Netflix and the makers of the upcoming web film Ghooskhor Pandat, starring Manoj Bajpayee, landed in a legal soup after UP CM Yogi Adityanath ordered an FIR against the film as it allegedly insulted the Brahmin community. Because of the controversy, the makers removed the promotional content from all social media platforms.
A petition was filed in the Delhi High Court seeking a ban on the film’s release. The petitioner had alleged that the title and proposed content of the film are defamatory and communally offensive. Today, Netflix informed the Delhi High Court that the Manoj Bajpayee-starrer will be renamed.
The statement was made before Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav. The Court noted that the producer has taken a ‘conscious decision’ in light of the concern that has arisen to change the title of the film from ‘Ghooskhor Pandat’ to an alternate title which more accurately reflects the film’s narrative and intent. The Court disposed of the plea, stating that nothing more was required to be adjudicated.