Ghooskhor Pandat title withdrawn, Neeraj Pandey confirms; tells Supreme Court new title won’t be similar
The Supreme Court on Thursday disposed of a plea concerning Manoj Bajpayee‘s upcoming film, Ghooskhor Pandat, after filmmaker Neeraj Pandey submitted an affidavit confirming that he had withdrawn the original title along with all associated publicity material. The move came after the court had earlier raised concerns over the title, noting that freedom of expression cannot justify content that denigrates a section of society. Ghooskhor Pandat stars Manoj Bajpayee in the lead role. Neeraj Panday withdraws title A bench comprising Justices B V Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan accepted Neeraj’s affidavit on record and observed that it is expected the matter will now reach a quietus in all respects. According to ANI, Neeraj in his afidavit stated, “I respectfully submit that the earlier title, Ghooskhor Pandat, stands unequivocally withdrawn and shall not be used in any manner whatsoever. Although the new title has not yet been finalised, I undertake that any title that may later be identified and adopted shall not be similar to, or evocative of, the earlier title.” He further clarified that any future …
