New Delhi: Jolted by allegations of anti-Brahmin bias, FIRs and court petitions, the producer of ‘Ghooskhor Pandat’ on Thursday filed an affidavit informing Supreme Court of the decision to withdraw the film’s title and not use the words that had hurt the sentiments of a section of society anywhere in the Manoj Bajpayee-starrer. Senior advocate Neeraj Kishan Kaul, appearing for producer Neeraj Pandey, told a bench of Justices B V Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan that given the concerns expressed over the teaser since its release on Feb 3, the promotional material had been withdrawn. He said the film was a fictional police drama that revolved around a criminal investigation without portraying any caste, religion, community or sect as corrupt. In his affidavit, Pandey said, “I respectfully submit that the earlier title, ‘Ghooskhor Pandat’, stands unequivocally withdrawn and shall not be used in any manner whatsoever. While the new title has not yet been finalised, I undertake that any title that may hereafter be identified and adopted shall not be similar to, or evocative of, the earlier title in respect of which objections were raised and shall accurately reflect the narrative and intent of the film without giving rise to unintended interpretations.“ Accepting the affidavit, the bench ordered closure of the proceedings.
