The release of “Ramleela’s” trailer (see below) has created uproar in Jaipur among religious extremists. The trailer that got rave reviews from critics has now stirred up a controversy for allegedly “hurting religious sentiments.”
On Saturday, a Jaipur court directed police to register a case against the filmmaker along with actors Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone for turning different groups against each other on religious grounds. Advocate Pawan Sharma has filed a complaint against the film, in the court of the additional chief metropolitan magistrate.
“In the complaint, we have stated that going by the promo, the movie ‘Ramleela,’ which is slated for release on November 15, is promoting enmity between different groups on the grounds of religion,” said Sharma.
The film is said to be a Gujurati adaptation of Shakespeare's epic love story Romeo and Juliet.
He said that the court took cognizance of the complaint and asked Jaipur’s Shyam Nagar police station to register a first information report (FIR). “The court has directed the police to investigate the complaint,” he added. At press time, the FIR had not yet been lodged at the police station.
When we asked the film’s publicists about the controversy, they said: “There is no official statement on the matter from the makers as of now.”
Thursday, June 04, 2026
