Deepika Padukone in a still from 'Padmaavat'

Amid the growing controversy over the release of Bollywood film 'Padmaavat', celebrated author Ruskin Bond on Friday said freedom of expression should not be absolute. "I don't think freedom of speech should be absolute. We should consider ourselves lucky to live in the country. There is no better place to live than India," said Bond at the third edition of the Tata Steel Bhubaneswar Literary Meet (TSBLM) here.