Delhi HC asks CBFC to intervene

Mirzapur’s producer has proposed to replace Shoorveer

The Delhi High Court on Thursday said the use of a song revering Maharana Pratap as the background score for a fight sequence in Mirzapur: The Movie is “not in good taste” and asked the CBFC to take a decision within a week on the producer's proposal to bring the necessary changes.

“Prima facie, it does not appear to be in good taste. We have come to a situation where we are revering violence,” a bench of Chief Justice D K Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia orally remarked while hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) matter against the use of the song Shoorveer in the film.

The counsel for the producer said the song is only used in the background to “embellish” the climax where the protagonists are fighting with goons.

“There is no comparison of any of the characters with a historical figure. It has nothing to do with crime per se. It is a fight between two factions,” the counsel said.

The counsel for the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) informed the court that the producer of the film has, on its own, approached it to bring alterations to the scene and that the authority will soon take a decision on this aspect.