Mewar royal: Was offered hefty sum to OK 'Padmaavat'

While the film was allowed to be released in some states after some modification and emphasis by its director Sanjay Leela Bhansali that it was a work of fiction, 'Padmaavat' continues to be banned in Rajasthan. Former Lok Sabha MP and the scion of the erstwhile Mewar royal family, Maharana Mahendra Singh, 77, is the senior most living descendant of Rawal Ratan Singh.

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