The Central Board of Film Certification is likely to appoint a panel of historians to watch Padmavati, after the makers of the film stated that it was partially based on historical facts, according to sources. The Padmavati team was hoping to get a censor clearance after the Gujarat elections. A source at the Censor Board said that the makers of the Deepika Padukone, Ranveer Singh and Shahid Kapoor-starrer had unnecessarily complicated its case with an ambiguous disclaimer in its application for certification which stated that the film was partially based on historical facts.

Deepika Padukone in Padmavati