Padmavati row: Deepika Padukone, Ranveer Singh get police protection

The lead actors of Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Padmavati - Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh - have been given special security by the Mumbai police after the fringe group, Rajput Karni Sena, threatened Padukone with physical harm on Thursday. Members of the group threatened to "chop her nose".

Deven Bharti, joint commissioner of police (Law and Order) told mid-day, "Mumbai police does not interfere with protest which is conducted in a democratic manner. Any individual or group which attempts to be adventurous, will be dealt with sternly and will face strict legal action. We assure them that we will not allow miscreants to create any problem and they can indulge in their routine activities without any fear."