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Even as the Deepika Padukone starrer Padmaavat released today across the country, the protests over it have refused to stop. The film has been released in multiplex screens across the country under the shadow of security personnel and ongoing tensions. (Shops vandalised in Udaipur during protest against Padmaavat-ANI)
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Next day after a school bus was attacked in Gurgaon by stone-pelters, movie lovers defied threats of violence to go to theatres to watch the opening day shows of the film starring Ranveer Singh and Shahid Kapoor along with Deepika Padukone. (Shops attacked in Udaipur during protest.-ANI)
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The movie released in 4,000 screens for the domestic audience with one million watching it on the first day of the release, maker of the film Viacom 18 in a statement said. (Protesters brandish swords, burn tires in protest against Padmaavat in Bihar's Muzaffarpur. -ANI)
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Padmaavat has been the focal point of protests by a number Rajput groups. They allege the movie distorts their history and defames queen Padmavati. (Karni Sena stage protest against Padmaavat in Jaipur. -ANI)
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The tension could be felt everywhere with security personnel increasing vigil at multiplexes and single screen halls in the country. the day passed without any major incident even as violence were reported from some places in Rajasthan, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. (Security outside cinema halls in Hyderabad. -ANI)
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While protests continued in some places, the Centre has made it clear that it is state government's responsibility to maintain law and order. (Heavy security outside Chittor Fort. -ANI)
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