Rishi Kapoor Perfectly Shut Down A Troll Who Creepily Asked Deepika Padukone To Mend Her Ways

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Unless you've been living under a rock, you'd know that Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Padmavati has kicked up a storm, both offline and online.

After the director was slapped in Jaipur by members of the Rajput Karni Sena (they believe the film depicts Queen Padmavati in a negative light), the crew packed off from Rajasthan while the cast issued a statement.

Padukone, who plays Queen Padmavati, tweeted:

She was trolled by one Nishant Jain who said there was 'more to come' if she didn't 'mend her ways.'

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Rishi Kapoor noticed the sinister sounding tweet and decided to shut the troll up in the way he deserved to.

He tweeted saying:

Meanwhile, the Padmavati shoot has been cancelled and the unit has returned to Mumbai. It is unclear where the crew will be shooting for the film that is set to release in November 2017.

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6 Times Anushka Sharma Nailed It While Speaking About Censorship

(01 of06)

Yeah… because ultimately you are making a film which is an honest rendition of something that exists in our society, and there is no glorification of anything that can be objectionable.

On being asked whether the censor troubles that NH10 went through worried her, as one of the producers of the film. (credit:Hindustan Times via Getty Images)

(02 of06)

There is rage. And that is the other thing. Our rage doesn’t unleash itself because we follow the system – judiciary, police etc. So our rage is directed at the systems that don’t work. We all talk about freedom of speech and having opinions. But what is happening is that there is moral policing and people saying that I am so convinced about my opinion that I will be pissed off if you don’t agree with me. That is why we are talking about bans, and taking out material from films.

On why she thinks 'moral policing' occurs in India (credit:Hindustan Times via Getty Images)

(03 of06)

I just think there is just complete lack of compassion. When you make a film and you are told to reduce the violence. What is happening in real life is much more brutal. What we are making is much milder, and then you tell us to reduce by 30 percent? What does that mean? How do you do that?

On how she feels about the Censor Board's approach to cuts. (credit:AP)

(04 of06)

Now I know when we are reading a script or making a movie, we are going to think “Is this going to get passed?” And that’s not how you want to make movies.

On how she feels rigid censorship will affect cinema (credit:STR/AFP/Getty Images)

(05 of06)

We are breeding a 'ban mentality'. You are irritating people to the degree that it's suffocating them. We are educated people, we know what's right and what's not. Let us think for ourselves than follow a particular ideology.

When asked to describe the current climate of censorship in India (credit:Hindustan Times via Getty Images)

(06 of06)

Believe in the certification. It's there for a reason. Films depict what's there in reality.

On how she would like audiences to approach movies (credit:BCCL)

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