Despite the backlash, Deepika Padukone, Shahid Kapoor, and Ranveer Singh's Padmaavat was a blockbuster at the box office.

The film starred Deepika Padukone in the titular role of Rani Padmavati, with Shahid Kapoor portraying her husband, Maharana Rawal Singh, and Ranveer Singh as the invader Alauddin Khilji.