padmaavat is the third collaboration between Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh with Sanjay Leela Bhansali. The trio had worked before in Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela (2013) and Bajirao Mastani (2015), while it is Kapoor's first film with the three.{{cite web |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/padmavati-presenting-ranveer-singh-as-sultan-alauddin-khilji-1757796 |title=Padmavati: Presenting Ranveer Singh As Sultan Alauddin Khilji |publisher=NDTV |date=3 October 2017 |access-date=27 October 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171011052753/https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/padmavati-presenting-ranveer-singh-as-sultan-alauddin-khilji-1757796 |archive-date=11 October 2017}} Their co-star from the previous films, Priyanka Chopra was also in consideration to play the title role.[https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/bollywood/210516/priyanka-chopra-offered-another-sanjay-leela-bhansali-s-film.html Priyanka Chopra offered another Sanjay Leela Bhansali film?] . Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 29 May 2017.

Shah Rukh Khan was offered the role of Rawal Ratan Singh but felt it was not "meaty" enough and declined; failure to agree on his fee may have been a factor.{{cite news |title=Here is how Shah Rukh Khan rejected Sanjay Leela Bhansali's 'Padmavati' |url=http://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/bollywood-shahrukh-khan-padmavati-fees-sanjay-leela-bhansali-347221 |access-date=20 November 2017 |publisher=India TV |date=8 September 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161105234626/http://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/bollywood-shahrukh-khan-padmavati-fees-sanjay-leela-bhansali-347221 |archive-date=5 November 2016}} Bhansali offered the role to Sushant Singh Rajput, but he had to turn down the role over scheduling issues.{{Cite web |title=Sushant Singh Rajput was offered Ramleela, Bajirao Mastani, Padmaavat: Bhansali tells cops |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/sushant-singh-rajput-was-offered-ramleela-bajirao-mastani-padmaavat-bhansali-tells-cops-1697978-2020-07-07 |access-date=2023-04-20 |website=India Today |date=7 July 2020 |language=en |archive-date=20 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230420134953/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/sushant-singh-rajput-was-offered-ramleela-bajirao-mastani-padmaavat-bhansali-tells-cops-1697978-2020-07-07 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |date=2021-06-13 |title=Sushant Singh Rajput dropped out of Ram-Leela, Half Girlfriend and more films. Here's why |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/sushant-singh-rajput-dropped-out-of-ram-leela-half-girlfriend-and-more-films-here-s-why-101623580504030.html |access-date=2023-04-20 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en |archive-date=20 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230420134953/https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/sushant-singh-rajput-dropped-out-of-ram-leela-half-girlfriend-and-more-films-here-s-why-101623580504030.html |url-status=live }} Shahid Kapoor was finally cast with an assurance of a good enough part and a hefty fee.{{cite web |last1=Shetty Bali |first1=Rashma |title=Insecure Shahid Kapoor DEMANDS a special trailer for Padmavati from Sanjay Leela Bhansali |url=http://www.timesnownews.com/zoom/bollywood-news/gossip/article/insecure-shahid-kapoor-demands-a-special-trailer-for-padmavati-from-sanjay-leela-bhansali-ranveer/60988 |website=zoomtv.com |access-date=18 November 2017 |date=18 October 2017 |archive-date=15 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220115081848/https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment/news/bollywood-news/article/insecure-shahid-kapoor-demands-a-special-trailer-for-padmavati-from-sanjay-leela-bhansali-ranveer-singh/160096 |url-status=live }} For his role, Kapoor undertook rigorous training under trainer Samir Jaura and followed a strict diet for 40 days. He also learnt sword fighting and the basics of Mardani khel, a weapon-based martial art, and admitted that it had been one of the most physically and emotionally challenging roles of his career.{{cite web |url=http://food.ndtv.com/food-drinks/padmavati-shahid-kapoor-diet-workout-fitness-regimen-for-his-role-as-maharaja-rawal-ratan-singh-1767836 |title=Padmavati: Shahid Kapoor's Diet, Workout, Fitness Regimen For His Role as Maharaja Rawal Ratan Singh |author=Sushmita Sengupta |date=27 October 2017 |access-date=27 October 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171028232828/http://food.ndtv.com/food-drinks/padmavati-shahid-kapoor-diet-workout-fitness-regimen-for-his-role-as-maharaja-rawal-ratan-singh-1767836 |archive-date=28 October 2017}}

Ranveer Singh portrays the antagonist of the film, Alauddin Khilji, the first negative role of his career.{{cite news |last1=Chaturvedi |first1=Naina |title=Ranveer Singh Is All Set To Play His First Real Negative Role |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.in/2016/08/17/ranveer-singh-is-all-set-to-play-his-first-real-negative-role_a_21453282/ |access-date=20 November 2017 |work=Huffington Post India |date=17 August 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171123090630/http://www.huffingtonpost.in/2016/08/17/ranveer-singh-is-all-set-to-play-his-first-real-negative-role_a_21453282/ |archive-date=23 November 2017}} Director Bhansali had given him books to read delving into the psyche of dark rulers of history such as Adolf Hitler, asserting that he had to completely forget who he was before he could play Khilji.{{cite news |title=Ranveer Singh's prep for Khilji {{!}} Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-ranveer-singh-s-prep-for-khilji-2267378|access-date=11 November 2017|work=DNA|date=26 October 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171111211806/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-ranveer-singh-s-prep-for-khilji-2267378|archive-date=11 November 2017}} Singh trained under Mustafa Ahmed to get into proper shape for the role. The actor worked out twice a day for six days a week.{{cite news |title=Padmavati: Get in shape with Ranveer Singh's insane Alauddin Khilji workout |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/fitness/padmavati-get-in-shape-with-ranveer-singh-s-insane-alauddin-khilji-workout/story-wRiCiokrvXlHRyTrsHheWO.html |access-date=11 November 2017 |work=Hindustan Times |date=8 November 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171111152758/http://www.hindustantimes.com/fitness/padmavati-get-in-shape-with-ranveer-singh-s-insane-alauddin-khilji-workout/story-wRiCiokrvXlHRyTrsHheWO.html |archive-date=11 November 2017}} Playing Khilji affected Singh's personality and behaviour such that he had to see a psychiatrist to return to normal.{{cite news |title=Padmavati: How playing Alauddin Khilji negatively affected Ranveer Singh |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/how-playing-alauddin-khilji-in-padmavati-negatively-affected-ranveer-singh-4867379/ |access-date=20 November 2017 |work=The Indian Express |date=29 September 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171008233609/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/how-playing-alauddin-khilji-in-padmavati-negatively-affected-ranveer-singh-4867379/ |archive-date=8 October 2017}}

Jaya Bachchan recommended Aditi Rao Hydari's name to Bhansali for the role of Khilji's first wife, Mehrunisa.{{cite news |last1=Jha |first1=Subhash K |title=Jaya Bachchan recommended Aditi Rao Hydari for Padmavati |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/bollywood/041116/jaya-bachchan-recommended-aditi-rao-hydari-for-padmavati.html |access-date=12 November 2017 |work=Deccan Chronicle |date=4 November 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171112132917/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/bollywood/041116/jaya-bachchan-recommended-aditi-rao-hydari-for-padmavati.html |archive-date=12 November 2017}}{{cite news |last1=Goswami |first1=Parismita |title=Padmavati: Aditi Rao to play Ranveer's first wife; Deepika and Shahid to shoot intimate scene? |url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/padmavati-aditi-rao-play-ranveers-first-wife-deepika-shahid-shoot-intimate-scene-701323 |access-date=11 November 2017 |work=International Business Times, India Edition |date=26 October 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171111204621/http://www.ibtimes.co.in/padmavati-aditi-rao-play-ranveers-first-wife-deepika-shahid-shoot-intimate-scene-701323 |archive-date=11 November 2017}} Bhansali cast Hydari over four other choices.{{cite news |last1=Jain |first1=Arushi |title=Padmavati: Will Aditi Rao Hydari romance Ranveer Singh? |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/padmavati-will-aditi-rao-hydari-romance-ranveer-singh-3103726/ |access-date=24 January 2018 |work=The Indian Express |date=26 October 2016 |archive-date=13 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171113060116/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/padmavati-will-aditi-rao-hydari-romance-ranveer-singh-3103726/ |url-status=live }} She is the only member of the star cast who actually belongs to a royal lineage.{{cite news |title=Aditi Rao Hydari is busy with Padmavati |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/bollywood/151017/aditi-rao-hydari-is-busy-with-padmavati.html |access-date=11 November 2017 |work=Deccan Chronicle |date=15 October 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171111153426/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/bollywood/151017/aditi-rao-hydari-is-busy-with-padmavati.html |archive-date=11 November 2017}}

Raza Murad portrays Alauddin's paternal uncle and Khilji dynasty founder, Sultan Jalaluddin Khilji. Murad has earlier collaborated with Bhansali in Goliyon Ki Rasleela Ram-Leela and Bajirao Mastani.{{cite news |title=Padmavati: Raza Murad shares (leaks) his look as Jalaluddin Khilji, deletes it later |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/padmavati-raza-murad-shares-leaks-his-look-as-jalaluddin-khilji-deletes-it-later/story-xi3nYIx8k2o3nLBbXBat9I.html |access-date=11 November 2017 |work=Hindustan Times |date=4 October 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171111151952/http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/padmavati-raza-murad-shares-leaks-his-look-as-jalaluddin-khilji-deletes-it-later/story-xi3nYIx8k2o3nLBbXBat9I.html |archive-date=11 November 2017}} Jim Sarbh portrays Malik Kafur, a prominent eunuch slave-general of Alauddin Khilji.{{cite news |title=Padmavati: Sorry Deepika, it's not only you, Ranveer loves 'Him' too! |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/bollywood/200917/padmavati-sorry-deepika-its-not-only-you-ranveer-loves-him-too.html |access-date=12 November 2017 |work=Deccan Chronicle |date=20 September 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171001173739/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/bollywood/200917/padmavati-sorry-deepika-its-not-only-you-ranveer-loves-him-too.html |archive-date=1 October 2017}} Sarbh learned horse-riding for the role.{{cite web |last1=Jha |first1=Subhash K. |title=Jim Sarbh learns horse riding for Padmavati; gets to play Parsi in Raju Hirani's film |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/jim-sarbh-learns-horse-riding-padmavati-gets-play-parsi-raju-hiranis-film/ |website=Bollywood Hungama |access-date=12 November 2017 |date=7 January 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170925181349/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/jim-sarbh-learns-horse-riding-padmavati-gets-play-parsi-raju-hiranis-film/ |archive-date=25 September 2017}}

