# Padmaavat Co-Writer Defends Jauhar Scene Against Swara Bhasker

Prakash Kapadia defends Padmaavat's Jauhar scene as historically accurate against Swara Bhasker's criticism.

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Prakash Kapadia, co-writer of Sanjay Leela Bhansali's 2018 period drama Padmaavat, reacted to criticism regarding the film's Jauhar sequence. [^1]

Kapadia stated that the depiction of the Jauhar scene was the reality of those times and described the situation as 'do or die'. [^2]

Prakash Kapadia stated that the makers portrayed the events according to their research and what is written in history books. [^3]

Kapadia explained that in Rajput tradition, Kesariya refers to men dressing in saffron robes and marching into battle to fight to the death when victory is impossible. [^4]

Kapadia reacted to Swara Bhasker calling the portrayal 'problematic' by stating that the controversy feels unnecessary to him. [^5]

## What this stands on

1. Prakash Kapadia, co-writer of Sanjay Leela Bhansali's 2018 period drama Padmaavat, reacted to criticism regarding the film's Jauhar sequence. (Mid-day, News)
2. Kapadia stated that the depiction of the Jauhar scene was the reality of those times and described the situation as 'do or die'. (Mid-day, News)
3. Prakash Kapadia stated that the makers portrayed the events according to their research and what is written in history books. (Mid-day, News)
4. Kapadia explained that in Rajput tradition, Kesariya refers to men dressing in saffron robes and marching into battle to fight to the death when victory is impossible. (Hindustan Times, News)
5. Kapadia reacted to Swara Bhasker calling the portrayal 'problematic' by stating that the controversy feels unnecessary to him. (Hindustan Times, News)

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