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News India Live, Digital Desk: Veteran Bollywood actor Manoj Bajpayee and famous director Neeraj Pandey are once again in the headlines, but this time the reason is not any award but a serious legal dispute. After the anger of the Brahmin community regarding the title of the film ‘Ghooshkhor Pandit’ and its dialogues, now JMFC (Judicial Magistrate First Class) Court of Jabalpur Taking a tough stance, it has issued a notice to the makers of the film and OTT platform Netflix and sought answers.
What is the ‘Bribery Pandit’ controversy? (The Root Cause)
This controversy started when Netflix announced ‘Ghooskhor Pandit’ in its list of upcoming films.
Objection to title: Brahmin organizations say that adding ‘Briber’ to a respected word like ‘Pandit’ is a deliberate conspiracy to tarnish the image of the entire community.
Controversial Dialogues: In the teaser of the film and some dialogues leaked on social media, derogatory comments have been made for the Brahmin community (like ‘loose loincloth Pandit’), which has caused huge outrage in the society.
Jabalpur court action: While hearing the local complaint, Jabalpur Court has prima facie considered it as hurting religious and social sentiments.
Case reached Supreme Court: “Change the title otherwise it will not be released”
This matter before the notice of Jabalpur court Supreme Court It has echoed in me too. Justice B.V. Nagarathna’s bench had strongly reprimanded the film makers and said:
Change in name mandatory: The court made it clear that ‘freedom of expression’ cannot be taken advantage of by insulting any section.
Promotional content removed: Seeing the growing controversy, Netflix has removed the film’s teaser and all promotional materials from social media.
New title: Producer Neeraj Pandey has assured the court that he will change the name of the film, although the new name has not been officially announced yet.
Clarification of Neeraj Pandey and Manoj Bajpayee
The film’s director Neeraj Pandey issued a statement saying that his story is fictional and does not aim to target any caste or community. Manoj Bajpayee also appealed for peace and said that the audience should reach a conclusion only after watching the entire film.
Will the release of the film be stopped?
Legal experts believe that unless the makers change the title and the controversial scenes/dialogues are not cut, the release of the film will remain in limbo. Jabalpur Court has now given time to the concerned parties to present their views.