On 25 October 2017, a video of the first song from the film, titled "Ghoomar", was released, in which a woman dressed like a queen appeared briefly. It was later revealed in a Twitter fan page of Sanjay Leela Bhansali Productions, that the woman is Maharawal Ratan Singh's first wife, Rani Nagmati, who is portrayed by Anupriya Goenka.{{cite news |title=Padmavati: The mystery of Ghoomar's unknown woman solved. This is who she is |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/padmavati-the-mystery-of-ghoomar-s-unknown-woman-solved-this-is-who-she-is/story-vUPjhb3fnUwuOPUaN7nKJP.html |access-date=11 November 2017 |work=Hindustan Times |date=28 October 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171111152129/http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/padmavati-the-mystery-of-ghoomar-s-unknown-woman-solved-this-is-who-she-is/story-vUPjhb3fnUwuOPUaN7nKJP.html |archive-date=11 November 2017}}

Due to the costs mounted on the film by delay in the release, Box Office India declared the film's budget to be {{INRConvert|215|c|lk=c|year=2018|mode=historical}}, which makes it the most expensive Hindi film and one of the most expensive Indian films ever made.{{cite web |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=3633 |title=Padmaavat – Where Does The CREDIT Go |website=Box Office India |access-date=29 January 2018 |archive-date=21 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180821093835/https://www.boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=3633 |url-status=live }}

Delhi-based Rimple and Harpreet Narula designed Rani Padmavati's costume using traditional Gota embroidery work of Rajasthan. The border derives from the architectural details of Rajasthani palace windows and jharokhas and the odhnis have been styled in conventional ways which are still prevalent in the Mewar belt of Rajasthan.{{cite news |title=Padmavati: 200 Craftsmen, 600 Days to Create Deepika Padukone's Jewellery |url=http://www.news18.com/news/lifestyle/padmavati-200-craftsmen-600-days-to-create-deepika-padukones-jewellery-1545263.html |work=Network 18 |date=13 October 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171027231503/http://www.news18.com/news/lifestyle/padmavati-200-craftsmen-600-days-to-create-deepika-padukones-jewellery-1545263.html |archive-date=27 October 2017}} The designer duo elaborated that the costume worn by Padukone in the final scene of the film features the tree-of-life motif and twisted gota embroidery and has a Kota dupatta with block printing. Padukone's dresses were made with Sinhalese influences, as the character of Padmavati hailed from Sri Lanka.{{cite book |last1=Myers-El |first1=Noble Timothy |title=The unknown lore of Amexem's indigenous people: an aboriginal treatise |date=2008 |location=Bloomington, Ind |isbn=978-1-4343-2767-3 |page=186}}

The costumes for Shahid Kapoor were made from mulmul and cotton, with special attention given to the turbans, one of which, featuring a 28-dye lehariya, was inspired by a turban to be found at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.{{Cite news |url=http://www.timesnownews.com/lifestyle/article/youll-be-surprised-to-know-what-all-went-behind-creating-the-costumes-for-padmavati/103665 |title=You'll be surprised to know what all went behind creating the costumes for Padmavati |last=Kher |first=Ruchika |date=9 October 2017 |publisher=timesnownews.com |access-date=1 November 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107005756/http://www.timesnownews.com/lifestyle/article/youll-be-surprised-to-know-what-all-went-behind-creating-the-costumes-for-padmavati/103665 |archive-date=7 November 2017}} The clothes for Ranveer Singh were based on travellers' accounts of the Turko-Persian influence on Indian clothing{{Cite news |url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/deepika-padukone-padmavati-designers-ranveer-singh-shahid-kapoor-rimple-harpreet-narula-bollywood-news/17732198 |title=Here's what Deepika Padukone will wear in 'Padmavati |work=Mid-day |access-date=2 November 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107004504/http://www.mid-day.com/articles/deepika-padukone-padmavati-designers-ranveer-singh-shahid-kapoor-rimple-harpreet-narula-bollywood-news/17732198 |archive-date=7 November 2017}} (Khilji was of Turko-Afghan heritage).{{cite book |author=A. L. Srivastava |author-link=Ashirbadi Lal Srivastava |title=The Sultanate of Delhi, 711–1526 A.D. |edition=Second |year=1966 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PAsfAAAAIAAJ |publisher=Shiva Lal Agarwala |oclc=607636383 |page=140 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171123090630/https://books.google.com/books?id=PAsfAAAAIAAJ |archive-date=23 November 2017}} The costumes for Aditi Rao Hydari, who plays Khilji's first wife Mehrunisa, incorporated Turkish, Afghan, Mongol and Ottoman elements to showcase Mehrunisa's Turkic origins.{{cite web |last1=Kohli |first1=Shikha |title=Padmaavat: Couturiers Rimple & Harpreet Narula decode Aditi Rao Hydari's Begum Mehrunissa look |url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/fashion/celebrity-style/padmaavat-couturiers-rimple-harpreet-narula-decode-aditi-rao-hydaris-begum-mehrunissa-look-396784 |website=pinkvilla.com |access-date=29 January 2018 |date=29 January 2018 |archive-date=3 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190103055727/https://www.pinkvilla.com/fashion/celebrity-style/padmaavat-couturiers-rimple-harpreet-narula-decode-aditi-rao-hydaris-begum-mehrunissa-look-396784 |url-status=live }} For both Singh and Hydari's costumes, extensive research was done on the clothing and textiles of the Turkish belt, from Afghanistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to Kazakhstan and to the Central Asian belt around Turkey.{{cite web |title=The making of Padmavati Costumes by Rimple and Harpreet Narula {{!}} Deepika Padukone {{!}} Ranveer Singh|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYj66vZLzXg|access-date=19 November 2017|date=15 November 2017|via=YouTube|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171123090630/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYj66vZLzXg|archive-date=23 November 2017}}

Padukone's look for the "Ghoomar" song features intricate jewellery weighing up to {{Convert|3|kg|abbr=on}} designed by Tanishq featuring a triple Borla, Mathapatti and Bajuband which are traditional ornaments worn by Rajasthani women.{{cite web |title=Ghoomar Jewellery by Tanishq |url=https://www.news18.com/news/lifestyle/padmavati-ghoomar-song-all-you-need-to-know-about-deepika-padukones-3-kilo-gold-ensemble-1558207.html |publisher=News18 |date=26 October 2017 |access-date=31 October 2017 |archive-date=26 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171026183349/http://www.news18.com/amp/news/lifestyle/padmavati-ghoomar-song-all-you-need-to-know-about-deepika-padukones-3-kilo-gold-ensemble-1558207.html |url-status=live }}

Vipul Amar and Harsheen Arora of Delhi-based design house 'The V Renaissance' designed costumes for Rawal Ratan Singh and Alauddin Khilji, employing historical techniques to create the armour such as cuirboilli, sculpting, chiselling, and inlaying.{{cite web |title='Padmavati' style file: A sneak peek into Ranveer Singh, Shahid Kapoor's warrior armours |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/fashion/padmavati-style-files-ranveer-singh-shahid-kapoor-warrior-armours-designs-4909554/ |work=The Indian Express |access-date=19 November 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107165950/http://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/fashion/padmavati-style-files-ranveer-singh-shahid-kapoor-warrior-armours-designs-4909554/ |archive-date=7 November 2017 |date=28 October 2017}} The armour took a team of forty workers a total of eight months to prepare.{{cite web |title=REVEALED: It took 8 months to create Shahid, Ranveer's armours for Padmavati |url=http://www.timesnownews.com/zoom/bollywood-hindi-movies/filmy/article/padmavati-shahid-kapoor-ranveer-singh-battle-armour-costumes-designers-deepika-padukone-sanjay-leela/63223 |website=zoomtv.com |date=27 October 2017 |access-date=1 November 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171120041226/http://www.timesnownews.com/zoom/bollywood-hindi-movies/filmy/article/padmavati-shahid-kapoor-ranveer-singh-battle-armour-costumes-designers-deepika-padukone-sanjay-leela/63223 |archive-date=20 November 2017}}

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The score of Padmaavat is composed by Sanchit Balhara, while the songs are composed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali. A. M. Turaz and Siddharth-Garima wrote the lyrics to the songs. The first song "Ghoomar", to which Padukone performs the traditional Rajasthani folk dance on a set that replicates the interior of Chittorgarh Fort,{{cite news |title=Deepika Padukone To Dance Amidst 400 Lamps for a Ghoomar Dance Sequence in SLB's 'Padmavati' |url=http://www.indiatimes.com/entertainment/celebs/deepika-padukone-to-dance-amidst-400-lamps-for-a-ghoomar-dance-sequence-in-slb-s-padmavati-266312.html |work=The Times of India |date=28 November 2016 |access-date=2 December 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161202083952/http://www.indiatimes.com/entertainment/celebs/deepika-padukone-to-dance-amidst-400-lamps-for-a-ghoomar-dance-sequence-in-slb-s-padmavati-266312.html |archive-date=2 December 2016}}{{cite news |title=The grandness of Deepika's 'Ghoomar' song in Padmavati will leave you spellbound |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/grandness-deepikas-ghoomar-song-padmavati-will-leave-spellbound/ |work=Bollywood Hungama |date=28 November 2016 |access-date=2 December 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161202235844/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/grandness-deepikas-ghoomar-song-padmavati-will-leave-spellbound/ |archive-date=2 December 2016}} was released on 26 October 2017.{{cite tweet |user=TSeries |number=922770825974915072 |title=A splendid display of pomp & dance. #Ghoomar from #Padmavati releases tomorrow. Stay tuned! #GhoomarOutTomorrow @FilmPadmavati |author=T-Series |date=24 October 2017 |access-date=24 October 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180704073258/https://twitter.com/TSeries/status/922770825974915072 |archive-date=2018-07-04}} The second song from the film "Ek Dil Ek Jaan", a love ballad featuring Padukone and Kapoor, was released on 19 November.{{cite news |last1=Shiksha |first1=Shruti |title=Padmavati Song Ek Dil Ek Jaan: Presenting Deepika Padukone And Shahid Kapoor's 'Love Ballad' |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/padmavati-song-ek-dil-ek-jaan-presenting-deepika-padukone-and-shahid-kapoors-love-ballad-1774117 |access-date=21 January 2018 |publisher=NDTV |date=11 November 2017 |archive-date=4 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180104153050/https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/padmavati-song-ek-dil-ek-jaan-presenting-deepika-padukone-and-shahid-kapoors-love-ballad-1774117 |url-status=live }} The complete soundtrack was released by the record label T-Series{{cite news |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/padmaavat-soundtrack-listen-to-full-versions-of-all-songs-from-the-film-before-it-releases-next-week/story-nRo70E301R6sYolVcv3HSJ.html |title=Padmaavat soundtrack: Listen to full versions of all songs from the film before it releases next week |date=21 January 2018 |work=Hindustan Times |access-date=21 January 2018 |archive-date=21 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180121124756/http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/padmaavat-soundtrack-listen-to-full-versions-of-all-songs-from-the-film-before-it-releases-next-week/story-nRo70E301R6sYolVcv3HSJ.html |url-status=live }} on 6 January 2018 in Hindi, and 12 January in Tamil and Telugu.{{Citation |title=Padmaavat (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) – EP by Sanjay Leela Bhansali |date=21 January 2018 |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/padmaavat-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-ep/1337583433 |access-date=3 May 2018 |archive-date=8 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180208011359/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/padmaavat-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-ep/1337583433 |url-status=live }}

