There was an uproar in the name of the film ‘Ghooshkhor Pandit’, Anoop Jalota gave advice to the makers:

News India Live, Digital Desk: Controversy over the names of films is nothing new in Bollywood, but this time the matter is related to the sentiments of a particular community. Movie ‘Bribery Pandit’ Brahmin society and many organizations have objected to the title. Now famous singer Anup Jalota has entered this controversy. He has given a suggestion to the makers of the film which is expected to end the controversy.

What is the whole controversy?

The protest started over the addition of ‘Pandit’ along with the word ‘Briber’ in the title of the film. The protesters argue that the word ‘Pandit’ symbolizes a caste and scholarship, and associating it with corruption (bribery) is derogatory. Seeing the matter escalating, Anoop Jalota intervened.

Anup Jalota’s ‘Pujari’ formula

While talking to the media, Anoop Jalota said that it is wrong to hurt the sentiments of any community. He suggested: “The word Pandit refers to a particular caste, which may hurt people. It would be better to change the name of the film ‘Bribery priest’ Let it be done. ‘Priest’ is a profession, not a caste. A person from any caste can be a priest, so no particular community will have any objection to this name.”

What do the makers say?

The producer and director of the film say that their intention was not to insult anyone, but they wanted to show the corruption prevalent in the system as a satire. However, after Jalota’s suggestion and increasing pressure, the makers are now considering changing the title.

Opinion divided on social media

There has been a heated debate on this issue on social media:

one side Says that religious or caste identity should not be mocked in the name of creative freedom.

other side Just advocating seeing it as a movie.