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Message: [QUOTE="Queen, post: 86521, member: 27"] A title-change pledge just defused a legal battle over Manoj Bajpayee's upcoming Netflix project after outrage nearly derailed the whole thing. Delhi High Court tosses the ban petition [LIST] [*]Manoj Bajpayee's forthcoming drama Ghooskhor Pandat dodged a streaming ban from the court. [*]Producers told the bench they would be swapping out the film's title entirely. [*]Bajpayee's legal team confirmed that all promotional content got scrubbed from social media. [*]Neeraj Pandey's lawyer delivered the title-change commitment during the proceedings. [/LIST] Public backlash and legal fallout [LIST] [*]Social media users ripped into the original title, labeling it degrading toward the Brahmin community. [*]Multiple FIRs landed against the project, each pushing for a complete release ban. [*]Petitioners argued the name and proposed content were defamatory and communally charged. [*]FWICE also fired off a letter urging the producer to ditch the controversial title. [/LIST] FWICE takes a firm stance [LIST] [*]FWICE objected that the title singled out a specific community's traditional livelihood. [*]Their statement stressed that the film industry carries a moral responsibility with its content. [*]Federation leadership called on all producer bodies to reject provocative title registrations. [*]FWICE declared that no profession deserves disrespect based on caste or creed. [/LIST] Bajpayee responds to the controversy [LIST] [*]Bajpayee pushed back, saying the film was never a commentary on any specific community. [*]His focus was purely on portraying a deeply flawed character's personal transformation arc. [*]Bajpayee emphasized that he connects with projects through the story and the role itself. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]

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