Overview
- Justices BV Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan said free speech does not allow denigrating a community and found the original title denigrative.
- Notices were issued to the Information and Broadcasting Ministry and the CBFC, and filmmaker Neeraj Pandey was told to affirm the film does not denigrate any section of society.
- Netflix earlier informed the Delhi High Court that the title would be changed and removed all promotional material, leading the court to dispose of a petition limited to the name.
- The Federation of Western India Cine Employees argued a rename is insufficient, demanded a pre-release screening for objecting groups, and threatened non-cooperation if refused.
- Protests and multiple FIRs, including one in Lucknow reported as filed on the chief minister’s directive, frame the dispute, and the replacement title has not been disclosed.