{{see also|Hindutva boycott of Bollywood films}}

Padmaavat was mired in controversies during its production. Several Rajput caste organisations including Shri Rajput Karni Sena and its members had protested and later vandalised the film sets claiming that the film portrays Padmavati, a Rajput queen, in bad light. They had also assaulted Bhansali on a film set.{{cite news |title=Sanjay Leela Bhansali assault: 'Padmavati' actors Deepika Padukone, Ranveer Singh and Shahid Kapoor break their silence |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/sanjay-leela-bhansali-assault-padmavati-deepika-padukone-breaks-her-silence/articleshow/56832864.cms |work=The Times of India |date=29 January 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171117003856/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/sanjay-leela-bhansali-assault-padmavati-deepika-padukone-breaks-her-silence/articleshow/56832864.cms |archive-date=17 November 2017}}{{cite news |title=Bounty placed on Bollywood actress' head after Hindu-Muslim film outrage |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/11/17/bounty-placed-bollywood-actress-head-hindu-muslim-film-outrage/ |access-date=19 November 2017 |work=The Telegraph |date=17 November 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171118052745/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/11/17/bounty-placed-bollywood-actress-head-hindu-muslim-film-outrage/ |archive-date=18 November 2017}} The Sena had made further threats of violence.{{cite news |last=Tilak |first=Sudha G. |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-42048512 |title=Padmavati: Why a Bollywood epic is facing fierce protests |date=21 November 2017 |work=BBC News |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171121221911/http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-42048512 |archive-date=21 November 2017}} While filming a scene in Masai Plateau, Kolhapur at night in October 2017, some people attacked and set the set ablaze, injuring animals and destroying several costumes.{{cite web |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/padmavati-controversies-deepika-padukone-sanjay-leela-bhansali-shahid-kapoor-ranveer-singh-4898856/ |title=Padmavati rangoli row: All the controversies Deepika Padukone-Ranveer Singh starrer has courted before its release |work=The Indian Express |date=20 October 2017 |access-date=27 October 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171027180848/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/padmavati-controversies-deepika-padukone-sanjay-leela-bhansali-shahid-kapoor-ranveer-singh-4898856/ |archive-date=27 October 2017}} Several Muslim leaders protested against the alleged misrepresentation of Alauddin Khilji and called for a ban.{{cite web |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/jaipur/now-padmavati-hurts-muslim-sentiments/story-t4nSqsLwkxMgBRiMjNFogL.html |title=After Rajputs, Muslims want ban on Padmavati for showing them in 'negative light' |date=2 January 2018 |work=Hindustan Times |access-date=29 January 2018 |archive-date=29 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180129195315/https://www.hindustantimes.com/jaipur/now-padmavati-hurts-muslim-sentiments/story-t4nSqsLwkxMgBRiMjNFogL.html |url-status=live }}{{cite news |url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/more-trouble-for-padmavati-ajmer-dargah-deewan-urges-pm-to-ban-release-117111600673_1.html |title=More trouble for Padmavati: Ajmer Dargah Deewan urges PM to ban release |agency=Press Trust of India |date=16 November 2017 |work=Business Standard |access-date=9 December 2017 |archive-date=10 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171210071542/http://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/more-trouble-for-padmavati-ajmer-dargah-deewan-urges-pm-to-ban-release-117111600673_1.html |url-status=live }} In the days leading up to the film's release, there were violent protests and riots in several parts of India.{{cite news |last1=Ray |first1=Saptarshi |title=Violent protests spread across India as controversial Padmaavat film finally released |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/01/25/violent-protests-spread-across-india-controversial-padmaavat/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/01/25/violent-protests-spread-across-india-controversial-padmaavat/ |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |work=The Telegraph |date=25 January 2018}}{{cbignore}}{{cite news |title=Bollywood epic about Hindu queen provokes mobs rioting in streets |url=http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/2130408/bollywood-epic-padmavati-about-14th-century-hindu-queen-has |work=South China Morning Post |date=24 January 2018 |access-date=28 January 2018 |archive-date=28 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180128040642/http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/2130408/bollywood-epic-padmavati-about-14th-century-hindu-queen-has |url-status=live }} In Haryana, the protestors had attacked several vehicles including a school bus.{{cite news |title=Padmaavat protests: School bus vandalised in Gurgaon, Haryana Roadways bus set afire |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/gurgaon/gurgaon-school-bus-vandalised-during-padmaavat-release-protests/story-DbhawmDBTZ7Y68c4GAw5kK.html |work=Hindustan Times |date=24 January 2018 |access-date=25 January 2018 |archive-date=18 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191218081456/https://www.hindustantimes.com/gurgaon/gurgaon-school-bus-vandalised-during-padmaavat-release-protests/story-DbhawmDBTZ7Y68c4GAw5kK.html |url-status=dead }}{{cite news |title=Padmaavat protests: There's freedom to stone school bus with children |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/padmaavat-protests-rock-six-states-theres-freedom-to-stone-school-bus-with-children-5038259/ |work=The Indian Express |date=25 January 2018 |access-date=25 January 2018 |archive-date=25 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180125070435/http://indianexpress.com/article/india/padmaavat-protests-rock-six-states-theres-freedom-to-stone-school-bus-with-children-5038259/ |url-status=live }}

Bhansali and Deepika Padukone had received threats of violence and death.{{cite news |last=Safi |first=Michael |title=Indian film Padmavati sparks protests over 'Hindu-Muslim romance' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/nov/16/indian-film-padmavati-sparks-protests-over-hindu-muslim-romance |work=The Guardian |date=16 November 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171116142642/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/nov/16/indian-film-padmavati-sparks-protests-over-hindu-muslim-romance |archive-date=16 November 2017}}{{cite news |title=Deepika Padukone Gets Special Security After Threats Over Padmavati |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/padmavati-controversy-fringe-group-karni-sena-threatens-to-cut-off-deepika-padukones-nose-1776238 |access-date=16 November 2017 |publisher=NDTV | url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171116204200/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/padmavati-controversy-fringe-group-karni-sena-threatens-to-cut-off-deepika-padukones-nose-1776238 |archive-date=16 November 2017}}{{Cite news |url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/sanjay-leela-bhansali-finally-break-his-silence-on-padmaavat-row-it-was-humiliating-i-was-angry/19001167 |title=Mid-day |last=Dedhia |first=Sonil |date=31 January 2018 |access-date=31 January 2018 |archive-date=31 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180131162446/https://www.mid-day.com/articles/sanjay-leela-bhansali-finally-break-his-silence-on-padmaavat-row-it-was-humiliating-i-was-angry/19001167 |url-status=live }} The film makers received support from the film community and industry associations including the Indian Film & Television Directors' Association, Cine & TV Artists Association, Western India Cinematographers' Association, Association of Cine & Television Art Directors & Costume Designers.{{cite news |title=Padmavati: Film associations say they are upset, question government's silence |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/padmavati-film-associations-say-they-are-upset-question-government-s-silence/story-0EbSWZe4RHawR7sifxdZjO.html |access-date=19 November 2017 |work=Hindustan Times |agency=Press Trust of India |date=14 November 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171114080141/http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/padmavati-film-associations-say-they-are-upset-question-government-s-silence/story-0EbSWZe4RHawR7sifxdZjO.html |archive-date=14 November 2017}}{{cite news |last1=Sharma |first1=Priyanka |title=Padmavati row: IFTDA, CINTAA and top associations support Sanjay Leela Bhansali, call it attack on film fraternity |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/padmavati-row-iftda-cintaa-condemn-opposition-to-padmavati-call-it-attack-on-film-fraternity-4935866/ |access-date=19 November 2017 |work=The Indian Express |date=13 November 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171113173452/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/padmavati-row-iftda-cintaa-condemn-opposition-to-padmavati-call-it-attack-on-film-fraternity-4935866/ |archive-date=13 November 2017}}{{cite web |url=http://www.india.com/news/agencies/padmavati-row-film-fraternity-to-have-a-15-minute-blackout-in-support-of-sanjay-leela-bhansali-2674549/ |title=Padmavati Row: Film Fraternity To Have A 15-Minute Blackout in Support Of Sanjay Leela Bhansali |first=IANS |last=Feeds |date=25 November 2017 |access-date=25 November 2017 |archive-date=27 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171127012119/http://www.india.com/news/agencies/padmavati-row-film-fraternity-to-have-a-15-minute-blackout-in-support-of-sanjay-leela-bhansali-2674549/ |url-status=live }}

Major political parties across India took conflicting stands. Several members and leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party called for a ban on the film. The Rajasthan State unit of the Indian National Congress had also called for ban.{{cite web |title=Congress joins Rajput chorus, says ban Padmavati if history is distorted |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/jaipur/congress-joins-rajput-chorus-says-ban-padmavati-if-history-is-distorted/story-hqY2qQWP4pSW7qshLgJ35H.html |date=5 November 2017 |access-date=29 January 2018 |archive-date=29 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180129195657/https://www.hindustantimes.com/jaipur/congress-joins-rajput-chorus-says-ban-padmavati-if-history-is-distorted/story-hqY2qQWP4pSW7qshLgJ35H.html |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=Sharma |first1=Aman |title=BJP & Congress on the same page on Padmavati |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/bjp-congress-on-the-same-page-on-padmavati/articleshow/61716928.cms |access-date=20 November 2017 |work=The Economic Times |date=20 November 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171120152618/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/bjp-congress-on-the-same-page-on-padmavati/articleshow/61716928.cms |archive-date=20 November 2017}}

