Yash’s Toxic faces fresh trouble: Christian group says teaser ‘hurts religious sentiments’, files complaint with CBFC

Yash’s upcoming pan-India action film, Toxic, has courted several controversies even before the release of its trailer. After the Women’s Commission slammed its teaser for the depiction of a sex scene, a Christian group has filed a complaint with the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) and others, claiming that the teaser hurts religious sentiments. … Read more

Ghooskhor Pandat row: FWICE says ‘title has potential to hurt sentiments, provoke misunderstanding, disturb harmony’

The Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE) appealed to the film, television producer bodies and the OTT platforms on Friday to refrain “from allowing the registration or continuation of film titles” such as Ghooskhor Pandat as they find it “offensive and derogatory.” Ghooskhor Pandat stars Manoj Bajpayee in the lead role. In the written … Read more

Ghooskhor Pandat makers receive notice over ‘unauthorised’ title, Netflix faces fresh FIR for hurting ‘caste sentiments’

Even as the row over the title of Manoj Bajpayee’s upcoming film Ghooskhor Pandat’s title has erupted, the film’s makers have now received a notice from a film body alleging that they cannot use the title as it is not registered. Film Makers Combine (FMC), a Mumbai-based organisation, has written to the film’s production house, … Read more