Akshay Kumar and Manushi Chillar in Samrat Prithviraj.
The makers of Akshay Kumar’s Samrat Prithviraj said that the film does not mention whether Prithviraj Chauhan belonged to the Rajput community or the Gujjar community.
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The makers of the film Samrat Prithviraj told the Delhi High Court on Wednesday that the film is caste neutral and focuses only on glorifying the Indian warrior and king – Prithviraj Chauhan.
was presented before a bench of Acting Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Sachin Dutta, which recorded the statement made by Yash Raj Films (YRF) and disposed of a petition seeking a stay on the film’s release.
“The film is caste neutral and the intention is to portray the titular character as an Indian king. There is no mention of King Prithviraj belonging to the Rajput community or the Gurjar community. The film only focuses on glorifying the Indian warrior and king – Emperor Prithviraj,” the producer’s lawyer said in a statement.
The petitioner Gurjar Samaj Sarva Sangathan Sabha Ekta Samman Samiti submitted that historical texts state that Chauhan’s father was a Gurjar, however, some websites mentioned in the description of the film that it was about a Rajput king.
The counsel for the petitioner said that by projecting the character as Rajput, the sentiments of Gujjar would be hurt. The makers’ counsel said that they have no control over the content of other websites.
The counsel representing the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) submitted that the film depicts Raja as caste neutral 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 scheduled to release on June 3.
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