The controversies surrounding the film re-opened the question of film censorship in India and the country's freedom of expression.{{cite news |title=Padmavati row: As state cedes space to the fringe, idea of freedom takes a hit |url=http://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/padmavati-row-as-state-cedes-space-to-the-fringe-idea-of-freedom-takes-a-hit-3228052.html |work=Firstpost |access-date=19 November 2017 |date=30 January 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170504194229/http://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/padmavati-row-as-state-cedes-space-to-the-fringe-idea-of-freedom-takes-a-hit-3228052.html |archive-date=4 May 2017}}{{cite web |title=Padmavati tangle sign of mobocracy |url=http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/padmavati-tangle-sign-of-mobocracy/1172425 |work=The Free Press Journal |access-date=19 November 2017 |date=18 November 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171123090630/http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/padmavati-tangle-sign-of-mobocracy/1172425 |archive-date=23 November 2017}} The Supreme Court dismissed a petition calling to stop the film's release citing the freedom of speech and expression.{{cite news |title=Supreme Court Says Filmmakers Should Be Allowed Freedom of Speech And Expression Amid 'Padmavati', Kejriwal's Film Row |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/supreme-court-says-filmmakers-should-be-allowed-freedom-of-speech-and-expression/304447 |access-date=19 November 2017 |work=Outlook |date=16 November 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171117205606/https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/supreme-court-says-filmmakers-should-be-allowed-freedom-of-speech-and-expression/304447 |archive-date=17 November 2017}}{{cite news |title=SC rejects plea to stop documentary on Arvind Kejriwal, says freedom of expression sacrosanct |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/sc-rejects-plea-to-stop-arvind-kejriwal-film-freedom-of-expression-sacrosanct-4941199/ |access-date=19 November 2017 |work=The Indian Express |date=17 November 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171117023910/http://indianexpress.com/article/india/sc-rejects-plea-to-stop-arvind-kejriwal-film-freedom-of-expression-sacrosanct-4941199/ |archive-date=17 November 2017}}

The film is banned in Malaysia by the Home Ministry due to its negative portrayal of a Muslim ruler and for touching sensitivities of Islam since Malaysia is predominantly a Muslim nation.[http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/padmaavat-release-banned-malaysia-padmavat-padmavati-5044045/ Padmavati banned in Malaysia for 'touching on the sensitivities of Islam'] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180310221605/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/padmaavat-release-banned-malaysia-padmavat-padmavati-5044045/ |date=10 March 2018 }}, The Indian Express

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| footer = During the launch of Padmaavat, there was heavy police presence deployed outside PVR Plaza, CP, New Delhi, as well as all cinema halls in the region (top). Note that no poster for Padmaavat was put up at PVR CP, as was the case reported across other cinema halls as well (bottom).{{cite web |url=https://www.ndtv.com/delhi-news/forces-deployed-to-check-violence-over-padmaavat-release-delhi-police-1804334 |title=Forces Deployed To Check Violence Over "Padmaavat" Release: Delhi Police |website=NDTV.com |access-date=4 February 2018 |archive-date=5 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180205000739/https://www.ndtv.com/delhi-news/forces-deployed-to-check-violence-over-padmaavat-release-delhi-police-1804334 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/padmaavat-release-robust-security-in-city-for-film-screenings-says-delhi-police/1029556/ |title=Padmaavat release: Robust security in city for film screenings, says Delhi Police |date=25 January 2018 |access-date=14 January 2019 |archive-date=15 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190115023049/https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/padmaavat-release-robust-security-in-city-for-film-screenings-says-delhi-police/1029556/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/padmaavat-protests-heavy-deployment-of-police-in-gurgaon-thin-presence-at-schools/story-vn8Ml8PyZj5uFspKOekGtM.html |title=Padmaavat protests: Heavy deployment of police in Gurgaon, thin presence at schools |date=25 January 2018 |website=Hindustan Times |access-date=4 February 2018 |archive-date=4 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180204032457/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/padmaavat-protests-heavy-deployment-of-police-in-gurgaon-thin-presence-at-schools/story-vn8Ml8PyZj5uFspKOekGtM.html |url-status=live }}

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The digital streaming rights of Padmaavat were sold to Amazon Prime Video for {{INR}}200–250 million in August 2017.{{cite news |url=http://www.livemint.com/Companies/QDQcsXaeYMXnZS3gJYoZXP/Amazon-Prime-Video-wins-streaming-rights-for-Padmavati.html |title=Amazon Prime Video wins streaming rights for 'Padmavati' |last1=Choudhary |first1=Vidhi |date=16 August 2017 |work=Mint |access-date=19 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170929231756/http://www.livemint.com/Companies/QDQcsXaeYMXnZS3gJYoZXP/Amazon-Prime-Video-wins-streaming-rights-for-Padmavati.html |archive-date=29 September 2017 |url-status=live}} Although it was reported theatrical distribution rights for all overseas territories were acquired by Paramount Pictures from Viacom18 in October 2017, Paramount later clarified that they would release the film only in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and the Middle East.{{cite news |url=https://variety.com/2017/film/asia/paramount-to-release-indias-padmavati-from-december-1202604283/ |title=Paramount to Release India's 'Padmavati' in December |last1=Frater |first1=Patrick |date=1 November 2017 |work=Variety |access-date=19 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171121164346/http://variety.com/2017/film/asia/paramount-to-release-indias-padmavati-from-december-1202604283/ |archive-date=21 November 2017 |url-status=live}}{{cite news |title=Indian Epic 'Padmaavat' Faces Obstacles, Despite Censor Clearance |last1=Ramachandran |first1=Naman |date=15 January 2018 |work=Variety |access-date=15 May 2023 |url=https://variety.com/2018/film/asia/india-padmaavat-faces-obstacles-despite-censor-clearance-1202664423/ |archive-date=15 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230515183047/https://variety.com/2018/film/asia/india-padmaavat-faces-obstacles-despite-censor-clearance-1202664423/amp/ |url-status=live }} Prime Focus Limited rendered the film in 3D.{{cite news |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/report-sanjay-leela-bhansali-s-padmavati-to-have-the-widest-3d-release-for-a-hindi-film-2556946 |title=Sanjay Leela Bhansali's 'Padmavati' to have the widest 3D release for a Hindi film! |date=1 November 2017 |work=Daily News and Analysis |access-date=19 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107111140/http://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/report-sanjay-leela-bhansali-s-padmavati-to-have-the-widest-3d-release-for-a-hindi-film-2556946 |archive-date=7 November 2017 |url-status=live}} The film was initially scheduled for theatrical release on 1 December 2017 in India, but was delayed due to protests.{{cite news |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/confirmed-sanjay-leela-bhansali-padmavati-release-date-postponed-4944741/ |title=Amid rising protests, Padmavati release 'deferred voluntarily' |author=Alaka Sahani |date=20 November 2017 |work=The Indian Express |access-date=20 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171119111038/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/confirmed-sanjay-leela-bhansali-padmavati-release-date-postponed-4944741/ |archive-date=19 November 2017 |url-status=live}}

Padmavati was initially slated for release in the United Arab Emirates on 30 November 2017 and in the United Kingdom on 1 December 2017, but the makers stated that the film would not be released in foreign territories before receiving a certificate from the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC).{{cite news |url=https://uae.voxcinemas.com/movies/padmavati-hindi |title=Padmavati is slated for release in the United Arab Emirates on 30 November 2017. |access-date=22 November 2017 |publisher=VOX Cinemas |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201040600/https://uae.voxcinemas.com/movies/padmavati-hindi |archive-date=1 December 2017 |url-status=dead}}{{cite news |url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/padmavati-uae-release-november-30-will-it-give-rise-piracy-india-748606 |title=Padmavati UAE release on November 30: Will it give rise to PIRACY in India? |access-date=22 November 2017 |work=International Business Times |archive-date=1 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201041920/http://www.ibtimes.co.in/padmavati-uae-release-november-30-will-it-give-rise-piracy-india-748606 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=http://m.gulfnews.com/life-style/celebrity/desi-news/bollywood/padmavati-release-in-the-uk-uae-deferred-1.2129282 |title='Padmavati' release in the UK, UAE deferred |date=23 November 2017 |work=Gulf News |access-date=24 August 2023 |archive-date=23 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171123105557/http://m.gulfnews.com/life-style/celebrity/desi-news/bollywood/padmavati-release-in-the-uk-uae-deferred-1.2129282 |url-status=live }} In the end of December, CBFC approved the film for theatrical exhibition and suggested 5 modifications to the film, which includes the addition of multiple disclaimers and amending its title to Padmaavat. The change in the title was intended to be a disclaimer that the film is not a historical drama, but a cinematic adaptation of Malik Muhammad Jayasi's epic poem Padmavat.{{cite news |title=Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Padmaavat claims to be an adaptation of Jayasi's poem. But is it? |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/standpoint/story/sanjay-leela-bhansali-padmaavat-real-story-1160294-2018-02-02 |work=India Today |date=2 February 2018 |access-date=6 February 2018 |archive-date=7 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180207224623/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/standpoint/story/sanjay-leela-bhansali-padmaavat-real-story-1160294-2018-02-02 |url-status=live }}

The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) passed the film with a (12A) rating and zero cuts.{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/british-censor-board-clears-padmavati-to-release-in-uk/article20673538.ece |title=British Censor Board clears 'Padmavati' for release in UK |date=23 November 2017 |work=The Hindu |access-date=25 November 2017 |archive-date=15 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220115081850/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/british-censor-board-clears-padmavati-to-release-in-uk/article20673538.ece |url-status=live }}

