You can't denigrate section of society by such title: Supreme Court raps Neeraj Pandey on'Ghooskhor Pandat'
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Supreme Court critiques Neeraj Pandey for denigrating society with 'Ghooskhor Pandat', demanding a title change for film release.
You cannot denigrate a section of society by using such a title, the Supreme Court remarked on Thursday (February 12, 2026) while rapping filmmaker Neeraj Pandey on his film 'Ghooskhor Pandat'.
The top court was hearing a plea seeking a stay on the release of the Manoj Bajpayee-starrer film on OTT platform Netflix.
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A Bench of Justices B V Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan issued notices to the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Central Board for Film Certification and Pandey on a plea against the movie.
"Why should you denigrate a section of society by using such a title. This is against morality and public order. We will not allow you to release the film unless you tell us the changed title," the Bench said.
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