The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the makers of the film Ghooskhor Pandat to file an affidavit confirming that the movie’s title has been withdrawn, Live Law reported.

The court also directed that the affidavit mention the new name of the film.

This came after the counsel for the film’s producers told the court that the process was underway to change the title.

Issuing a notice to the Union government, the Central Board of Film Certification and the film’s director Neeraj Pandey, a bench of Justices BV Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan said that it cannot allow the movie to be released unless the new name is placed on record.

It was hearing a public interest litigation objecting to the film’s title for allegedly defaming the Brahmin community.

The plea was filed amid a row that erupted after streaming platform Netflix on February 3released its slate of films and series for 2026. A teaser for Ghooskhor Pandat, directed by Panday and Ritesh Shah, was also released.

The film, starring Manoj Bajpayee, Nushrratt Bharuccha and Shraddha Das, was criticised by some groups for its title that allegedly vilified the Brahmin community.

The use of the word “pandat”, associated with the Brahmin community and also meaning a priest, with “ghooskhor”, a term for someone who accepts bribes, sparked the uproar.

On Thursday, the Supreme Court...

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