Post the CBFC approval with U/A certification, the film got banned by the Chief Ministers of four states Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Haryana in order to maintain 'law and order' and avert protests in their states.{{Cite news |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/padmaavat-release-date-ban-rajasthan-gujarat-madhya-pradesh-sanjay-leela-bhansali-5025520/ |title=Despite CBFC clearance, Rajasthan, Gujarat and now Haryana won't screen Padmaavat |date=15 January 2018 |work=The Indian Express |access-date=17 January 2018 |archive-date=18 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180118003043/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/padmaavat-release-date-ban-rajasthan-gujarat-madhya-pradesh-sanjay-leela-bhansali-5025520/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/haryana-govt-bans-release-of-padmaavat/articleshow/62523192.cms |title=Haryana govt bans release of "Padmaavat" |year=2018 |work=The Economic Times |access-date=17 January 2018 |archive-date=17 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117192207/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/haryana-govt-bans-release-of-padmaavat/articleshow/62523192.cms |url-status=live }} The Supreme Court of India over-ruled the ban, stating that freedom of speech is to be maintained and that the states have to ensure the screening of the film without any issues.{{Cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/padmaavat-producers-move-sc-against-ban-by-various-states/article22455075.ece |title=SC to hear 'Padmaavat' producers' plea against ban by four States |date=17 January 2018 |newspaper=The Hindu |access-date=17 January 2018 |issn=0971-751X |archive-date=17 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117075611/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/padmaavat-producers-move-sc-against-ban-by-various-states/article22455075.ece |url-status=live }}{{cite news |url=https://images.dawn.com/news/1179282 |title=Padmaavat will release across the country, rules Supreme Court of India |date=18 January 2018 |work=DAWN Images |access-date=18 January 2018 |archive-date=18 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180118140955/https://images.dawn.com/news/1179282 |url-status=live }}{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-42732022 |title=Banned Bollywood epic cleared by court |date=23 January 2018 |work=BBC News |access-date=21 July 2018 |archive-date=25 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181025164447/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-42732022 |url-status=live }} On 30 January 2018, Malaysia banned the film.{{cite web |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/padmaavat-release-banned-malaysia-padmavat-padmavati-5044045/ |title=Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Padmaavat banned in Malaysia |date=30 January 2018 |access-date=14 January 2019 |archive-date=15 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190115075831/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/padmaavat-release-banned-malaysia-padmavat-padmavati-5044045/ |url-status=live }}

Padmaavat premiered on television on 30 September 2018 on the Hindi general entertainment channels (GEC) Colors, Colors HD, and the Hindi movie channel Rishtey Cineplex.{{cite web |url=https://www.televisionpost.com/viacom18-eyes-big-bucks-from-padmaavat-tv-premiere/ |title=Viacom18 eyes big bucks from 'Padmaavat' TV premiere |date=19 September 2018 |access-date=30 September 2018 |archive-date=30 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180930154812/https://www.televisionpost.com/viacom18-eyes-big-bucks-from-padmaavat-tv-premiere/ |url-status=dead }} The film was dubbed and released in Tamil, Telugu and Kannada languages under the same title.{{cite web|url= https://www.moviecrow.com/movie/3629/padmaavat/story|title= Padmaavat Tamil Movie|website= MovieCrow|access-date= 25 March 2022|archive-date= 25 March 2022|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220325163008/https://www.moviecrow.com/movie/3629/padmaavat/story|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://www.indiaglitz.com/-review-telugu-movie-22168|title= Padmavat - Telugu Movie Reviews - IndiaGlitz|access-date= 25 March 2022|archive-date= 25 March 2022|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220325163020/https://www.indiaglitz.com/-review-telugu-movie-22168|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/padmaavat-review-kannada-movie-22201|title=Padmaavat Review - Kannada - IndiaGlitz|access-date=26 June 2022|archive-date=24 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230824172035/https://www.indiaglitz.com/padmaavat-review-kannada-movie-22201|url-status=live}}

{{Rotten Tomatoes prose|score=55|count=29|average=6|consensus=|ref=yes |access-date=July 24, 2022}}. {{MC film|63|6|ref=yes|access-date=July 4, 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/padmaavat/ |title=Padmaavat Reviews |work=Metacritic |accessdate=July 4, 2024}}

Padmaavat opened to mixed-to-positive critical reviews upon release.{{cite web |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/padmaavat-release-fresh-out-of-theatres-viewers-wonder-what-the-fuss-was-all-about/story-hAJyhkAQGY0WVRj1ECI5eO.html |title=Padmaavat: What's the fuss about? Viewers wonder after watching Bhansali's film |date=25 January 2018 |website=Hindustan Times |access-date=25 January 2018 |archive-date=25 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180125123341/https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/padmaavat-release-fresh-out-of-theatres-viewers-wonder-what-the-fuss-was-all-about/story-hAJyhkAQGY0WVRj1ECI5eO.html |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/bollywood/250118/padmaavat-arrives-on-d-day.html |title=Padmaavat D-Day: Uncertainty over box office performance amid protests, mixed reviews |date=25 January 2018 |website=Deccan Chronicle |access-date=25 January 2018 |archive-date=25 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180125200140/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/bollywood/250118/padmaavat-arrives-on-d-day.html |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=https://gulfnews.com/going-out/movie-reviews/padmaavat-review-masterpiece-or-master-of-none-1.2162158 |title='Padmaavat' review: Masterpiece or master of none? |website=Gulf News |date=24 January 2018 |access-date=14 January 2019 |archive-date=15 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190115181928/https://gulfnews.com/going-out/movie-reviews/padmaavat-review-masterpiece-or-master-of-none-1.2162158 |url-status=live }} Critics praised the visuals, screenplay, cinematography, and the performance of Singh, but criticized its execution, running time and the "unwanted" 3D conversion.{{cite web |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.in/2018/01/24/for-these-rajput-women-padmavati-is-now-a-curse_a_23342945/ |title=Padmavati Was Never A Role Model For These Rajput Women, And Now She's A Curse |author=Betwa Sharma |date=25 January 2017 |work=HuffPost India |access-date=25 January 2017 |archive-date=25 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181125073912/https://www.huffingtonpost.in/2018/01/24/for-these-rajput-women-padmavati-is-now-a-curse_a_23342945/ |url-status=live }}

Following its controversies, the makers held a pre-screening of Padmaavat in November 2017 for some journalists, including Arnab Goswami and Rajat Sharma, who praised the film and described it as "the greatest tribute to Rajput pride."{{cite news |last1=Hooli |first1=Shekhar H |title=Padmavati movie review: Arnab Goswami, Rajat Sharma say it's the greatest tribute to Rajput pride [VIDEOS] |url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/padmavati-movie-review-arnab-goswami-rajat-sharma-say-its-greatest-tribute-rajput-pride-750189 |access-date=21 November 2017 |work=International Business Times, India Edition |date=21 November 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171123090630/http://www.ibtimes.co.in/padmavati-movie-review-arnab-goswami-rajat-sharma-say-its-greatest-tribute-rajput-pride-750189 |archive-date=23 November 2017}}{{cite news |title=Padmavati review: 'No dream sequence between Deepika Padukone, Ranveer Singh; no distortion of history' |url=http://www.financialexpress.com/entertainment/padmavati-review-no-dream-sequence-between-deepika-padukone-ranveer-singh-no-distortion-of-history/938165/ |access-date=21 November 2017 |work=The Financial Express |date=18 November 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171118222141/http://www.financialexpress.com/entertainment/padmavati-review-no-dream-sequence-between-deepika-padukone-ranveer-singh-no-distortion-of-history/938165/ |archive-date=18 November 2017}} Rajat Sharma particularly praised Singh's performance as Khilji.{{cite web|title=Aaj Ki Baat with Rajat Sharma {{!}} 17 November 2017|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=3&v=h5XEfrEYcl0|access-date=21 November 2017|date=17 November 2017|via=YouTube|archive-date=7 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190807183259/https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=3&v=h5XEfrEYcl0|url-status=live}}

Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama gave 4.5 stars and said, "On the whole, Padmaavat is a remarkable motion picture experience that's backed by proficient direction, spellbinding screenwriting and superlative acting. For Bhansali, it's the best title on an impressive filmography."{{cite news |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/padmaavat/critic-review/padmaavat-movie-review/ |title=Padmaavat Review |work=Bollywood Hungama |access-date=24 January 2018 |archive-date=24 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200524141333/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/padmaavat/critic-review/padmaavat-movie-review/ |url-status=live }} Neil Soans of The Times of India gave 4 stars and said, "The director's expertise in heightening opulence and grandeur is well-known, further distinguishable in 3D. Cinematographer Sudeep Chatterjee compliments him by beautifully capturing some jaw-dropping scenery."{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/padmaavat/movie-review/62622503.cms |title=Padmaavat Movie Review, Trailer, & Show timings at Times of India |work=The Times of India |access-date=23 January 2018 |archive-date=24 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180124113233/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/padmaavat/movie-review/62622503.cms |url-status=live }} Rachit Gupta of Filmfare gave 3.5 stars and said, "the real wonder of Padmaavat comes from its production and presentation. This film has phenomenal production design, costumes and camera work. The technical finesse on display is just mind boggling."{{Cite news |url=https://www.filmfare.com/reviews/bollywood-movies/padmaavat-movie-review-pure-opulence-26228.html |title=Movie Review: Padmaavat |work=Filmfare |access-date=23 January 2018 |archive-date=24 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180124070942/https://www.filmfare.com/reviews/bollywood-movies/padmaavat-movie-review-pure-opulence-26228.html |url-status=live }} Rajeev Masand of News18 gave 3.5 stars, praising Singh's performance.{{Cite news |url=http://www.news18.com/news/movies/padmaavat-movie-review-ranveer-singh-delicious-performance-is-its-biggest-strength-1639675.html |title=Padmaavat Review: Ranveer's Delicious Performance Is Its Biggest Strength |website=News18 |access-date=24 January 2018 |archive-date=25 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180125020734/http://www.news18.com/news/movies/padmaavat-movie-review-ranveer-singh-delicious-performance-is-its-biggest-strength-1639675.html |url-status=live }}

