Actress Deepika Padukone, who faced threats over "Padmaavat", says she remained confident throughout the row due to the upbringing she got from her parents, who were full of pride after watching the movie.

City police on Saturday detained Gurugram chief of Shri Rajput Karni Sena Thakur Kushalpal over the recent violent incidents, including attack on a school bus and torching of a state roadways bus here, a senior police officer said.

As many as 38 hooligans have been apprehended and eight cases registered in Haryana's Gurugram district so far in connection with the protests over the release of 'Padmaavat' movie, police said on Saturday.

Bollywood star Ranveer Singh, who has registered his biggest opening day collection with "Padmaavat", says most people had told him that a hero shouldn't play the anti-hero.

Congress chief slammed Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday after anti-Padmaavat protesters attacked a school bus carrying children.

Even as the Supreme Court on Thursday paved the way for a nationwide release of Sanjay Leela Bhansali's "Padmaavat", the film's chief opponents Shri Rajput Karni Sena said they will appeal against the order before a double-bench of the apex court and seek a total ban on the movie.