
New Delhi, January 26 (Global Village Space): An Indian historian, Rana Safvi, claims it is the character of the Muslim conqueror Alauddin Khilji which has been tainted and misrepresented not that of Queen Padmini (Padmavati) in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s controversial film ‘Padmaavat’.
This distorted representation seems to be a part of a larger scheme of an ongoing movement in the country that distorts history by portraying Muslim rulers as being invariably cruel, without any reference to authentic information or source, Safvi charged.
As opposed to historical facts, Alauddin Khilji is portrayed in the movie as an uncivilized and barbaric ruler, she pointed out.