Kunal Guha of Mumbai Mirror gave 3.5 stars, but criticised Padukone and Kapoor's performances.{{Cite news |url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/movie-review/padmaavat-movie-review-sanjay-leela-bhansalis-film-starring-ranveer-singh-deepika-padukone-shahid-kapoor-is-a-visual-treat/articleshow/62630145.cms |title=Padmaavat Movie Review: Sanjay Leela Bhansali's film starring Ranveer Singh, Deepika Padukone, Shahid Kapoor is a visual treat |work=Mumbai Mirror |access-date=24 January 2018 |archive-date=24 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180124083133/https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/movie-review/padmaavat-movie-review-sanjay-leela-bhansalis-film-starring-ranveer-singh-deepika-padukone-shahid-kapoor-is-a-visual-treat/articleshow/62630145.cms |url-status=live }} Giving 3.5 stars, Sushant Mehta of India Today panned Padukone and Kapoor's performances, calling them "mediocre", while terming Singh's "unconvincing".{{cite web |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/reviews/story/padmaavat-movie-review-deepika-padukone-shahid-kapoor-ranveer-singh-1152851-2018-01-24 |title=Padmaavat review: Deepika-Shahid mediocrity covered in jewels, Ranveer not convincing |date=24 January 2018 |work=India Today |access-date=24 January 2018 |archive-date=24 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180124050456/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/reviews/story/padmaavat-movie-review-deepika-padukone-shahid-kapoor-ranveer-singh-1152851-2018-01-24 |url-status=live }}

Anupama Chopra of Film Companion gave the film 2.5 out of 5 stars and said, "I clinically admired each frame. I applauded the work of cinematographer Sudeep Chatterjee, costume designers Harpreet-Rimple, Maxima Basu, Chandrakant & Ajay, and production designers Subrata Chakraborty and Amit Ray. But I wasn't seduced by the storytelling."{{cite web |title=Padmaavat Movie Review: A Well-Made Film That Hinges On An Electric Performance |url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/reviews/bollywood-review/padmaavat-movie-review-anupama-chopra/ |first=Anupama |last=Chopra |publisher=Film Companion |date=24 January 2018 |access-date=5 August 2020 |archive-date=9 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809093904/https://www.filmcompanion.in/reviews/bollywood-review/padmaavat-movie-review-anupama-chopra/ |url-status=live }}{{Rating|2.5|5}} Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express gave 2.5 stars and said, "Padmaavat is spectacular [to look]: no one can do spectacle like Bhansali. You can easily delight in it while the going is good. But nearly three hours of it, and looping rhetoric around what constitutes Rajput valour can, and does, become tiresome."{{Cite news |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/padmavati-movie-review-star-rating-5036330/ |title=Padmaavat movie review: This Deepika Padukone starrer is spectacular |date=23 January 2018 |work=The Indian Express |access-date=24 January 2018 |archive-date=23 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180123202918/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/padmavati-movie-review-star-rating-5036330/ |url-status=live }} Mayur Sanap of Deccan Chronicle criticised the execution and the length and gave 2.5 stars.{{Cite news |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/230118/padmaavat-movie-review-a-pretty-looking-drama-thats-gripping-but-not-too-exhilarating.html |title=Padmaavat movie review: It's pretty and partly absorbing but not quite exhilarating |date=23 January 2018 |work=Deccan Chronicle |access-date=24 January 2018 |archive-date=23 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180123190659/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/230118/padmaavat-movie-review-a-pretty-looking-drama-thats-gripping-but-not-too-exhilarating.html |url-status=live }} Suparna Sharma, also of Deccan Chronicle gave 2.5 stars and said, "Padmaavat is offensively chauvinistic, blatantly right-wing, and quite unabashedly anti-Muslim".{{cite news |last1=Sharma |first1=Suparna |title=Padmaavat movie review: Bigotry, biases ki beauteous raas-leela |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/280118/padmaavat-movie-review-bigotry-biases-ki-beauteous-raas-leela.html |access-date=28 January 2018 |work=Deccan Chronicle |date=28 January 2018 |archive-date=18 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190418144804/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/280118/padmaavat-movie-review-bigotry-biases-ki-beauteous-raas-leela.html |url-status=live }}

Raja Sen of NDTV India gave 1.5 stars and said, "Bhansali takes an unbearable length of time to spark the flame. Things go on and on and on, with characters it is impossible to care about. They may appear attractive from time to time, certainly, but these protagonists are inconsistent, infuriating and test the patience."{{Cite news |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/padmaavat-movie-review-this-boring-film-doesnt-do-justice-to-deepika-padukone-1803904 |title=Padmaavat Movie Review: Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Boring Film Doesn't Do Justice To Deepika Padukone |publisher=NDTV |access-date=24 January 2018 |archive-date=24 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180124050404/https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/padmaavat-movie-review-this-boring-film-doesnt-do-justice-to-deepika-padukone-1803904 |url-status=live }}

Rediff.com also gave 1.5 stars calling it "superficial" and wrote, "Padukone gets an absolute raw deal as the Queen; her performance is submissively overwrought, blandly weighted, and her speeches combined with the leisureliness of the narrative's pacing, can put you in a stupor. Worst of all, you will be driven by the suspicion if Padukone even does enough to deserve the movie's title."{{cite web |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/review/padmavati-review-rajputana-pride-played-out-on-a-loop/20180125.htm |title=Padmaavat Review: Rajput pride played out on a loop |work=Rediff.com |access-date=26 January 2018 |archive-date=27 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180127083803/https://www.rediff.com/amp/movies/review/padmavati-review-rajputana-pride-played-out-on-a-loop/20180125.htm |url-status=live }} Namrata Joshi of The Hindu gave a negative review noting the film is "a yawn fest" and "an interminable expanse of unadulterated dullness." She also criticised the 3D conversion writing, "The opulence doesn't seem as awe-inspiring, the special effects, especially in some of the battle scenes, are plain tacky and the actors seem like cardboard dolls of themselves in the long shots, acquiring a human visage only in the extreme".{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/padmaavat-film-review/article22503940.ece |title='Padmaavat' review: an insipid love letter to Rajputs |author=Namrata Joshi |date=24 January 2017 |access-date=24 January 2018 |work=The Hindu |archive-date=14 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200814151924/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/padmaavat-film-review/article22503940.ece |url-status=live }} Anna M. M. Vetticad of Firstpost criticised the film giving 1 star out of 5 writing "Padmaavat is a perfect example of a Hindi film couching its extreme prejudices in grandiloquence and tacky clichés, with those clichés embedded in resplendent frames."

Mike McCahill of The Guardian gave 4 stars and said, "It's not just the extravagance that catches the eye, but the precision with which it is applied. Every twirl of every sari and every arrow in every battle appears to have been guided by the hands of angels. Such excess could have proved deadening, but dynamic deployment of old-school star power keeps almost all its scenes alive with internal tensions."{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/jan/25/padmaavat-review-sanjay-leela-bhansali-deepika-padukone-shahid-kapoor |title=Padmaavat review – Indian drama that sparked riots is a fabulous tale of love and plunder |last=McCahill |first=Mike |date=25 January 2018 |website=The Guardian |access-date=25 January 2018 |archive-date=25 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180125130842/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/jan/25/padmaavat-review-sanjay-leela-bhansali-deepika-padukone-shahid-kapoor |url-status=live }} Shilpa Jamkhandikar published a mixed review in Reuters, who noted, "But unlike Bhansali's earlier films, where he was able to find emotional depth even in opulent historical romances, this one falls short." However, she praised Singh's performance as Khilji.[https://uk.reuters.com/article/review-padmavat-deepika-shahid-khilji/movie-review-padmaavat-idUKKBN1FD0N4 Movie Review: Padmaavat] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180126070645/https://uk.reuters.com/article/review-padmavat-deepika-shahid-khilji/movie-review-padmaavat-idUKKBN1FD0N4 |date=26 January 2018 }}. Reuters. Manjusha Radhakrishnan of Gulf News opined that the quality of the work was lower than that in other Bhansali films.{{cite web |url=https://gulfnews.com/going-out/movie-reviews/padmaavat-review-visually-spectacular-but-a-tad-tedious-1.2162688 |title='Padmaavat' review: Visually-spectacular, but a tad tedious |website=Gulf News |date=25 January 2018 |access-date=14 January 2019 |archive-date=15 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190115181920/https://gulfnews.com/going-out/movie-reviews/padmaavat-review-visually-spectacular-but-a-tad-tedious-1.2162688 |url-status=live }} Sadaf Haider of DAWN Images said that the film is "a flawed history lesson", however, she praised the film visual, music and most of the act.{{cite news |url=https://images.dawn.com/news/1179331 |title=Padmaavat is a flawed history lesson with great visuals |date=26 January 2017 |access-date=26 January 2017 |work=DAWN Images |author=Sadaf Haider |archive-date=26 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180126185440/https://images.dawn.com/news/1179331 |url-status=live }} Rahul Aijaz of The Express Tribune rated 4.5 out of 5 stars; he too praised the film and said that it "doesn't set up false expectations and then disappoint" due to "perfect storytelling", and "memorable performances".{{cite news |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1619600/4 |title='Padmaavat' review: A not-so-historical masterpiece |date=27 January 2017 |access-date=4 February 2017 |work=The Express Tribune |author=Rahul Aijaz |archive-date=5 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180205133057/https://tribune.com.pk/story/1619600/4/ |url-status=live }} A Pakistani critic, Haroon Khalid, had disliked the portrayal of Khilji as a stereotypical evil Muslim king and Ratan Singh as the righteous Hindu king.{{Cite news |url=https://scroll.in/article/867116/view-from-pakistan-padmaavat-puts-together-every-stereotype-of-muslims-in-india |title=View from Pakistan: 'Padmaavat' puts together every stereotype of Muslims in India |last=Khalid |first=Haroon |work=Scroll.in |access-date=3 February 2018 |archive-date=31 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181231135633/https://scroll.in/article/867116/view-from-pakistan-padmaavat-puts-together-every-stereotype-of-muslims-in-india |url-status=live }}

