In support of ban on movie

I REFER to the letter by Ariff Shah R. K on the negative portrayal of Sultan Alauddin Khilji, the ruler who was depicted as a monster and savage in the controversial film Padmaavat, “Thorny issue of turning history into film” (The Star, Feb 9). The writer himself devoted the later part of his letter to depict the monstrous behaviour of the king.

History can never capture the past with accuracy. Nor should we pay too much attention to literary epics as they are the products of literary personalities who have what we call poetic licence albeit there may be some actual instances.