The makers of the movie Samrat Prithviraj on Wednesday advised the Delhi High Court that the film is caste impartial and solely centered on glorifying the Indian warrior and king – Prithviraj Chauhan.
The submission was made earlier than a bench of Acting Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Sachin Datta which recorded the assertion made on behalf of Yash Raj Films (YRF) and disposed of a petition in search of a keep on the discharge of the movie.
“The film is caste neutral and the intention is to showcase the titular character as an Indian King. There is no mention of King Prithviraj belonging either to the Rajput community or the Gurjar community. The film is only centered on glorifying the Indian warrior and king – Samrat Prithviraj,” the producers’ counsel made the assertion.
Petitioner Gurjar Samaj Sarv Sangathan Sabha Ekta Samanya Samiti mentioned historic texts identified that Chauhan’s father was a Gujjar, nonetheless, some web sites of their description of the movie talked about that it was a few Rajput king.
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Portraying the character as Rajput would damage Gujjar’s sentiments, the petitioner’s counsel submitted. The producers’ counsel mentioned that they had no management over the content material of different web sites.
The advocate representing the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) submitted that the movie depicted the king as caste impartial and the certification was granted after watching the film in its entirety.
TMT Law Practice represented Yash Raj Films, Aditya Chopra, Uday Chopra, and Chandraprakash Dwivedi.
Samrat Prithviraj is ready to be launched on June 3.
