The movie is based on a terror attack which took place in Dhaka, Bangladesh in 2016. The plea of the mothers of two victims challenging the release of the film was rejected by a single-judge in October, prompting them to file an appeal.
While hearing the appeal, a Division Bench of Justices Siddharth Mridul and Talwant Singh said that if the directors are naming a movie Faraaz, they should understand what Pakistani Urdu poet Ahmed Faraz stood for, and therefore, try to resolve the dispute.
“If you are naming the movie Faraaz, then you should know what Ahmed Faraaz stood for. If you wish to be sensitive about the sentiments of a mother, then talk to her,” the Bench remarked.
Justice Mridul then recited a couplet by Ahmed Faraz which read:
“Shikva-e-zulmat-e-shab se to kahīñ behtar thā apne hisse kī koī shama jalāte jaate; is kī vo jaane use pās-e-vafā thā ki na thā tum ‘farāz’ apnī taraf se to nibhāte jaate.”
[Rather than complaining about the darkness of night, you could have lit lamps; Only they know whether they were honest in love or not, at least you, Faraz, should have been true.]
Source: Barandbench
