Delhi HC junks plea seeking title change of Akshay Kumar’s Prithviraj

The Delhi High Court on Monday refused to entertain a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking change in title name of Yash Raj Films’ upcoming movie Prithviraj which stars Akshay Kumar and Manushi Chillar in the lead roles.

The Bench of Justice DN Patel and Justice Neena Bansal Krishna after hearing the submission allowed the petitioner to withdraw the plea.

The Petitioner submitted that Prithviraj was a great emperor and using the movie title Prithviraj hurts the sentiments of society.

The Plea suggested that the title name of the movie should be “Great Emperor Prithviraj Chauhan”.

Petitioner Rashtriya Pravasi Parishad, through their lawyer, submitted that using the great warrior’s name without respectful prefixes is contrary to the Cinematograph Act.

According to the information available, the upcoming movie is a biopic of legendary warrior king Prithviraj Chauhan. The story revolves around the First Battle Of Tarain led by Prithviraj Chauhan.