MP Court issues notice to Neeraj Pandey, Netflix executives over Ghooskhor Pandit title row A court in Madhya Pradesh has issued notices to filmmaker Neeraj Pandey and senior officials of Netflix in connection with the controversy surrounding the film Ghooskhor Pandit. The order was passed by the Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) court in Jabalpur after taking cognisance of a criminal defamation complaint that alleges the film’s title is derogatory towards the Brahmin community. The matter was heard by Magistrate Pankaj Savita, who examined an affidavit and supporting documents submitted by the complainant, Pt. Vaibhav Pathak. Based on the submissions and evidence placed before the court, notices were issued to the concerned parties. Pathak, an active member of the Madhya Pradesh Progressive Brahmin Mahasabha, argued that the title of the Manoj Bajpayee-starrer undermines the dignity of the Brahmin community. In his complaint, he stated that the term “Pandit” has historically symbolised knowledge, scholarship and religious sanctity in Indian tradition. Associating it with a word that translates to “briber,” he contended, casts aspersions on the community at large and harms its social standing. During the proceedings, advocate Aseem Trivedi, appearing for the complainant, submitted that although the film’s title is reportedly being modified in compliance with a Supreme Court directive, the effect of the earlier publicity cannot be reversed. He argued that the widesp... #Netflix #Madhya_Pradesh #Neeraj_Pandey #Ghooskhor #Pandey #Ghooskhor_Pandit #filmmaker_Neeraj #Netflix_executives #film_Ghooskhor #Neeraj
Neeraj Pandey in his affidavit on the new title for Ghooskhor Pandat, “Any title that may hereafter be identified and adopted shall not be similar to the earlier one” After the brouhaha over the supposedly casteist title, Manoj Bajpayee’s film is no longer Ghooskhor Pandat. In his affidavit regarding the withdrawal of the offensive, title director Neeraj Pandey said, “I respectfully submit that the earlier title, ‘Ghooskhor Pandat’, stands unequivocally withdrawn and shall not be used in any manner whatsoever. While the new title has not yet been finalised, I undertake that any title that may hereafter be identified and adopted shall not be similar to, or evocative of, the earlier title in respect of which objections were raised, and shall accurately reflect the narrative and intent of the film without giving rise to unintended interpretations… I also state that all promotional material, posters, trailers and publicity content under the earlier title have already been withdrawn, prior to the listing of the present petition. ”In a related incident, a minister from Bihar has objected to another allegedly casteist film title Yadav Ji Ki Love Story. The JD(U) national spokesperson Rajeev Ranjan Prasad said, “Films made with such caste-indicative titles are increasing tensions in society. Earlier too, petitions related to a film are pending before the judiciary, and now this appears to be another attempt to create controversy. . . ”In the meanwhile, the Central Board Of Film Ce... #title #Manoj_Bajpayee #Ghooskhor_Pandat #Neeraj_Pandey #Pandat #Ghooskhor #longer_Ghooskhor #earlier_title #earlier #Pandey
