Prithviraj movie: Petition in Delhi High Court claims king was Gujjar not Rajput; filmmaker says he is shown as Indian

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday disposed of a petition raising a grievance that the titular character ‘Prithviraj’ in the Bollywood film starring Akshay Kumar is portrayed as a Rajput when he was, in fact, a Gujjar. .The Bench of Acting Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Sachin Datta recorded the statement of the producer's counsel that the movie is caste neutral and the king is depicted as an Indian."The film is caste neutral and intention is to showcase the titular character as an Indian king," the counsel for producers Yash Raj Films submitted.On this statement, the petitioner' counsel requested the court to recorded the statement as an undertaking.The Court proceeded to do the same and the petitioner chose not to press the plea. It was the petitioner's contention that the movie was based on a poem by Chand Bardai “Prithviraj Raso”. The historical texts also pointed out, the counsel stated, that Chauhan’s father was a Gujjar.He stated that websites like BookMyShow and Wikipedia, in its description of the film, mentioned that the film was about a Rajput king.The counsel stated that portraying the character as Rajput would hurt Gujjar sentiments..Counsel for Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) pointed out that the film depicted the king as caste neutral. He stated that the certification had been granted after watching the film in its entirety. Meanwhile, counsel for the producers Yash Raj Films stated that they had no control over the content of other websites, but only their poster. "The film is caste neutral and intention is to showcase the titular character as an Indian king," the counsel maintained. .The Bench mused as to why the producers were not issuing an official statement to clarify their stand. To this, the CBFC counsel responded that if the film was made with an intention to be neutral, they would not have foreseen that such issues would arise. Meanwhile, the producers' counsel stated that there was another petition filed objection to the depiction the character as a Gujjar and due to such petitions "the producers were stuck in the middle".The Court eventually recorded the producer's statement and the plea was disposed of.