Following political, social and threat related pressure on Sanjay Leela Bhansali's magnum-opus Padmavati, a new legal obstacle presented itself to the makers in the form of a plea to the Supreme Court of India to ban the movie in foreign countries.

According to reports, today, November 28, the SC dismissed the said plea on the grounds that it is the prerogative of the CBFC to censor and consequentially allow or ban a film to be aired inside or outside India. The court would not interfere with this process. Also, it considered the controversies attacking the film to be disrespectful of the censor board.