Ghooskhor Pandat: Supreme Court says won't allow movie's release till renamed, lists February 19 hearing

The Supreme Court has directed the makers of the Netflix film Ghooskhor Pandat to change its title, observing that it is “denigrative” of a particular community. The direction came while the Court was hearing a public interest litigation seeking a stay on the film’s release and screening. A bench led by Justice BV Nagarathna said the Court cannot permit any section of society to be denigrated by the title of a film or by any other offensive material in it, if such material exists. The judges underscored that while creative freedom is protected, it cannot come at the cost of social harmony.

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