Due to the numerous controversies associated with Padmaavat prior to its release which resulted in banning the film in certain states, the film's commercial performance was highly unpredictable.{{cite web |author=Smrity Sharma |date=26 January 2018 |title=Padmaavat Box Office Report Day 1: Deepika Padukone's Film Has Already Beaten Aamir Khan's Dangal And Prabhas' Baahubali 2! Here's How |url=https://www.india.com/entertainment/padmaavat-box-office-report-day-1-deepika-padukones-film-has-already-beaten-aamir-khans-dangal-and-prabhas-baahubali-2-heres-how-2863599/ |access-date=26 January 2018 |archive-date=26 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180126112459/http://www.india.com/showbiz/padmaavat-box-office-report-day-1-deepika-padukones-film-has-already-beaten-aamir-khans-dangal-and-prabhas-baahubali-2-heres-how-2863599/amp/ |url-status=live }} The film was released in only 70% of places in India.{{cite web |date=29 January 2018 |title=Padmaavat sets the cash registers ringing at the box-office |url=https://m.filmfare.com/news/bollywood/padmaavat-sets-the-cash-registers-ringing-at-the-box-office-26314.amp |access-date=29 January 2018 |website=Filmfare |archive-date=29 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180429222250/https://m.filmfare.com/news/bollywood/padmaavat-sets-the-cash-registers-ringing-at-the-box-office-26314.amp |url-status=live }} However, despite limited screenings, the film earned an estimated {{INRConvert|5|c|lk=c|year=2018|mode=historical}} in Wednesday paid previews.{{cite web |date=25 January 2018 |title=Padmaavat box office collection Day 1: 50–60 percent occupancy in cinema halls for Sanjay Leela Bhansali's period drama |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/box-office-collection/padmaavat-box-office-collection-day-1-sanjay-leela-bhansali-film-5038965/lite/ |access-date=25 January 2018 |website=The Indian Express |archive-date=25 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180125140654/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/box-office-collection/padmaavat-box-office-collection-day-1-sanjay-leela-bhansali-film-5038965/lite/ |url-status=live }} The following day, the film opened nationwide across 4,800 screens of which over 500 screens were shown in Tamil and Telugu.{{cite web |date=25 January 2018 |title=Padmaavat box office collection day 1: Deepika Padukone starrer clocks healthy occupancy rate, may earn this big amount |url=http://www.financialexpress.com/entertainment/padmavati-box-office-collection-day-1-deepika-padukone-starrer-clocks-healthy-occupancy-rate-may-earn-this-big-amount/1030061/lite/ |access-date=25 January 2018 |archive-date=25 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180125143209/http://www.financialexpress.com/entertainment/padmavati-box-office-collection-day-1-deepika-padukone-starrer-clocks-healthy-occupancy-rate-may-earn-this-big-amount/1030061/lite/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |date=25 January 2018 |title=Padmaavat day 1 box office collection: Deepika Padukone's film gets superb opening in AP/T and TN |url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/padmaavat-1st-day-box-office-collection-deepika-padukone-film-starts-bang-ap-t-chennai-758208 |access-date=25 January 2018 |website=International Business Times |archive-date=26 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180126082611/http://www.ibtimes.co.in/padmaavat-1st-day-box-office-collection-deepika-padukone-film-starts-bang-ap-t-chennai-758208 |url-status=live }} It earned an estimated {{INRConvert|19|c|year=2018|mode=historical}} nett on its opening day in India, excluding previews, which was considered impressive despite its ban in numerous big states and marked a career-best opening for Kapoor, Singh and Bhansali, and fourth biggest for Padukone (behind Happy New Year, Chennai Express and Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani).{{cite web |author=Bollywood Hungama News |date=26 January 2018 |title=Box Office: Padmaavat becomes Deepika Padukone's 4th Highest opening day grosser |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/box-office-special-features/box-office-padmaavat-becomes-deepika-padukones-4th-highest-opening-day-grosser/ |access-date=26 January 2018 |website=Bollywood Hungama |archive-date=26 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180126195144/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/box-office-special-features/box-office-padmaavat-becomes-deepika-padukones-4th-highest-opening-day-grosser/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |last=Hungama |first=Bollywood |date=26 January 2018 |title=Box Office: Worldwide collections and day wise break up of Padmaavat – Bollywood Hungama |work=Bollywood Hungama |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/box-office-special-features/box-office-worldwide-collections-day-wise-break-padmaavat/ |access-date=26 January 2018 |archive-date=17 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180817004912/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/box-office-special-features/box-office-worldwide-collections-day-wise-break-padmaavat/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |author=Taran Adarsh |author-link=Taran Adarsh |title=Despite non-screening in few states and protests/disturbances, #Padmaavat fares VERY WELL on Day 1... Had it been a peaceful/smooth all-India release, the biz would've touched ₹ 28 / ₹ 30 cr... Wed [limited preview screenings] 5 cr, Thu 19 cr. Total: ₹ 24 cr. India biz. |url=https://twitter.com/taran_adarsh/status/956891990590767106 |access-date=26 January 2018 |work=Twitter |archive-date=27 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180127130601/https://twitter.com/taran_adarsh/status/956891990590767106 |url-status=live }}{{Primary source inline|date=July 2019}}{{cite web |author=Joginder Tuteja |date=26 January 2018 |title=Box Office – Padmaavat Marks Biggest Opening Ever For Ranveer Singh, Sanjay Leela Bhansali & Shahid Kapoor |url=https://www.koimoi.com/box-office/box-office-padmaavat-marks-biggest-opening-ever-for-ranveer-singh-sanjay-leela-bhansali-and-shahid-kapoor/ |access-date=26 January 2018 |website=Koimoi.com |archive-date=27 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180127083930/http://www.koimoi.com/box-office/box-office-padmaavat-marks-biggest-opening-ever-for-ranveer-singh-sanjay-leela-bhansali-and-shahid-kapoor/amp/ |url-status=live }} On Friday, the film added another {{INRConvert|32|c|year=2018|mode=historical}}, owing to national holiday on Republic Day.{{cite web |author=Joginder Tuteja |date=27 January 2018 |title=Box Office – Padmaavat Jumps Huge on Friday, It Is Now Time To Stabilize on Saturday & Sunday |url=http://www.koimoi.com/box-office/box-office-padmaavat-jumps-huge-friday-now-time-stabilize-saturday-sunday/ |access-date=27 January 2018 |website=Koimoi.com |archive-date=27 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180127083126/http://www.koimoi.com/box-office/box-office-padmaavat-jumps-huge-friday-now-time-stabilize-saturday-sunday/ |url-status=live }} This was followed by a gradual fall on Saturday taking in another {{INRConvert|27|c|year=2018|mode=historical}}.{{cite web |author=Joginder Tuteja |date=28 January 2018 |title=Box Office – Padmaavat Scores Well on Saturday Too, All Set for a Hefty Weekend |url=http://www.koimoi.com/box-office/box-office-padmaavat-scores-well-saturday-set-hefty-weekend/ |access-date=28 January 2018 |website=Koimoi.com |archive-date=28 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180128100052/http://www.koimoi.com/box-office/box-office-padmaavat-scores-well-saturday-set-hefty-weekend/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Taran Adarsh tweet |url=https://twitter.com/taran_adarsh/status/957554001398001664 |access-date=28 January 2018 |work=Twitter |archive-date=15 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190915093549/https://twitter.com/taran_adarsh/status/957554001398001664 |url-status=live }} Through Sunday, the film delivered an opening weekend of {{INRConvert|114|c|year=2018|mode=historical}} and became the fourteenth film to enter the 100 crore club in just under 4 days.{{cite web |date=29 January 2018 |title=Padmaavat Enters The 100 Crore Club in Just 4 Days! |url=https://www.koimoi.com/box-office/padmaavat-enters-the-100-crore-club-in-just-4-days/ |access-date=29 January 2018 |website=Koimoi.com |archive-date=30 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180430045843/http://www.koimoi.com/box-office/padmaavat-enters-the-100-crore-club-in-just-4-days/amp/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |author=Taran Adarsh |title=Protests... Disturbances... No screening in few states... Yet, #Padmaavat does EXCELLENT biz in its extended weekend... The film lost out on substantial biz [approx ₹ 35 cr / ₹ 37 cr], but the SUPERB trending in other circuits helped put up a MAJESTIC total... |url=https://twitter.com/taran_adarsh/status/957912887716036608 |access-date=29 January 2018 |website=Taran Adarsh}}{{Primary source inline|date=July 2019}} Furthermore, it broke the record for the biggest IMAX opening in India with US$461,000 from 12 screens.{{cite web |author=Nancy Tartaglione |date=28 January 2018 |title='Maze Runner: The Death Cure' Finds $63M Overseas; 'Jumanji' Drums Up $822M WW – International Box Office |url=https://deadline.com/2018/01/maze-runner-death-cure-jumanji-padmaavat-weekend-international-box-office-1202271843/ |access-date=29 January 2018 |website=Deadline Hollywood |archive-date=28 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180128222730/http://deadline.com/2018/01/maze-runner-death-cure-jumanji-padmaavat-weekend-international-box-office-1202271843/amp/ |url-status=live }} However, due to its limited screenings, the film nevertheless lost over {{INRConvert|35|c|year=2018|mode=historical}} in box office receipts during its opening weekend.{{cite web |author=Taran Adarsh |title=Protests... Disturbances... No screening in few states... Yet, #Padmaavat does EXCELLENT biz in its extended weekend... The film lost out on substantial biz [approx ₹ 35 cr / ₹ 37 cr], but the SUPERB trending in other circuits helped put up a MAJESTIC total... |url=https://twitter.com/taran_adarsh/status/957912887716036608 |access-date=29 January 2018 |website=Twitter}}

