Panaji: Actor Shahid Kapoor today said
rather than being angry, he chooses to be optimistic about the
future of "Padmavati", whose release has been postponed amid
protests by various Rajput groups and political leaders.
Shahid is one of the guests from Bollywood to attend the
inaugural ceremony of the International Film Festival of India
(IFFI) here.
"Sometimes films of this nature.... it gets a bit
complicated. I will choose to be optimistic till the due
course is done. This is not the time to be angry, not the time
to lose your cool. There are enough people doing that. So I
would choose to say that I believe in the process," Shahid
told reporters at the IFFI red carpet.
"I am sure 'Padmavati' will come out. It is a film we are
very very proud of. I am sure once people see the film, all
this will be forgotten."
He also condemned the violent threats against co-star
Deepika Padukone, calling it "shameful".
"Of course, any kind of conversation which is violent is
not in good taste. I think it was absolutely uncalled for. I
hope we will live up to the expectation of the people. I don't
want to make any comments specific to a group," he said when
asked to respond to Shri Rajput Karni Sena's comments.
