The Bench of Acting Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Sachin Datta recorded the statement of the producer’s counsel that the movie is caste neutral and the king is depicted as an Indian.
“The film is caste neutral and intention is to showcase the titular character as an Indian king,” the counsel for producers Yash Raj Films submitted.
On this statement, the petitioner’ counsel requested the court to recorded the statement as an undertaking.
The Court proceeded to do the same and the petitioner chose not to press the plea.
It was the petitioner’s contention that the movie was based on a poem by Chand Bardai “Prithviraj Raso”.
The historical texts also pointed out, the counsel stated, that Chauhan’s father was a Gujjar.
He stated that websites like BookMyShow and Wikipedia, in its description of the film, mentioned that the film was about a Rajput king.
The counsel stated that portraying the character as Rajput would hurt Gujjar sentiments.
Source: Barandbench