Outside India, the film broke all-time opening day records in Australia (A$367,984), surpassing the likes of Dangal and the dubbed-Hindi version of Baahubali 2: The Conclusion.{{cite web |date=26 January 2018 |title=Padmaavat beats Baahubali 2: The Conclusion at the box office; takes a record opening in Australia |url=http://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment/box-office/article/padmaavat-beats-baahubali-2-the-conclusion-at-the-box-office-takes-a-record-opening-in-australia/192625 |access-date=30 January 2018 |work=Times Now |archive-date=30 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180130204757/http://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment/box-office/article/padmaavat-beats-baahubali-2-the-conclusion-at-the-box-office-takes-a-record-opening-in-australia/192625 |url-status=live }} One of the reason behind the film's successful run in the country was because Paramount (the overseas distributing company) was able to secure release in all three major theatre chains (Hoyts, Event Cinemas and Village Cinemas) unlike other Bollywood films which have to choose between the two latter.{{cite web |author=Taran Adarsh |author-link=Taran Adarsh |title=Taran Adarsh Tweet |url=https://twitter.com/taran_adarsh/status/957132967192621056 |access-date=27 January 2018 |website=Twitter |archive-date=15 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190915093506/https://twitter.com/taran_adarsh/status/957132967192621056 |url-status=live }} In the United States and Canada, the film grossed $1.13 million on its opening day. This was followed by the biggest ever single-day for a Hindi film with $1.8 million on Saturday, breaking the previous record held by PK ($1.41 million).{{cite web |title=Taran Adarsh tweet |url=https://twitter.com/taran_adarsh/status/957629954723753989 |access-date=28 January 2018 |work=Twitter}}{{cite web |title=Taran Adarsh |url=https://twitter.com/taran_adarsh/status/957629954723753989 |access-date=28 January 2018 |work=Twitter}} Although Baahubali 2: The Conclusion still holds the record for all Indian films, that is inclusive of three different languages.{{cite web |date=28 January 2018 |title=Padmaavat Sets All Time Record in USA And Canada |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=3622 |access-date=28 January 2018 |website=Box Office India |archive-date=28 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180128190643/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=3622 |url-status=live }} It went on to set a new opening weekend record for a Hindi film with $4.2 million, and witnessed the second best per-theatre-average inside the top 10 with $13,188 from 324 theatres.{{cite web |title=Bollywood film, PADMAAVAT, had the highest PTA in the Top 10 as it debuted with $4.2M in 324 theaters--$13,188 per |url=https://twitter.com/ercboxoffice/status/957650845029490689 |access-date=28 January 2018 |work=Twitter |archive-date=15 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190915093504/https://twitter.com/ercboxoffice/status/957650845029490689 |url-status=live }} As of 6 February 2018, the film has crossed {{INRConvert|4|b}} worldwide, making it one of the top 10 highest-grossing Bollywood films of all time.{{cite web |date=6 February 2018 |title=Top Worldwide Grossers Alltime – Padmaavat Hits 400 Crore |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=3656 |website=Box Office India |access-date=6 February 2018 |archive-date=6 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180206130419/https://boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=3656 |url-status=live }} Its domestic net income was {{INRConvert|2.75|b}} in the fourth weekend of its run. The film has grossed {{INRConvert|5.85|b}} worldwide.{{cite news |date=16 March 2018 |title='Padmaavat' a very special film for Deepika, Ranveer and Shahid-Here's why |work=Zee News |url=http://zeenews.india.com/bollywood/padmaavat-a-very-special-film-for-deepika-padukone-ranveer-singh-and-shahid-kapoor-heres-why-2090256.html |access-date=18 March 2018 |archive-date=25 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180725203723/http://zeenews.india.com/bollywood/padmaavat-a-very-special-film-for-deepika-padukone-ranveer-singh-and-shahid-kapoor-heres-why-2090256.html |url-status=live }}

In the film, the Delhi Sultanate's flag is shown in black colour with a white crescent moon. The Sultanate actually had a green flag with a black band running vertically on the left.{{cite news |last1=Sharma |first1=Manimugdha S |date=4 February 2018 |title=Padmaavat: A khichdi of the worst of Right-wing prejudices served with achaar and chutney |work=The Times of India Blog |url=https://blogs.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/parthian-shot/padmaavat-a-khichdi-of-the-worst-of-right-wing-prejudices-served-with-achaar-and-chutney/ |access-date=13 February 2018 |archive-date=2 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180602163746/https://blogs.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/parthian-shot/padmaavat-a-khichdi-of-the-worst-of-right-wing-prejudices-served-with-achaar-and-chutney/ |url-status=live }} Most historians believe little evidence exists for Padmavati in real life.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-42048512 |url-status=live |title=Padmaavat: Why a Bollywood epic has sparked fierce protests |date=25 January 2018 |publisher=BBC News |access-date=20 September 2022 |quote=While Khilji is a historical figure, most historians believe there is very little evidence Padmavati existed in real life. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180126060642/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-42048512 |archive-date=26 January 2018}} And, in the original Padmavat poem written by Malik Muhammad Jayasi, Khilji never had a direct confrontation with Raja Ratansen.{{cite web |url=https://www.thequint.com/voices/opinion/tanhaji-panipat-ajay-devgn-saif-ali-khan-marathas-hindutva-muslims-hindus#read-more |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220919222522/https://www.thequint.com/voices/opinion/tanhaji-panipat-ajay-devgn-saif-ali-khan-marathas-hindutva-muslims-hindus |url-status=live |title=Hail the Hindu Male! How Bollywood Is Selling Hindutva as History |last=MENON |first=ADITYA |date=21 November 2019 |publisher=The Quint |archive-date=19 September 2022 |access-date=20 September 2022 |quote=And, in the original Padmavat written by Malik Muhammad Jayasi, Khilji never had direct confrontation with Raja Ratansen, leave alone killing him by deceit as has been shown in the film.}}

It was shown in the film that, Malik Kafur was gifted as a slave to Alauddin Khalji, while he was actually captured by Alauddin's army general Nusrat Khan Jalesari, during the 1299 invasion of Gujarat,{{sfn|Kishori Saran Lal|1950|p=86}} and converted to Islam{{sfn|Wendy Doniger|2009|p=420}}

Before their ascension to the throne, Jalaluddin and Alauddin Khilji were known as Malik Firuz and Ali Gurshasp, respectively.{{cite news |last1=David |first1=Shantanu |date=25 January 2018 |title=Watch Padmaavat, But Don't Expect To See the 'Real' Alauddin Khilji in It |work=News18 |url=http://www.news18.com/news/opinion/opinion-watch-padmaavat-but-dont-expect-to-see-the-real-alauddin-khilji-in-it-1641449.html |access-date=26 January 2018 |archive-date=10 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190410022331/https://www.news18.com/news/opinion/opinion-watch-padmaavat-but-dont-expect-to-see-the-real-alauddin-khilji-in-it-1641449.html |url-status=live }}

Jalaluddin Khilji is portrayed as an arrogant, cunning and cruel man, though he was actually popular for being a mild-mannered, humble, and pious ruler.{{cite book |last1=Mehta |first1=Jaswant Lal |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iUk5k5AN54sC&q=jalaluddin+humble |title=Advanced Study in the History of Medieval India |date=1980 |publisher=Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd |isbn=978-81-207-0617-0 |page=128 |language=en |access-date=7 November 2020 |archive-date=24 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230824172536/https://books.google.com/books?id=iUk5k5AN54sC&q=jalaluddin+humble |url-status=live }} Jalaluddin ascended the throne of Delhi in 1290 only to end the chaos that ensued after the death of Sultan Ghiyas ud din Balban.{{cite news |last1=Safvi |first1=Rana |date=4 February 2018 |title=Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Padmaavat: More fiction than history |work=The Indian Express |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/express-sunday-eye/padmaavat-padmavati-bhansali-5049950/ |access-date=4 February 2018 |archive-date=10 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190410094638/https://indianexpress.com/article/express-sunday-eye/padmaavat-padmavati-bhansali-5049950/ |url-status=live }} He was not ambitious by nature and did not lead an attack on the Delhi Sultanate from Ghazni, Afghanistan.{{cite news |date=25 January 2018 |title="Padmaavat" Twists Alauddin Khilji's Portrayal, Say Some Historians |work=NDTV.com |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/whose-history-is-it-anyway-padmaavat-taints-khilji-1804697 |access-date=26 January 2018 |archive-date=10 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190410053546/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/whose-history-is-it-anyway-padmaavat-taints-khilji-1804697 |url-status=live }}

The portrayal of Alauddin Khilji in the film has been criticised by historians and critics for its historical and geographical inaccuracies and not staying faithful to the epic Padmavat.{{cite news |last1=Chatterjee |first1=Saibal |date=26 January 2018 |title="Padmaavat" Movie Review: Despite Deepika Padukone's Inspired Performance, Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Film Is A Slog |work=NDTV.com |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/padmaavat-movie-review-deepika-padukone-is-to-die-for-in-sanjay-leela-bhansalis-tepid-film-1804438 |access-date=28 January 2018 |archive-date=10 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190410003850/https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/padmaavat-movie-review-deepika-padukone-is-to-die-for-in-sanjay-leela-bhansalis-tepid-film-1804438 |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=Kumar |first1=Hemanth |date=26 January 2018 |title='Padmaavat': Should you watch a soul-less film because of the controversy around it? |work=The News Minute |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/padmaavat-should-you-watch-soul-less-film-because-controversy-around-it-75413 |access-date=28 January 2018 |archive-date=10 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190410022140/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/padmaavat-should-you-watch-soul-less-film-because-controversy-around-it-75413 |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=Iqbal |first1=Dr. Javid |date=16 February 2018 |title=Padmaavat: an exercise in Islamophobia |work=Greater Kashmir |url=http://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/opinion/padmaavat-an-exercise-in-islamophobia/275966.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180218074203/https://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/opinion/padmaavat-an-exercise-in-islamophobia/275966.html |archive-date=18 February 2018 |access-date=18 February 2018}} The film shows an unsuccessful assassination plot by Alauddin's nephew, one which seriously injures the Sultan, but none of this actually happened. Historian Rana Safvi wrote that Khilji was sophisticated, not barbarian as portrayed in the film.{{cite news |date=25 January 2018 |title=Whose history is it anyway: Padmaavat taints Alauddin Khilji, not Padmavati |work=Hindustan Times |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/whose-history-is-it-anyway-padmaavat-taints-alauddin-khilji-not-padmavati/story-MvpB4OREqm4auO0nVHKt5K.html |access-date=26 January 2018 |archive-date=23 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190423222940/https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/whose-history-is-it-anyway-padmaavat-taints-alauddin-khilji-not-padmavati/story-MvpB4OREqm4auO0nVHKt5K.html |url-status=live }} Historian Mohammed Safiullah also criticised Khilji's portrayal and the implicit depiction of a homosexual relationship between Khilji and his slave-general Malik Kafur.{{cite news |last1=Sharjeel |date=1 February 2018 |title=Historian in Hyderabad has coins issued by Alauddin Khilji |work=Telangana Today |url=https://telanganatoday.com/historian-hyderabad-coins-issued-alauddin-khilji |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180213195611/https://telanganatoday.com/historian-hyderabad-coins-issued-alauddin-khilji |archive-date=13 February 2018 |access-date=13 February 2018}} Historian Archana Ojha of Delhi University criticised Alauddin Khilji's look and clothing in the film.{{cite news |author1=Niharika Lal |author2=Divya Kaushik |date=4 February 2018 |title=Who was Dilli's Khilji? |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/who-was-dillis-khilji/articleshow/62778192.cms |access-date=4 February 2018 |archive-date=15 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190415082015/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/who-was-dillis-khilji/articleshow/62778192.cms |url-status=live }}

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