US EditionGhooskhor Pandat Makers Receive Notice over 'Unauthorised' Title, Netflix Faces Fresh FIR for Hurting 'Caste Sentiments'
The FIR cites alleged caste insult and potential social unrest from the film's title, filed under Uttar Pradesh's zero-tolerance policy on communal disharmony.
- Lucknow police registered an FIR at Hazratganj Police Station against the film's director and team, alleging the title and content hurt religious and caste sentiments and threaten social harmony.
- Soon after the teaser was launched, social media users who raised objections, members of the Brahmin community, and several social organisations protested the film's title.
- Responding to objections, Neeraj Pandey, director, said the film is fictional and `Pandat` is a colloquial name, and the team took down promotional materials `for the time being`.
- Formal legal moves including a high-court petition followed demonstrations as Vineet Jindal, advocate, sought a Delhi High Court stay, while Ashutosh Dubey, Mumbai-based advocate, called the title `defamatory, community vilifying, unconstitutional, and socially incendiary` and protests occurred in Bhopal.
- Authorities said their assessment finds elements that may disturb social harmony and police investigators assessing trailer and scenes warned the Lucknow Police Commissionerate will take strict action under Yogi Adityanath, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister's zero-tolerance policy.
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'Centre orders Netflix to remove Ghooskhor Pandat teaser': BJP
New Delhi: The BJP on Friday said the Centre has asked OTT platform Netflix to remove the teaser and other promotional contents of the film, “Ghooskhor Pandat”, from social media. The announcement of the film earlier this week had sparked a storm on social media, with many users calling the title “casteist” and offensive. The controversy has also led to the registration of an FIR at the Hazratganj police station in Lucknow, while the National Hu…
FIR Against ‘Ghooskhor Pandat’ Team Over Film's Name; Promotional Materials Taken Down
Amid criticism of the unreleased film, director Neeraj Pandey said the team ‘genuinely acknowledges’ grievances against its title and that the movie must be seen in its ‘entirety’.
"Unethical, Unconstitutional": Political Row Erupts Over 'Ghooskhor Pandat'
Netflix's upcoming film Ghooskhor Pandat, directed by Neeraj Pandey and starring Manoj Bajpayee, has sparked a major political and social controversy ever since its teaser was released on Tuesday.
Ghooskhor Pandat: FIR filed against movie for hurting caste sentiments after CM Yogi's directive
Netflix's upcoming film Ghooskhor Pandat has landed in controversy even before its release. An FIR has been registered at Hazratganj Police Station in Lucknow against the director and team of the film over hurting religious and caste sentiments. It must be noted that the FIR was lodged on charges of attempting to disturb social harmony and hurting religious and caste-based sentiments. FIR filed against Ghooskhor Pandat's director and team in L…
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